Urban Planning and Design Programs - Harvard Graduate School of Design

Harvard University established the first formal North American programs in city and regional planning (1923) and urban design (1960). Since then, Harvard has played a leading role in the education of urban planners and urban designers. The Department of Urban Planning and Design at the GSD offers a professional degree in urban planning and a post-professional degree in urban design. It is also home to the new Master in Real Estate degree.

DEGREE PROGRAMS

Master of Architecture in Urban Design / Master of Landscape Architecture in Urban Design

As a post-professional studio based program, the Master of Architecture in Urban Design (MAUD) and the Master of Landscape Architecture in Urban Design (MLAUD) combines intense design instruction, extensive applied research, and knowledge of urban history and theory.
Master in Urban Planning

Accredited by the Planning Accreditation Board and open to students with an undergraduate degree, the two-year professional Master in Urban Planning (MUP) degree program engages with critical issues facing cities and regions in coming decades.
Master in Real Estate

The Master in Real Estate (MRE) is a 12-month degree program for individuals seeking to acquire or sharpen traditional real estate skills while learning how well-designed real estate can advance beneficial spatial, social, and environmental outcomes in cities and metropolitan areas worldwide.

COMPARE DEGREE PROGRAMS

STUDENT PROJECTS

Missing Middle Housing: Keys To Unlock the Missing Middle
Brittany Arceneaux, Amy Tomasso, Abby Glass, Raymond Narbi, Ryan Snow
Building Cities for All: Win-Win Development through Negotiated Entitlements
Katerina Apostolopoulou, Lily Ma, Mohammad Shwiqi
Big Tech Real Estate: Locational Decisions and Design Expression
Sania Mulk, Nikhil Kapoor, Navya Raju
After Snow: The Case for an Alpine Public
Cory Robinson Page (MLA I/MUP ’25), Kira Clingen
VEILED VISIBILITY: SPATIAL MEMORY AND QUEER IDENTITY IN SHINJUKU NI-CHōME
Mike Kaneshiro Chou (MUP/MPH ’25), Dana McKinney White, Peter Rowe
Chemical Occupations: Anti-Colonial Reactions in the Desert
Issam Azzam, Rosalea Monacella
Mumbai INformal
Kiara Nahomy Wong Siu (MAUD '25), Teresa Ka Weng Lai (MAUD '25), Henry Black (MUP '26), R. Kofi Boakye Bempong (MUP/MPA '26)
ARCA
Andres Lira Vigneaux (MArch II '25), Brittany Arceneaux (MRE '26), Noemi Iten (MDes '25), Dennis Sola (MArch II '25)
Infilling with Outbuildings
Nicky Rhodes (MArch I '26), Ian Erickson (MArch I '25), Nathan Lowrey (MRE '26), Vincent Jackow (MArch/MIT)
Walnut Park Place: Affordable Ownership Opportunities for the Egleston Square Community
Aaron Smithson (MArch/MUP '25), Cat Chen (MArch '25), Maggie Weese (MUP/MPH '24)