Jonathan Grinham and Jack Alvarenga, two of the team leads, with an evaporative cooling unit as it was installed at HouseZero. Credit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University

A Team of Harvard Researchers Develop a Prototype for a More Efficient and Eco-friendly Air Conditioner

Continuing a trend from this summer, September 2023 was the hottest September on record,…

Nov 3, 2023

Studio Reports

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By Jungyoon Kim

October 2023

Student Work

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Student Work

Ben van Berkel and Dana Behrman, Instructors

Fall 2022

Studio Reports

By Helena Rong

May 2023

News

Why the Digital World Needs Sustainable Architecture: An Interview with Marina Otero

Data centers located around the globe function 24 hours a day to support digital networks.

Apr 27, 2023

Studio Reports

Houston: Extreme Weather, Environmental Justice, and the Energy Transition

By Matthijs Bouw

April 2023

OP-ED

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A Moratorium on New Construction? Beyond the Provocation: A Call for Systemic Change from Access to Housing to Construction Protocols

“Yet what we need is a voluntary cessation, a conscious and fully consensual interruption. Without…

Feb 7, 2023

Lecture

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Public Lecture Series

Lecture

Oct 3, 2022

12:30PM – 02:00PM

GSD, Gund Hall Gund 112 Stubbins

Lecture

Department of Urban Planning and Design

Free and open to the public

Announcements

Award recipients stand on stage holding awards at the 2022 President’s Innovation Challenge ceremony.

Celebrating Recipients of the 2022 President’s Innovation Challenge Award

Recipients of the 2022 President’s Innovation Challenge (PIC) Award were announced in a ceremony…

Aug 3, 2022

News

Designing Sustainable Solutions for a Better Built Environment: A Meeting of Ideas at Harvard’s Center for Green Buildings and Cities

Commemorating Earth Day, the Harvard Center for Green Buildings and Cities (CGBC) hosted its…

Jun 28, 2022

Topic Sustainability

A Team of Harvard Researchers Develop a Prototype for a More Efficient and Eco-friendly Air Conditioner

Below, Above, and Beyond: Future of Antwerp’s Mobility and Public Space

2023 Plimpton-Poorvu Design Prize, First Prize: “The Gansevoort: Design for Longevity”

Technology, Trust, & Governance

Why the Digital World Needs Sustainable Architecture: An Interview with Marina Otero

Houston: Extreme Weather, Environmental Justice, and the Energy Transition

A Moratorium on New Construction? Beyond the Provocation: A Call for Systemic Change from Access to Housing to Construction Protocols

Sascha Delz, “Co-op Urbanism – A Co-operative Response to Common Myths of Housing Production”

Celebrating Recipients of the 2022 President’s Innovation Challenge Award

Designing Sustainable Solutions for a Better Built Environment: A Meeting of Ideas at Harvard’s Center for Green Buildings and Cities

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