Courses
-
Second Semester Core: Introduction to Design and Visual Studies in Architecture
Ron Witte, Michael Meredith, Thomas Schroepfer, Maia Small, Laura Miller, T. Kelly Wilson
10,000 & 100 The second semester Core studio focuses on the synthesis of program and form. There will be two projects: one four-week urban project…
-
Fourth Semester Core: Architectural Design
Monica Ponce de Leon, Richard Sommer, Yoshiko Sato, Joseph MacDonald, Ana Miljacki, Kimberly Ackert
Housing Architecture What interests the architect about housing is the way in which it peculiarly straddles the categorical distinctions between architecture and urban design. Housing…
-
UK/NL A Building in Amsterdam Harbour
UK/NLA building in Amsterdam harbourTony Fretton- www.tonyfretton.co.ukThe site for the project is a small island in the, an area of water between the railway line…
-
Notes from the Underground: Boston Disconnect
NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND: SUBWAY SUPERSTATIONThe studio will be based on the premise that the Boston subway system is dysfunctional and inadequate, but also critical…
-
Touristic Development in the Istrian Peninsula, Puntizela, Croatia
Instructors: Prof. Jorge Silvetti Teaching Associate Ivan RupnikThis studio will explore the impact of contemporary large-scale tourism in Puntizela, a prime virgin location in the…
-
The Bone Studio 2: Experimental Concrete Architecture
The Bone Studio 2: Experimental Concrete Architecture The Bone Studio will continue the exploration started last spring semester into the concept of cellular solids and…
-
Structured Ornament, Contextualizing Blank Typologies
The studio will explore ornament as an operative device to organize buildings and to integrate them within the urban realm. We will explore ornamentation as…
-
Digital Media I
The course will help to develop basic skills in visual literacy and communication through the use of digital media. Considering that one of the primary…
-
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…
-
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…
-
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…
-
On Contemporary Architecture
What remains in contemporary architecture of the \”avant garde\” modern architecture principles?Until very recently, it was widely accepted that contemporary architecture arose directly from the…
-
Advanced Topics in Theory
The module examines selected architecture practices and projects in the period between 1966 and 1983. The hypothesis of the class is this: The historical avantgardes…
-
Safety and Security in Design
The seminar will begin on February 9. Starting on February 3rd, pleasefeel free to email me at [email protected] and I will send youthe syllabus and…
-
Frames of Mind: Approaches to Film Theory
Introduction to the language of film theory, aimed at developing analytic skills to interpret films. A historical survey that spans turn-of-the-century scientific motion studies to…
-
Buildings, Texts, and Contexts
This six-module sequence, offered over three semesters, presents an introduction to the complex, interwoven web of conceptual issues and historical narratives in western architecture from…
-
Buildings, Texts, and Contexts
This six-module sequence, offered over three semesters, presents an introduction to the complex, interwoven web of conceptual issues and historical narratives in western architecture from…
-
Digital Culture, Space and Society
GENERAL ARGUMENTComputer and networks like the Internet have transformed our perception of space. They are also synonymous with the development of a new type of…
-
Art and Architecture in Italy; 1250-1520
This is an introduction to Italian painting, sculpture, and architecture from ca. 1250 to 1520 emphasizing style and technique. The course is structured in three…
-
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…
-
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…
-
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…
-
Analysis and Design of Building Structures II
This course is a continuation of GSD 6201 and introduces students to the analysis and design of building structures. It addresses the analysis and design…
-
Science and Technology
Jonathan Levi, Thomas Schroepfer
City of Wood Timber, used for structure and finish, has dominated the American settlement project since its inception in the 17th c. Today, wood construction…
-
Environmental Technologies in Building: Climate and Thermal Behavior
Prerequisites: 6111-M1 or equivalent.This course examines the fundamental scientific principles underlying the thermal behavior of buildings and introduces students to the existing technologies for creating…
-
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…
-
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…
-
Computer Aided Design & Manufacturing II
GSD 6320 Computer-Aided Design & ManufacturingDaniel L. Schodek and Tim Eliassen This course explores CNC technologies and related manufacturing processes as applied to architecture and…
-
Sustainability
Analysis – Concepts for Greening GSD Gund Hall for a better comfort and less use of resourcesMost of the US-students and teachers are aware through…
-
Legal Aspects of Design Practice
This course focuses on the special obligations and privileges of a design professional. We study governmental regulation, taxation, accounting, and legal organization for a design…
-
Introduction to the Practice of Architecture
This graduate level course introduces basic aspects of the architectural profession and challenges students to locate and critically examine ethical and other problems within current…
-
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…
-
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…
-
Independent Study by Candidates for Master’s Degrees
Carl Steinitz, Niall Kirkwood, Christine Smith, John R. Stilgoe, Richard T.T. Forman, Michelle Addington, Anne McGhee, T. Kelly Wilson, John Beardsley, Spiro Pollalis, Holly Clarke, Nicolas Retsinas, Joan Busquets, Robert France, Jeffrey Huang, Michael Meredith, Joseph MacDonald, Marco Cenzatti, Margaret Crawford
SummaryThis research seminar will examine social spaces in the academy using Harvard University as a case study. For purposes of this seminar and research study,…
-
Prep of Design Thesis Proposal for MArch
Prerequisites: Graduate standing and permission of the thesis program director.This entails preparatory work for all students intending subsequently to enroll in GSD 9301. Students research…
-
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…
-
Independent Thesis in Satisfaction of Degree MArch
Nader Tehrani, Margaret Crawford, Joseph MacDonald, Joan Busquets, Preston Scott Cohen, Pierre de Meuron, Laura Miller, Daniel Schodek, A. Hashim Sarkis, Rafael Moneo, Monica Ponce de Leon, Ron Witte, Michelle Addington, Jacques Herzog, Jonathan Levi, Peter Rowe, Toshiko Mori
Prerequisites: GSD 9203.Following preparation in GSD 9203, each student conducts a design exploration that tests and expands the thesis.
-
Independent Thesis for the Degree Master in Design Studies
A student who selects this independent thesis for the degree Master in Design Studies pursues independent research of relevance to the selected course of study…
-
Preparation of Doctoral Thesis Proposal
Richard Peiser, Daniel Schodek, Carl Steinitz, Mona Serageldin, Michelle Addington, Alex Krieger, Peter Rowe, Spiro Pollalis, Joan Busquets, Jeffrey Huang
Under faculty guidance, the student conducts a reading program and formulates a thesis proposal. The course is intended for doctoral students.
-
Thesis in Satisfaction of the Degree Doctor of Design
Richard Peiser, Daniel Schodek, Carl Steinitz, A. Hashim Sarkis, Michelle Addington, Peter Rowe, Spiro Pollalis, Jeffrey Huang, Margaret Crawford, Antoine Picon
Faculty, Committee ChairpersonUnder guidance of a faculty committee, the student conducts investigations and prepares a doctoral thesis.