Courses
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Second Semester Core Urban Planning Studio
Prerequisites: Enrollment in the Urban Planning program.The second semester core urban planning studio is designed to strengthen and expand the topics and methodogies studied in…
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Urban Surplus. Maastricht
FRAMEWORKThe studio, uses the city of Maastricht (Netherlands) as a potentially rich site to explore the transformation processes of a paradigmatic mid size European capital…
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Burlington, Vermont: New Urban Design Possibilities for the Downtown Core
Burlington is Vermont\’s largest city. That said it is also the smallest U. S. city that is the largest in its state. It is routinely…
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CAMOUFLAGE METROPOLE: Mourne and Cooley Ranges, Ireland
OVERVIEWSet within the dramatic environs of the Mourne and Cooley Mountains that inspired the mystical landscapes and folkloric creatures of the Chronicles of Narnia by…
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The Urban Roles of a Semi-Dry River: Chihuahua & Its Chuvuscar River
Humanity delights in and finds inspiration at waterfront settings, and often chooses to celebrate or express civic ambitions at water\’s edge. Imagine the Sydney Opera…
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Lisbon: European Atlantic Capital
LISBON: EUROPEAN ATLANTIC CAPITALIntroductionThis Urban Design studio is sponsored by the Fundacao Luso-Americana (Luso-American Foundation) of Lisbon, and it has been kindly procured by Mr.
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New Geographies: Shaping Context by Design
The participants in the seminar will be presented with the following proposal: The Geographic is a dominant but latent paradigm in design today which we…
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Urban Design for Planners
This seminar course will introduce physical planners to the approaches, techniques, and tools of urban design necessary to structure the spatial and dimensional relationships of…
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Modern Architecture and Urbanism in China
Modernizing influences, largely from the hands of foreign powers, first forcefully entered into China and began to take root in the aftermath of the Opium…
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Technology, Cities and Urban Form
This seminar will explore the impacts of a variety of technological innovations on the shape of cities and the character of urban life in America.
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Histories and Theories of Urban Planning and Design
This course surveys the evolution of city form and the history of urban design around the world. We will compare and analyze urban interventions and…
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Public and Private Development
This course explores the analytic frameworks, skills, and bodies of knowledge required to understand, evaluate, plan, and implement public and private development within cities and…
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FIELD STUDIES IN REAL ESTATE, PLANNING & URBAN DESIGN – An Alternative Downtown for Amsterdam; and A Cultural Renaissance for the City of Lee, MA
Course Description:This course is intended to provide students an understanding of the dynamics and complexities of reality that create contemporary urban physical environments. The course…
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Analytic Methods for Urban Planning
This course introduces students to selected quantitative and qualitative methods for thinking about urban planning problems. The course is divided into four sections. In the…
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Transportation Policy, Planning, and Mangagement
Prerequisites: GSD 5203, or equivalent introduction to microeconomics.This course provides an overview of the issues involved in transportation planning as well as an introduction to…
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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. Using case studies and lectures, the course…
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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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Design and Real Estate Dynamics for the Dallas Arts District
Overview of the course This course is intended to provide students an understanding of spatial and economic dynamics that create contemporary urban environments through the…
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Public Approvals for Private Development Projects
The improvement of real property has social as well as physical and economic implications, and is therefore subject to increasingly rigorous public review. This course…
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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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The Design of Housing in the United States
Drawing partially from the work of the instructor, weekly lectures and discussions will consider those aspects of the design of housing that are critical for…
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Redevelopment Policy
Urban redevelopment is the process by which government, private investors, and households transform the uses and financial returns of the urban built environment. As an…
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There Goes the Neighborhood: Perceptions and Realities of Neighborhoods and Neighborhood Change
James Stockard, Toni L. Griffin
Neighborhoods are the stuff of which cities are made. Downtowns are the iconic parts of cities and commercial and industrial districts are important. But neighborhoods…
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Planning and Urban Theory
This course uses analytical readings and case studies to address several major questions in planning theory. The overall theme is the relationship between conscious public…
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Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems: Theory and Applications
This course is a survey and technical introduction to the analytical uses of spatial data and geographic information systems from an urban and regional planning…
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Spaces for the Arts at Harvard
The aim of this workshop/seminar is to study the existing spaces for the arts on the Harvard campus and to imagine alternative ways in which…
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Independent Thesis in Satisfaction of the Degree MAUD, MLAUD, or MUP
Peter Rowe, Joan Busquets, Eve Blau, Susan Fainstein
Following preparation in GSD 9204, each student pursues a topic of relevance to urban design or urban planning, which may include design or planning exploration,…
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Independent Study by Candidates for Doctoral Degrees
Daniel Schodek, Carl Steinitz, Peter Rowe, Eve Blau
Under faculty guidance, the student conducts a reading program and formulates a thesis proposal. The course is intended for doctoral students.