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Grafting the Aquarium

Harvard Graduate School of Design Studio Positions the 21st -Century Aquarium as Environmental Steward

Author: A. Krista SykesAug. 6, 2025

The Art in Architecture

Spanning the length of Gund Hall’s sunny back patio stands a life-size black-and-white drawing of a stone wall, a cluster of students and critics squinting to assess its merits. This is the final review for Ewa Harabasz’s Graduate School of Design (GSD) course “Drawing for Designers 2, Human Presence: Appearance in Natural and Built Environments.” […]

Author: Rachel MayAug. 5, 2025
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