Sheila O’Donnell, “Conversations with Place”
Event Description Every inhabited place is defined by and read through its buildings…
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Sylvester Baxter Lecture: Laurie Olin, “First We Read, Then We Write”
Event Description “First we read, then we write.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson…
Bas Smets, “Changing Climates”
Event Description The exhibition Changing Climates explores how built environments can be…
Frederick Law Olmsted Lecture: Anne Whiston Spirn, “Restoring Nature, Rebuilding Community”
Event Description What would it mean for a city to be ecologically robust and socially…
Senior Loeb Scholar Lecture: Malkit Shoshan, Andrew Herscher, and Daniel Serwer, “Reconstruction and Redestruction: Post-War Antinomies”
Event Description In times of war, the destruction of the built environment stands…
Aga Khan Program Lecture: Jala Makhzoumi, “Landscape, Garden, and a Colonial Legacy”
Event Description My search for a grounded language on landscape architecture relies in great part…
Kenzo Tange Lecture: Sean Godsell, “Your Feet Against My Feet: Upside-Down Architecture”
Event Description “…never have three of the primordial elements been so…
Rachel Dorothy Tanur Memorial Lecture: Theodore Spyropoulos, “Quantum”
Event Description In a world made increasingly complex by technological advancements and a…
_positions: Neeraj Bhatia and Chris Lee
Where do you stand in the field of architecture? “_positions” is a series…
Frances Loeb Library Faculty Colloquium: Frances Loeb Library Colloquium
Event Description Hosted by the Frances Loeb Library at the Harvard Graduate School of Design,…
Democracy and Urban Form
Event Description This pair of events marks the release of the book…
Democracy and Urban Form
Event Description This pair of events marks the release of the book…
Wheelwright Prize Lecture: Germane Barnes, “Where This Flower Blooms”
Event Description Chicago-born architect and professor Germane Barnes explores the connections between identity and…
Signe Nielsen, “Parks and Monuments: A Cultural Evolution”
Event Description Since the mid-20th century, US parks have evolved from highly…
Senior Loeb Scholar Lecture: Malkit Shoshan, Tatiana Bilbao, and Elke Krasny, “Building with Care: Feminist Perspectives on Design in Conflict”
Event Description Our words have the power to cultivate our imagination and…
Margaret McCurry Lectureship in the Design Arts: Chelina Odbert, “Situating Justice: Reflections on a Mission-Driven Practice”
Event Description This presentation explores the ways in which design has a…
Eric Höweler, “Clay: Pedagogy and Practice”
Event Description Clay is a material origin point that precedes architecture. An…
Farshid Moussavi, “Architecture As an Instruction-Based Art”
Event Description In Fall 2024, the Druker Design Gallery will host…
Loeb Fellowship Class of 2024 Final Presentations
Event Description Join the Loeb Fellowship Class of 2024 as they reflect…
Garnette Cadogan, “‘The Ground is All Memoranda’: Walking as Register, Responsibility, and Reenchantment”
Speaker Garnette Cadogan’s research explores the promise and perils of urban life, the…