Transforming Urban Transport—The Role of Political Leadership
Harvard University's Graduate School of Design is hosting Transforming Urban Transport—The Role of Political Leadership,…
Topic Transportation
Birmingham New Street Station
Birmingham New Street Station is an important transport hub and a key aspect of the…
The HighLink
by Brian Vargo (MDes '15) The HighLink is a winning proposal in an ideas competition…
Cloudcommuting by Dimitris Papanikolaou (DDes)–Deans’ Design Challenge finalist
Dimitris Papanikolaou's (PhD candidate) project Cloudcommuting is a finalist in the 2014 Deans’ Design Challenge.
Urban Growth Scenarios: RapidFire in Mexico City
Sofia Viguri (MUP '15) As Mexico City’s population of over 20 million continues to grow,…
Celebrating transformative urban design: the Veronica Rudge Green Prize
The 11th Veronica Rudge Green Prize in Urban Design has been awarded to two projects in very different parts of the world: Porto, Portugal and Medellin, Colombia. The theme this year, Transformative Mobility, goes beyond physical movement to encompass social mobility and the reinvigoration of civic space. Today, as throughout its 27-year history, the Prize celebrates broad design interventions that repair and regenerate cities.
Shared Parking in Union Square
by Tim Czerwienski (MUP '14) With the long-awaited MBTA Green Line extension arriving in Somerville’s…
In[Fresh]Structure: Floating Transshipment Hub
by Tiffany Chen (MArch '15)) This project positions a floating transshipment hub in the Caribbean…
Transformative Mobilities: Porto & Medellín
Recipients of the Eleventh Veronica Rudge Green Prize in Urban Design: Metro do Porto by Architect Eduardo Souto de Moura Acknowledging the transportation authority Metro do Porto Northeastern Urban Integration Project by the City of Medellín Acknowledging the government agency Empresa de Desarrollo…
Environments for Walking and Cycling
Initiatives to spur more walking and cycling have become increasingly prominent as one strategy communities…