Alumni collective UNION reimagines the New York Public Library branch system

Five Harvard University Graduate School of Design alumni have contributed to the Architectural League of New York’s design study “Re-Envisioning Branch Libraries”.

Dec 15, 2014

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Landscape Ascendant: Charles Birnbaum’s year in review

2014 was a watershed year for landscape architecture, in the view of Charles Birnbaum (LF ’98): “This year there was a cultural shift that saw landscape architecture and its practitioners achieve an unprecedented level of visibility and influence.” He takes stock of the achievements and events in the Huffington Post.

Dec 10, 2014

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Joint Center for Housing Studies featured in NYTimes editorial

On Sunday, November 29, the New York Times editorial board wrote of homeownership, the rental market, and the nation's economy. Central to their weighing of the economic benefits of homeownership versus renting is the Joint Center for Housing Studies' 2013 paper "Is Homeownership Still an Effective Means of Building Wealth for Low-income and Minority Households? (Was it Ever?)".

Dec 4, 2014

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Advocating for Santiago, GSD students and alum reach the 100 Resilient Cities list

The Rockefeller Foundation initiative 100 Resilient Cities announced yesterday that Santiago, Chile, has just made the cut. Out of 330 applications, Santiago—nominated and submitted by a team of Harvard University Graduate School of Design students and alumni—was selected as a site to "become more resilient to the physical, social and economic challenges that are a growing part of the 21st century."

Dec 3, 2014

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Conference finds disruptive innovation critical to real estate industry

On October 16, 2014, at the second annual Harvard Real Estate Conference “Disruptive Innovation in Real Estate,” seven global real estate industry leaders demonstrated that disruptive innovation in real estate development, building typologies, and finance has been critical to the growth of the real estate industry.

Nov 25, 2014

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Recent graduate Yaohua Wang’s thesis project featured on ArchDaily

This week, "Salvaged Stadium" by Yaohua Wang (MArch II '14), the winner of the James Templeton Kelley Prize, the annual award for the best final design project, was featured on ArchDaily.

Nov 25, 2014

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Diane Davis named Charles Dyer Norton Professor of Regional Planning and Urbanism

Harvard University Graduate School of Design is pleased to announce that Diane Davis has been named the Charles Dyer Norton Professor of Regional Planning and Urbanism.

Nov 20, 2014

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GSD alumni awarded Impact KAEC Fellowships in Saudi Arabia

Three Harvard University Graduate School of Design alumni Heidi Cho (MUP/MAUD '14) Edward Meng (MUP '14), and Tiffany Obser (MArch '14) are embarking on fellowships in Saudi Arabia sponsored by the New Cities Foundation.

Nov 19, 2014

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The Guardian profiles Farshid Moussavi

The Guardian's Rowan Moore recently profiled Farshid Moussavi (MArch II '91), professor in practice of architecture.

Nov 18, 2014

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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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