Rachel Meltzer, “What We Miss When We Look at Everything: Global Shocks and Local Impacts”
Event Description Cities are not monoliths—they are made up of many, diverse neighborhoods.
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Jaqueline Tyrwhitt Urban Design Lecture: Adèle Naudé Santos, “Narrative Maps: A Design Process”
Event Description Adèle Naudé Santos will deliver the annual Jaqueline Tyrwhitt Urban Design Lecture.
Ana María Durán Calisto, “The Deep History of Amazonian Agroecological Urban Forests: Why Do They Matter Today?”
Event Description In this talk, Ana María Durán Calisto will discuss the design principles of…
Rachel Dorothy Tanur Memorial Lecture: Wanda Dalla Costa, “Walking Backwards into the Future: Indigenous Design Thinking”
A recording of this event is available with audio description. Event…
Marija Marić, “Architecture and The Real-Estate-Media Complex”
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Sascha Delz, “Co-op Urbanism – A Co-operative Response to Common Myths of Housing Production”
A recording of this event is available with audio description. Event…
Special Commencement Ceremony for the Classes of 2020 and 2021
On Sunday, May 29, 2022, the Graduate School of Design will host…
Commencement 2022
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Class Day Lecture: Danielle Allen
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Sandra Barclay & Jean Pierre Crousse, “Transversal Grounds”
Event Information All are invited to watch and participate online in this…
Rachel Dorothy Tanur Memorial Lecture: Sam Olbekson, “Culture, Community, and Environmental Justice in Contemporary Indigenous Design”
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Jaqueline Tyrwhitt Urban Design Lecture: Anne Lacaton
Event Information The guest speaker for this event will be joining us virtually.
Carl M. Sapers Ethics in Practice Lecture: Eric Klinenberg, “Palaces for the People: How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life”
Registration Information The GSD’s Fall 2021 Public Programs are all virtual and…
Rachel Dorothy Tanur Memorial Lecture: Andrea Roberts, “The Community Core: Making and Keeping Place Heritage in Texas’s Freedom Colonies”
Registration Information The GSD’s Fall 2021 Public Programs are all virtual and…
Margaret McCurry Lectureship in the Design Arts: Jade Kake, “Indigenous Urbanism”
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Vittorio Magnago Lampugnani, “The City as Accumulated Knowledge: Urban Design and Research”
Registration Information The GSD’s Fall 2021 Public Programs are all virtual and…
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Virtual Commencement 2021
Important information for Commencement 2021 Harvard University will again hold our Commencement…
Small Town Urbanism in the 21st Century: Andrew Freear, Faranak Miraftab, and Todd Okolichany
The GSD’s Spring 2021 Public Programs are all virtual and require registration.
Marc Angélil, Charlotte Malterre-Barthes, and Nicolas Memain, “Migrant Marseille: Architectures of Social Segregation and Urban Inclusivity”
The GSD’s Spring 2021 Public Programs are all virtual and require registration.
Ilze and Heinrich Wolff, “Homage and Refusal”
The GSD’s Spring 2021 Public Programs are all virtual and require registration.
Kathryn Yusoff, “Geo-Logics: Natural Resources as Necropolitics”
The GSD is pleased to present a series of talks and webinars…
Aimi Hamraie, “Critical Access Studies”
The GSD is pleased to present a series of talks and webinars…
Open House Lecture: Nikil Saval, “A Rage in Harlem”
The GSD is pleased to present a series of talks and webinars…
Rachel Dorothy Tanur Memorial Lecture: Emmanuel Pratt, “[Re]Constructing Real Estate: The Question of Value”
The GSD is pleased to present a series of talks and webinars…
In Pursuit of Equitable Development: Lessons from Washington, Detroit, and Boston
The GSD is pleased to present a series of talks and webinars broadcast to our…
50th Anniversary of Urban Design Lecture: Alex Krieger, “The American City Prior and (Possibly) Following the Pandemic”
The GSD is pleased to present a series of talks and webinars…
Linda Shi, “Green Infrastructure Beyond Flood Risk Reduction”
The GSD is pleased to present a series of talks and webinars…
Virtual Public Lecture: Daniel D’Oca, “Who What Where”
The GSD is pleased to present a series of talks and webinars…
Open House Lecture: Ann Forsyth, “What is a Healthy Place? Cities, Neighborhoods, and Homes”
Please join us for the Spring 2020 Open House Lecture delivered by…
CANCELLED – 50th Anniversary of Urban Design Lecture: Former Mayor Anthony A. Williams
This event has been cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Please…
“Saving America’s Cities: The Past, Present, and Future of Urban Revitalization” with Lizabeth Cohen, Shaun Donovan, and Sarah Whiting
Can past efforts to revitalize America’s cities inform contemporary strategies to address…
“Harvard in Allston: Perspective and Next Steps” with Marika E. Reuling and Thomas Glynn
A conversation between Marika E. Reuling and Thomas Glynn, who will be…
Susan Fainstein with Sai Balakrishnan and Cuz Potter, “The Challenge of Applying Theory to Planning Practice”
Susan S. Fainstein is a Lecturer and Senior Research Fellow in…
Commencement 2019
Commencement for the academic year 2018-2019 will be held on Thursday, May 30, 2019. Commencement Day activities…
“Beyond Reconstruction: Environmental, social, and infrastructural challenges for long-term recovery after major earthquakes in Mexico and Chile”
Worldwide, natural disasters are increasing in frequency and in severity. Because of population growth, more…
Rip Rapson with Maurice Cox and Toni Griffin, “Designing Detroit”: A Decade of Change and Transformation”
Join Rip Rapson, president of the Kresge Foundation, and urban planners and…
Janette Sadik-Khan, “Streetfight: Handbook for an Urban Revolution”
If you can change the street, you can change the world. Streetfight discusses the transformative…
John T. Dunlop Lecture: Kimberly Dowdell, “Diverse City: How Equitable Design and Development Will Shape Urban Futures”
How can real estate development and sustainable design be used to foster…
John T. Dunlop Lecture: Kimberly Dowdell, “Diverse City: How Equitable Design and Development Will Shape Urban Futures”
How can real estate development and sustainable design be used to foster…
“Why We Cycle”: Documentary Film Screening & Panel Discussion
To the Dutch, cycling is as normal as breathing. They don’t think about…