Whispered Stories: Le Corbusier in Chandigarh
In 1950, the Indian government commissioned Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier to design the…
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The Design Thinking Behind the GSD’s New Identity
A Language and a Tool A visual identity is both a language and a tool.
Heat Magnets: Jeannette Kuo on Mitigating the Harmful Effects of Glass Building Facades
Lever House, Gordon Bunshaft and Natalie de Blois (SOM), New York City, 1952. Photo…
Cooking Sections’ Salmon: A Red Herring: Are our ideas about color and nature based on fundamental misconceptions?
How do you like your salmon? If you prefer the natural look, that’s fine—there’s a…
Sacred Groves and Secret Parks: A two-day colloquium focused on the landscapes of Orisha
Princess Faniyi in front of Gund Hall, Harvard Graduate School of Design. Photo: Moisés…
Excerpt: The Rise: Black Cooks and the Soul of American Food by Marcus Samuelsson
Born in Ethiopia, raised and trained as a chef in Sweden, and now living and…