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,…
Topic Social Equity
Coming soon: Harvard Design Magazine 48: America reflects on the United States of America as a country, an idea, and a history
Harvard Design Magazine 48: America (launching in May, 2020) strikes at…
Vegetation Orientation: Franklin Park’s Way
by Chelsea Dombroskie (MLA I ‘2021) Franklin Park is challenging to navigate. Vegetation Orientation asks…
MEMORY of the CORS (center for ornithological research and sanatorium) in Nahant Beach
by Hee Young Pyun (MArch II ‘2020) For the studio, each student had…
Hea-R-Us
by Tatum Lau (MAUD ‘19), Xin Wen (MAUD ‘20), and Cindy Xiao (MAUD ‘20) The…
How Women’s Movements Can Get New Protocols?: A Kit for Future Revindications
by Danela Terán (MDE '20) and Carolina Sepúlveda (MDes '20) In 2018 there was a wave…
Work in Progress: Sarah Fayad’s strategy for equitable distribution of affordable housing in Los Angeles
Sarah Fayad (MLAUD '20) describes her final project for the option…
First-ever compendium of indigenous technologies provides a powerful toolkit for climate-resilient design
The design field is at an inflection point. It must challenge its repertoire, rethink technology,…
Work in Progress: Nhi Tran’s Hotel within the Shikumen Home
Nhi Tran (MArch '21) describes her final project for the option studio…
Studios by Daniel D’Oca present a corrective for racial inequities
Excerpted from the Harvard Gazette series, To Serve Better. Daniel…