“Ubuntu = I am because you are.” – South African Proverb Do you remember the stories from your childhood? The ones about the people who came before you and paved your way. Stories from a time and place deeply etched in your memory or…
Materials for this exhibit provided by the artist, with unique edits specially produced for this project by GSD Exhibitions. Spanning five decades, the artistic practice of Krzysztof Wodiczko has interrogated a variety of social conditions across cultures, through artistic interventions that deploy creative…
Harvard GSD has installed GSD: A–Z 2020 & 2021, the first exhibition on view inside of Gund Hall since campus buildings closed in March 2020. The exhibition welcomes back the Harvard…
Message from the Dean Each year, we celebrate the achievements of the Harvard University Graduate School of Design’s graduating class by organizing an exhibition of their work. In the space of this year’s virtual showcase, we can linger within the vast breadth of interests across…
Thesis projects at the Harvard Graduate School Design are at once summits and foundations. Incorporating focused research and dialogue, they spark new perspectives—serving as springboards for where design will go next. This year’s remarkable projects offer insight into the diversity and depth of preoccupations that…
A series of ten projections that highlight recent student work from across the GSD. Parallel Histories From “Parallel Histories” by Hanh Nguyen In fixing a physical, axial connection between the monuments to MLK Jr. and Jefferson, which also protects the…
A collection of video works curated by the GSD Kirkland Gallery. Commencement Simulator 2021 From “Commencement Simulator 2021” by Mike Kwok During the common academic life, memorable events happen all in one place. As a result, students, professors,…
Peter Sloterdijk argued, “Democracy depends on the ability to lend a spatial dimension to things said one after the other; it therefore implies constant training in patience.” To become a citizen, one must exercise the necessary patience…
Four short films highlight a selection of projects from the Department of Urban Planning and Design. “Kapemni Cosmology Center” by Chris D’Amico Kapemni Cosmology Center In writings about Dakota’s beliefs about the cosmos, there consistently appears to be…
In the summer of 2020, in anticipation of the virtual semester, nearly forty “Welcome Packages” were designed, created, and shipped across the world to incoming MLA I students entering their first year virtually. The project, led by Emily Wettstein, Design Critic…