Courses
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Interactive Spaces
GSD 2314 Interactive Spaces explores the potentials of media as an integral part of architectural spaces. The seminar examines series of case studies and looks…
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Advanced Studies in Architectural Computing
DescriptionThe course is an in-depth study into the theories, processes, and structures of computing in architecture. It will seek to develop design projects that will…
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Drawing from Masters
FIELD PAINTINGThis seminar/workshop will introduce the practice of plein air painting to the architect. The issues of color and spatial invention through the medium of…
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M[ont]agic Operations in Landscape Spatiality
M[ont]agic Operations in Landscape SpatialityContemporary philosophical, design and cultural criticism recognize the phenomenon of \”montage\” as a visual discourse particularly analogous to the disjunctive and…
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Safety and Security in Design
The seminar will begin on February 9. Starting on February 3rd, pleasefeel free to email me at Paola_Antonelli@moma.org and I will send youthe syllabus and…
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Landscape Urbanization
This lecture course explores the theories, tactics and workings of Landscape Urbanism. It positions Landscape Urbanism as an intellectual re-alignment of landscape\'s role in urbanization…
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Configurations of Public Space – debate and design
All struggles against oppression in the modern world begin by redefining what had previously been considered \”private\”, non-public, and non-political issues as matters of public…
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Adventure and Fantasy Simulation, 1871-2036: Seminar
Visual constituents of high adventure since the late Victorian era, emphasizing wandering woods, rogues, tomboys, women adventurers, faerie antecedents, halflings, crypto-cartography, Third-Path turning, martial arts,…
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Modernism / Modernity
This reading-intensive seminar explores four dominant strains in the theorizing of modernism – Marxism and Critical Theory (Manfredo Tafuri, Hilde Heynen), Formalism (Colin Rowe, Robin…
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Transition/Zagreb: Urban Condition and Spatial Practice
The seminar is concerned with conceptualizing and examining transition as both a condition and spatial practice of the European post-communist city. A sequel to last…
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The History of Horticulture in Landscape Architecture
Recent changes in the historiography of the European garden opened up a new field of study — the history of landscape architecture from a horticultural/cultural…
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The Culture and Politics of the Built Environment in the US: Seminar
Yearlong research seminar in conjunction with the Charles Warren Center workshop of scholars working in the field. Scholars will be working on research projects that…
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Proseminar in History and Theory
Prerequisites: Four graduate-level courses in this area or enrollment in doctoral program.This research seminar addresses subjects of history, theory and human sciences related to architecture…
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Field Studies in Real Estate
Field studies sponsored by property owners, non-profit organizations and public agencies in the United States and Ireland will be undertaken by students working in teams…
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Housing Policy in the United States: The Intersection of the Public and Private Sectors
In the twentieth century, housing policy in the United States has crafted a complex finance and delivery system. This course will examine the origins of…
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Strategies for Social Inclusion in Development
Mona Serageldin, François Vigier
Strategies for Social Inclusion in Urban and Regional DevelopmentThis seminar offers students an opportunity to pursue advanced work in urban planning that addresses the challenge…
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Utopias and Heterotopias
The purpose of this seminar is to examine two modes of thinking about space, its creation and its influence. The first mode – utopian thought…
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Participatory Design and Planning for Developing Cities, with Special Reference to Latin America
Participatory Design and Planning for Developing Cities, with Special Reference to Latin America.ObjectivesThe objective of the module is to acquire the basic concepts, tools and…
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Innovative Constructions: cases in modern Japan
Enrollment: limited to 12Course Description Modern Japanese architecture has been much admired in the West for its attention to materials, its refined construction details, and…
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Innovation in Structure
In our recent examples of architecture, visions of architects are enhanced by innovative approach in structure by leading engineers. They engage in early stages of…
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Brownfields Practicum – Sustainable Redevelopment of Brownfield Sites in Somerville, Massachusetts
Brownfields remain of the highest priority in the regeneration of the inner city. Defined by the US. Environmental Protection Agency as an \”abandoned, idled or…
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Advanced Site Modeling
Prerequisite: GSD 2109, GSD 6319, GSD 6322, GSD 2107, or permission of instructorThis course explores the problems of building and maintaining representations of broad-scale urban…
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Professional Practice
The objective of this seminar/workshop is to equip individuals who aspire to found a design practice with the basic knowledge and tools required to conceptualize…
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The Bilbao Guggenhein Museum: Topics in Project Management
Spiro Pollalis, Luis Rodriguez
WEB SITEhttps://icommons.harvard.edu/~gsd-7222/. COURSE DESCRIPTIONSeminar/Workshop, Rm 510Tuesdays 12-2 pm, and Thursdays 9:15-11 amSpiro N. Pollalis, Luis RodriguezLimited enrolment: 16 studentsThe Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao has had…
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Product Design Research Methods
Richard Peiser, Marco Steinberg, Spiro Pollalis, Remment Koolhaas, Martin Zogran, Jerold S. Kayden, Jeffrey Inaba
What is design research? What are its criteria of success? The seminar/workshop will investigate design research methods as they related to Industrial Design. The seminar…