Courses
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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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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
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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Fundamentals of Landscape Technology
As the continuation of GSD 6104, the course will review techniques and codes for grading such landscape interventions as terraces, stairs, ramps, walls, and landscape…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Landscape Technology
This course identifies the processes of landscape detail as they inform the physical production of designed landscapes. The course examines the materials, form, and language…
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Plants in Design I
Introduction:This course investigates plants as an essential medium of landscape design. Through lectures, readings, exercises, and field trips, the student builds a knowledge base of…
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Plants in Design II
This course is devoted to understanding basic biological principals and horticultural practices that affect the growth of plants in the human landscape and determine the…
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Siteworks
This course covers the application of landscape tools and techniques in the work of site design and planning. We will focus on the engineering aspects…
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Soil in Landscape Design
This elective course will cover the characteristics of soils in natural as well as built environments, giving as much emphasis to the biological aspects of…
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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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Urban and Surburban Ecology
Plants, wildlife, microclimate, soil and water are related to the distinctive, especially spatial, attributes of suburban and urban landscapes. Topics addressed with ecological emphasis include…
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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…
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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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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…
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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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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…
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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…
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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
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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Independent Study by Candidates for Master’s Degrees
Carl Steinitz, Niall Kirkwood, Christine Smith, John R. Stilgoe, Richard T.T. Forman, Anne McGhee, T. Kelly Wilson, John Beardsley, Spiro Pollalis, Holly Clarke, Nicolas Retsinas, Joan Busquets
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,…
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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…
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Preparation of Thesis for Master in Landscape Architecture
Prerequisites: Graduate standing and approval by the landscape architecture faculty.In this preparatory seminar for students intending to enroll in GSD 9303 the following term, direction…
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Product Design Research Methods
Richard Peiser, Spiro Pollalis, Remment Koolhaas, Martin Zogran, Jerold S. Kayden
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…
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Independent Thesis in Satisfaction of Degree MArch
Joan Busquets, Preston Scott Cohen, Pierre de Meuron, Daniel Schodek, A. Hashim Sarkis, Rafael Moneo, Ron Witte, 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.
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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 Thesis in Satisfaction of the Degree Master in Landscape Architecture
Prerequisites: GSD 9205.Following preparation in GSD 9205, each student pursues a topic of relevance to landscape architecture, which must include academic inquiry and design exploration.
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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…
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Independent Study by Candidates for Doctoral Degrees
Daniel Schodek, Carl Steinitz, Spiro Pollalis, K. Michael Hays, 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.
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Preparation of Doctoral Thesis Proposal
Richard Peiser, Daniel Schodek, Carl Steinitz, Alex Krieger, Peter Rowe, Spiro Pollalis, Joan Busquets
Under faculty guidance, the student conducts a reading program and formulates a thesis proposal. The course is intended for doctoral students.
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Thesis in Satisfaction of the Degree Doctor of Design
Richard Peiser, Daniel Schodek, Carl Steinitz, A. Hashim Sarkis, Peter Rowe, Spiro Pollalis, Antoine Picon
Faculty, Committee ChairpersonUnder guidance of a faculty committee, the student conducts investigations and prepares a doctoral thesis.
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Thesis Extension in Satisfaction of Degree Doctor of Design
Daniel Schodek, Carl Steinitz, Peter Rowe, Spiro Pollalis
Faculty, Committee ChairpersonUnder guidance of a faculty committee, the student conducts investigations and prepares a doctoral thesis.
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