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Features
Remembering Claude Cormier (1960–2023)
I first met Claude Cormier (MDes ’94) when he approached me about being a teaching…
The Design Thinking behind the GSD’s New Identity
A Language and a Tool A visual identity is both a language and a tool.
Jingru (Cyan) Cheng Wins Harvard GSD’s 2023 Wheelwright Prize
Fellowship to support Cheng’s research proposal, an examination of the critical role of sand in…
Data, Digital Media, and a Different Design Office
In the summer of 2022, the nonprofit artificial intelligence group OpenAI introduced DALL-E, a groundbreaking…
Designing Food Security in Rural Mississippi
For nearly a decade, Mississippi has ranked as America’s hungriest state. Nearly 19 percent of…
After the Turkey-Syria Earthquakes, Rethinking Design on Shaky Ground
While the recovery is still unfolding and the damage is tallied, all signs suggest that…
“Seeing Ukraine Then and Now,” by Jerold S. Kayden—Excerpt from Harvard Design Magazine
At the time of this writing, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is front and center in…
Danielle Allen on Government Design, the Constitution, and the Crisis of Representation
The following is Danielle Allen’s 2022 Class Day Lecture at the Harvard University Graduate School…
Students in Dialogue: A Conversation with CoCo Tin
What’s it like to be a Master in Design Studies (MDes) student in…
Students in Dialogue: A Conversation with Dutra Brown
What is it like to be a Master in Architecture II (MArch II)…
Announcements
Curry J. Hackett MAUD ’24 and Gabriel Jean-Paul Soomar MArch II ’24, MDes ’24 Win the Radcliffe Institute Public Art Competition
Harvard Radcliffe Institute recently announced Curry J. Hackett MAUD ’24 and Gabriel Jean-Paul…
Adam Longenbach Receives 2023 Carter Manny Award Citation of Special Recognition
Adam Longenbach, a doctoral candidate in Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Urban Planning, was…
Announcing the Harvard GSD Fall 2023 Public Program
The Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) announces its Fall 2023 schedule of public programs…
Welcoming 2023-2024 Pollman Fellow Tosin Fateye
2023-2024 Pollman Fellow Tosin Fateye The Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) is pleased…
Additional Leadership Transitions for the 2023-2024 Academic Year
Harvard University Graduate School of Design (GSD) announces additional leadership changes across academic…
Announcing GSD Faculty Appointments and Promotions for the 2023-2024 Academic Year
The Harvard University Graduate School of Design is pleased to announce the following…
GSD Faculty, Alum, and Student Win 2023 Graham Foundation Grants
Members of the Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) community are among recipients…
Harvard GSD Shortlists Four Architects for 2023 Wheelwright Prize
Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) is pleased to announce four shortlisted architects…
Sean Canty Receives Architectural League of New York’s 2023 Prize for Young Architects + Designers
The Architectural League of New York (ALNY) has awarded…
Ajay Manthripragada and Miranda Mote (MDes HPD ’15) Among the Recipients of the American Academy in Rome’s 2023–2024 Rome Prize
Ajay Manthripragada, Design Critic in Architecture at GSD, and Miranda Mote (MDes…