Jeffrey Schnapp on the spatial logic of quarantine: “When the world is again unparked, will it know how to unplug?”
Homeless people sleep in a temporary parking lot shelter at Cashman Center, with spaces marked…
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A radical transformation in building and designing for health is underway—but not everyone will benefit equally
Hospitals have not always been sites for curing. In a 1974 lecture entitled “The Incorporation…
Restoration ecologist David Moreno Mateos on mending our broken relationship with the natural world
In the first week of March, Australia’s New South Wales announced itself free of bushfires…
Pandemics and the future of urban density: Michael Hooper on hygiene, public perception and the “urban penalty”
A 1908 illustration from the Virginia Health Bulletin shows urban diseases threatening the bucolic conditions…
How to mitigate the impact of an epidemic and prevent the spread of the next viral disease: A guide for designers
One hundred and fifty years ago, using a map of London and data of the…
What role do planning and design play in a pandemic? Ann Forsyth reflects on COVID-19’s impact on the future of urban life
Over the past few days, normal life at Harvard has been upended by government, university,…
Diffusive Geometries: Vapor as a Tectonic Element to Sculpt Microclimates in Architectural Space
by Honghao Deng (MDes Tech ’18) An essential function of architecture is to…
Surface of Confluence, An Infrastructural Museum on the National Mall
by Zi Meng (MArch I AP ’21) This project intends to synthetize multiple architectural interests…
Vegetation Orientation: Franklin Park’s Way
by Chelsea Dombroskie (MLA I ’21) Franklin Park is challenging to navigate. Vegetation Orientation…
Change the Street, Transform the City
by Yuzhou ‘Andrew’ Peng (MAUD ’19), Solomon Green-Eames (MUP ’19) The existing model of Transit Oriented…