The Lessons of Grenfell
In the early hours of June 14, 2017, a fire engulfed Grenfell Tower, a high-rise…
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Magna Parens Materia: Hybrid Stone and Timber Mid-Rise Building
Over the last century, architects have been driven by market conditions to build with the…
The Renovated Gund Hall: A Paradigm for the Revitalization of Mid-Twentieth-Century Architecture
Harvard Graduate School of Design students returned for the fall 2024 semester to…
Nexus of Ecology, Education, and Design
Nexus of Ecology, Education, and Design—A New School of Design on an Island at Yangtze…
Eric Höweler, “Clay: Pedagogy and Practice”
Event Description Clay is a material origin point that precedes architecture. An…
How Bio-Based Building Materials Are Transforming Architecture
A colorful grid of bio-based tiles rests atop a black surface. Created as sustainable alternatives…
Forgotten Fort Kongestein
Forgotten Fort Kongestein is a Studio Report from the Fall of 2023 based…
Sustainable Commons: Housing and Urban Mining
Housing has become unaffordable and increasingly disconnected from contemporary lifestyles. Changing household compositions and habits…
Buildings and Urban Intellegence
Buildings and Urban Intelligence is a course report from the Fall 2023 semester at the…
The Plan for a More Sustainable and Accessible Gund Hall
This fall, teams of workers at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design began the…