Sarah Page
Lecturer in Urban Planning and Design
Visiting Faculty
Gund 306/308
Sarah Page is an architect, urban designer, and teaching associate in urban planning and design. Her work emphasizes multi-scalar methods of analysis across variable forms of human habitation. Her teaching at the GSD centers on mechanisms of design thinking, exploration of urban design research methodologies, and forms of communication across disciplines. Her scholarly work and research focus on building rural theory across geographies united by the global cotton industry.
Sarah previously held a concurrent role as a Research Associate at the Office for Urbanization at Harvard, where she was the project lead on Regenerative Landscapes: From Conservation to Adaptation, a multi-year scenario planning project looking at regional climate adaptation in coastal Massachusetts, and Resilient Practices: Developing Community Capacity, which examines governance and financial systems in relation to community engagement and infrastructure development. Prior to her work at Harvard, Sarah developed projects with several distinguished design practices across the Southeastern United States.
Sarah completed her Master of Architecture in Urban Design with Distinction at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, where she received the Druker Traveling Fellowship and the Award for Academic Excellence in Urban Design. She holds a Bachelor of Architecture from Auburn University, where she was a part of the Rural Studio, a design-build program focused on rural communities. She was born and raised in Athens, Alabama, where social infrastructure and vernacular architecture continue to inspire her work.