ArchDaily interviews Dean Mostafavi

Archdaily visited with Dean Mohsen Mostafavi on a recent trip to Chile that he and a small group of Harvard University Graduate School of Design faculty and staff made to South America.

Nov 13, 2014

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Audi Urban Future Award goes to Jose Castillo and team

In recognition for their innovative app for congestion, Audi has named Jose Castillo, design critic in urban planning and design (MArch '95, DDes '00), and his team the winner of the Audi Urban Future Award in Mexico City.

Nov 12, 2014

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Alex Krieger delivers keynote at the International Society of City and Regional Planners congress

Alex Krieger (MCP '77), professor in practice of urban design and principle at NBBJ, was a keynote speaker at the International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCAR) World Congress in Gdynia, Poland, in September.

Nov 12, 2014

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Big city planning directors share experiences with first-year MUP students

At a recent session of their core studio, first-year MUP students were visited by high-ranking officials from the planning departments of New York City, Washington, DC, Seattle, and San Francisco.

Nov 7, 2014

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Quiet strength: Robert Silman on engineering the Harvard Art Museums

When the doors to the new Harvard Art Museums open this month, Renzo Piano’s dramatic cantilevered glass galleries and tent-like skylight, already partly visible from the street, will be fully revealed. Less visible, but just as dramatic, are the intricate contributions of Robert Silman Associates, the structural engineering firm that worked with Renzo Piano Building Workshop to tame challenging site and design features.

Nov 7, 2014

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Robert Hammond shares lessons from work on the High Line with MUP students

As part of a week spent visiting the Harvard University Graduate School of Design as a Visiting Fellow, Friends of the High Line cofounder Robert Hammond recently sat down with members of the Harvard Urban Planning Organization (HUPO) to discuss his innovative work.

Oct 30, 2014

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A new season for Kirkland Gallery

Hanging quietly from the ceiling and the walls, the fragile paper-art by Ken Chongsuwat and Eri Yamagata is the focus of "Nescient Hues / Meltwater": the first exhibition to kick off this season at the Kirkland Gallery at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design.

Oct 30, 2014

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Preston Scott Cohen honored as National Academy Academician

Tonight, Preston Scott Cohen is being honored at the National Academy in New York.

Oct 28, 2014

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Chris Reed and team selected as finalists for Future Ground competition in New Orleans

Future Ground design competition has selected a project by led by Chris Reed, Scott Bishop, and Amy Whitesides (MLA '12) of the Boston-based design firm STOSS Landscape Urbanism with Ann Yoachim (LF '13), Byron Stigge (MDes '05), Jonathan Tate (MDes '08), Kate Kennen (MLA '05), Liz Ogbu (MArch '04), Jill Desimini, Teresa Lynch, and Michael Brady.

Oct 28, 2014

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Anthony Flint Looks Back at the Architect of Tomorrow

To research Modern Man: The Life of Le Corbusier, Architect of Tomorrow, Anthony Flint (LF ’01) haunted the Loeb Library Special Collections for 2 years. The book, to be released on November 4, details the architect's lessons for the urban centers of the 21st century. Flint’s book tour includes several Boston-area appearances in the coming months. More details in the LOEBlog.

Oct 27, 2014

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