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The African American Design Nexus’ Harlem StoryMap traces the neighborhood’s Black-designed places

Black Harlem, storied and resilient, has been chronicled from many perspectives. Missing until now has…

Feb 17, 2021

Features

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Groundscrapers: Exploring the logic behind long, low buildings

A visionary architect of the modern metropolis surveyed the vast urban scene unfolding from his…

Feb 17, 2021

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Student Work

Daniel D'Oca, Instructor

Fall 2017

Student Work

Student Work

Rosalea Monacella, Instructor

Spring 2020

Panel Discussion

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Public Lecture Series

Panel Discussion

Apr 5, 2021

12:00PM – 01:30PM

GSD, Gund Hall Virtual Event Space

Panel Discussion

Department of Urban Planning and Design

Free and open to the public

Lecture

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Public Lecture Series

Lecture

Mar 29, 2021

12:00PM – 01:30PM

GSD, Gund Hall Virtual Event Space

Lecture

Department of Urban Planning and Design

Free and open to the public

Student Work

Student Work

Daniel D'Oca, Instructor

Fall 2019

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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 March, 2021) strikes at…

Jan 2, 2021

Features

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Excerpt: A Democratic Infrastructure for Johannesburg, by Benjamin Bradlow

“Five years ago, the Harvard Graduate School of Design’s Just City…

Dec 8, 2020

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Land for a City on a Hill: Alex Krieger’s iconic tour of Boston

Watch as Alex Krieger, professor and former chair of the Department…

Dec 4, 2020

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Topic Urbanism

The African American Design Nexus’ Harlem StoryMap traces the neighborhood’s Black-designed places

Groundscrapers: Exploring the logic behind long, low buildings

Street Dreams: Redefining Revitalization at West Warren Avenue

Transmission Right of Way

Small Town Urbanism in the 21st Century: Andrew Freear, Faranak Miraftab, and Todd Okolichany

Marc Angélil, Charlotte Malterre-Barthes, and Nicolas Memain, “Migrant Marseille: Architectures of Social Segregation and Urban Inclusivity”

Equity in Housing Distribution

Coming soon: Harvard Design Magazine 48: America reflects on the United States of America as a country, an idea, and a history

Excerpt: A Democratic Infrastructure for Johannesburg, by Benjamin Bradlow

Land for a City on a Hill: Alex Krieger’s iconic tour of Boston

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