Courses
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A New Neighborhood for Charleston, SC
INSTRUCTOR:Alex Krieger, assisted by Klaus Mayer, Loeb FellowParticipation:The Charleston Studio is open to, indeed welcomes the participation of, students from each of the disciplines at…
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Re-imagining Dudley
The Dudley Square business district was once the commercial and entertainment center of the Roxbury community. In the 1940\’s this area was the largest retailing…
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Monterrey, a Mexican City and Landscape in Transformation: Three Rivers, One Region.
Studio Title:Monterrey, a Mexican City and Landscape in Transformation: Three Rivers, One Region.Sponsor:Agencia Para La Planeacion Del Dessarrollo Urbano de Neuvo LeonMonterey, Nuevo Leon, MexicoMs.
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Provoking a New Form of Urbanity: The Corvin Promenade, Budapest
Rodolfo Machado, Felipe Correa
Throughout the last decade and a half, after the fall of the Soviet Union, Hungary has pursued aggressively its participation in a free-market system, shifting…
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Intermodal Istanbul
Intermodal Istanbul:Exploring possible forms of intersection at Sirkeci Meydan(Square) between a public square, a ferry terminal, an archaeological site, and a tram and train stationSummary:…
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New Orleans: Redesigning a Fragile Edge
ABSTRACT1. City Emerging from the WaterThe City of New Orleans is located at 90 degrees West longitude, and 30 degrees North latitude, 30 miles north…
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Newry, Northern Ireland – Revealing History in Urban Reconstruction
BackgroundOn April 10, 1998, a historic peace deal was signed between the Nationalists and the Unionists in Northern Ireland, UK. As part of the deal,…
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Designing the American City: Civic Aspirations and Urban Form
Literature and Arts B Designing the American City: Civic Aspirations and Urban Form. This course takes an interpretive look at the American city in terms…
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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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The City of Leisure and Tourism
Since the 1960s, tourism has had a profound impact on cities. Many great cities, such as Paris or Rome, are discovering that their historic centers…
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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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Public and Private Development
GSD 5103/ KSG HUT-268PUBLIC AND PRIVATE DEVELOPMENTSyllabus for Spring 2005Professor Jerold S. KaydenI. DESCRIPTIONAn increasingly elaborate blend of public and private actions develops modern-day urban…
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Planning and Environmental Law
This course examines the range of land use and environmental laws that affect the use, preservation, and development of land in the United States. The…
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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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Analytic Methods for Urban Planning
This course exposes students to a number of analytical methods that are at the core of professional planning practice and education. The course covers qualitative…
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Transportation Policy, Planning, and Mangagement
Meeting TimesClass: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11:40 to 2:30 in KSG, Littauer L230 Provides an overview of the issues involved in transportation policy and planning,…
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Advanced Real Estate Development and Finance
This course builds on GSD 5204 and comparable introductory real estate courses offered by other schools at Harvard. The course covers five main topics: (1)…
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Strategic Planning and Local Development
This course examines strategies for urban and regional development within the context of a globalized economy where cities are the engines of growth. Fierce competition,…
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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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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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Independent Thesis in Satisfaction of the Degree MAUD, MLAUD, or MUP
Prerequisites: GSD 9204Following preparation in GSD 9204, each student pursues a topic of relevance to urban design or urban planning, which may include design or…
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Independent Study by Candidates for Doctoral Degrees
Daniel Schodek, Carl Steinitz, Spiro Pollalis, K. Michael Hays, Jeffrey Huang, Jay Wickersham, Antoine Picon
Under faculty guidance, the student conducts a reading program and formulates a thesis proposal. The course is intended for doctoral students.