The Harvard Graduate School of Design's Jerold Kayden, Frank Backus Williams Professor of Urban Planning and Design, joined WBUR's Radio Boston on Friday, July 31 to discuss Boston's so-called privately-owned public spaces (POPS) with host Meghna Chakrabarti.
An interdisciplinary team of Harvard Graduate School of Design students recently presented at the 2015 Ajman Urban Planning Conference in Ajman, United Arab Emirates, alongside the GSD’s Ann Forsyth, professor of urban planning.
Harvard Graduate School of Design grad Christina Leigh Geros (MLA/MAUD ’15) recently won the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study’s biennial Public Art Competition with her project “Latent (e)Scapes,” now on display at the Susan S. and Kenneth L. Wallach Garden in Radcliffe Yard.
The Harvard Graduate School of Design announces the appointment of Bradley Cantrell (MLA ‘03) as Director of the Master of Landscape Architecture Program, commencing immediately.
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Maurice Cox, Detroit’s new planning director, views the city through the lens of opportunity. While others can’t see beyond acres of abandoned land, he sees the walkable streets and neighborhood density that foster community and plenty of parks, gardens and local enterprise. He also sees the resilient spirit that can make it all happen. Read “Detroit’s new planning director: Dream Big” and view a video interview with Maurice Cox.
Latest issue of Log magazine features range of GSD contributors
Nader Tehrani (MAUD ’91) has been appointed dean of the Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art.
Cynthia Davidson (LF ’89) has been selected by the State Department as co-curator of the United States Pavilion exhibition in the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale, along with Monica Ponce de Leon, dean of Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Michigan. Read more at the LOEBlog.