Better Suburbs
Beyond the core of every large urban area is a band of development called suburbs.
Projects
Honan-Allston Branch of the Boston Public Library
The new Honan-Allston Branch of the Boston Public Library is a single story, 20,000 square…
Atlas for the Medina of Tunis: Landscape Architecture as a Catalyst for Urban Regeneration
This project reimagines public spaces in the Medina of Tunis, Tunisia. Taking a long-term view…
Collins Reservoir
by Kent Hipp (MLA ’17) In response to climate change and rising sea levels, this project…
Higher Lanes and Public Planes
by Myrna Ayoub (MArch II ’16) As sea-levels rise and the threat of flooding looms within…
Democratizing Tech: A Co-Operative for Overtown, Miami
Sidra Fatima (MUP ’19) & Stefano Trevisan (MUP ’19) Our project explored the all-too-familiar narrative…
Biscayne Barnacles
by Sonny Meng Qi Xu (MLA I AP & MArch II ’18) The project proposes an…
re:reading borders
by Sofia Balters (MArch ’17) Void of natural geographic divisions, how does a border communicate…
Design Trust for Public Space, New York, NY
During the summer of 2012, Melissa Alexander (MAUD 2013) served as a Program Associate at The…
Urbanization in China and North-East Asia Region
According to some estimates, China’s gross domestic product seems likely to increase substantially during the…
Kursaal Auditorium and Congress Center
The beauty of San Sebastián is largely due to its environment, to its landscape. Few…
Pilar and Joan Miró Foundation
The construction of the Pilar and Joan Miró Foundation in Palma de Mallorca was made…
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
The Museum of Fine Arts in Houston was built in 1924, following the design of…
Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec
Ville de Québec, Canada The new building for the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec—the…
Bronx Field Research
Bronx Field Research, funded by RWJ Foundation Bronx Field Research, funded by the…
Boston Redevelopment Authority
Community Service Fellowship Emily Mytkowicz, MUP '12, spent her 2011 summer interning with the Boston…
West Kowloon Cultural District
The West Kowloon Cultural District confronts us with the task of turning an overwhelming…
Animated Building Performance Simulation
Animated Building Performance Simulation (ABPS) is a new term that refers to the combination of…
Social Movements, Eviction and Involuntary Resettlement
Social Movements, Eviction and Involuntary Resettlement: The Dynamics of Grassroots Mobilization: Social Movements, Eviction and Involuntary…
Modern Urban Housing in China
A collaborative joint research project is being conducted by the Housing Research Institute at Tsinghua…