2022 Urban Design Thesis Prize: Rogelio Cadena’s “How Are ‘We’ Living? Reevaluating the Chicago Boulevard System”
by Rogelio Cadena (MAUD ’22) — Recipient of the Urban Design Thesis Prize. At its…
Topic Urbanism
2022 James Templeton Kelley Prize: Qin Ye Chen’s “Fluid Permanence – A Shotengai-Archive in Tokyo”
by Qin Ye Chen (MArch I ’22) — Recipient of the James Templeton Kelley Prize,…
2022 Plimpton-Poorvu Design Prize, Third Prize: “Urban Health Catalyst”
by Vicky Chen (MAUD/ MDes REBE ’22) and Xudong Zhu (MAUD ’22) — Recipients of…
Redefining Wilderness: How Designers are Grappling with the Radical Interconnectedness of Nature and Culture
Two decades ago, the United Nations Convention on Biodiversity set a goal of designating 17…
Dianne Lê (MLA ’22): A First-Generation Student Designs Spaces for Recovery, Resilience, and Community-Building
For Dianne Lê (MLA II ’22), design and research is deeply informed by her background.
Sara Arman (MUP ’22): Promoting Health Equity through Community Organizing and Urban Planning
For Sara Arman (MUP ’22), community organizing is essential. When Arman graduated from Tufts with…
Inventing Greenland by Bert De Jonghe Examines the Urban Transformation of an Arctic Nation
A new book by doctor of design candidate Bert De Jonghe (MDes ’21),…
A Call to Action: Just City Mayoral Fellows Discuss Design Interventions to Address Racial Injustice in America
“Everything we do at the GSD,” Dean Sarah Whiting said, “is affected by or affects…
Climate Migration: Latin America Prepares for an Increase in Environmental Refugees
Infrastructure, in conventional imaginations, exists as a tool of permanence: bridges, roads, sidewalks, and utilities…
“Never demolish. Always transform, with and for the inhabitants”: Anne Lacaton delivers inaugural Jaqueline Tyrwhitt Urban Design Lecture
“Living well in the city,” the French architect Anne Lacaton declared, “is the most important…