Announcements
Covid-19: Guidance for the Harvard Graduate School of Design Community
GSD exhibitions turn “Inside Out”
This spring, Harvard Graduate School of Design has turned its Gund Hall galleries “Inside Out,”…
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Features
Five design initiatives celebrating Black creativity, from host of The Nexus podcast
In February 2020, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the first Black History…
Silvia Benedito’s new book Atmosphere Anatomies explores weather, climate, and atmosphere as mediums of design
Much of modern civilization has been shaped by a fundamental need for shelter, and much…
Newly launched GSD Now offers novel connections for the school community
Harvard GSD has introduced digital platform GSD Now to its community of students, faculty, and…
The African American Design Nexus’ Harlem StoryMap traces the neighborhood’s Black-designed places
Black Harlem, storied and resilient, has been chronicled from many perspectives. Missing until now has…
Groundscrapers: Exploring the logic behind long, low buildings
A visionary architect of the modern metropolis surveyed the vast urban scene unfolding from his…
The Future of Air Travel: Toward a better in-flight experience
Anyone remember air travel? In early 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the globe…
GSD students collaborate with Kabul University in Afghanistan to confront the most extreme conditions of urbanization
Design paradigms are best tested in extreme conditions, as Rahul Mehrotra…
In Cotton Kingdom, Now, Sara Zewde retraces Frederick Law Olmsted’s route through the Southern states
“The mountain ranges, the valleys, and the great waters of America, all trend north and…
Womxn in Design on shifts in design pedagogy: “The conditions in which we learn become the conditions we practice and reproduce.”
It’s been almost three years since the #MeToo movement started launching public awareness around the…
Announcements
Faculty Honored with 2021 ACSA Architectural Education Awards
The Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) recently announced the recipients of its…
Jose Luis García del Castillo y López talks “tech to expect” in Architect Magazine
Last year brought staggering change to our lives, but the impact on technology—and the resulting…
Regional Studies Association Honors Susan Fainstein with Award for Lifetime Contribution to the Field
The Harvard Graduate School of Design’s Senior Research Fellow Susan Fainstein has been awarded…
Coming soon: Harvard Design Magazine 48: America reflects on the United States of America as a country, an idea, and a history
Harvard Design Magazine 48: America (launching in March, 2021) strikes at…
Toni Griffin discusses what Biden’s presidency could mean for America’s cities in Architectural Digest
Professor in Practice of Urban Planning and founder of Urban American City Toni L.
Urban Planning students win grand prize in affordable housing hackathon
A team of Master in Urban Planning students consisting of Zoe Iacovino (MUP/MPP '23), Ryan…
Toshiko Mori talks designing pandemic-resilient cities for BBC’s The Conversation podcast
Robert P. Hubbard Professor in the Practice of Architecture Toshiko Mori was recently a…
Will cities remain resilient in a post-COVID world? BBC asks Jerold Kayden
Frank Backus Williams Professor of Urban Planning and Design Jerold Kayden is one of…
Announcing the 2021 Wheelwright Prize cycle, fostering new forms of architectural research
The Harvard Graduate School of Design (Harvard GSD) is pleased to announce the 2021 cycle…
From Times Square to the Grand Central, Jerold S. Kayden leads New York Times architecture critic on a virtual walking tour of Midtown
Jerold S. Kayden, Frank Backus Williams Professor of Urban Planning and Design, recently led…