Forests Are Cultural Constructs: Uncovering an Ancient Harvesting Technique in the Blue Hills
One hundred thirty years ago, environmentalist and landscape architect Charles Eliot walked the…
The Renovated Gund Hall: A Paradigm for the Revitalization of Mid-Twentieth-Century Architecture
Harvard Graduate School of Design students returned for the fall 2024 semester to…
The GSD Community Feels at Home in the Smithsonian Design Triennial
Challenging and wide-ranging conceptions of “home” underpin the design projects on view at the Cooper…
The Body in Intimate Spaces: Designing Toilets and Sewage Systems in Laila Seewang and Chris Reed’s FLUSH Studio
The bathroom is inevitably a space where we find ourselves spending time each…
Nexus Podcast: Ryan Clarke
Season 4, Episode 2: dweller has been unearthing the Black origins of electronic music…
A New Way of Seeing: The Laboratory for Computer Graphics and Spatial Analysis
In 1965, as students protested the escalating war in Vietnam, President Lyndon B.
Can a National Housing Policy Solve the Affordability Crisis in Cities?
In the United States, where over 80 percent of the population lives in cities, a…
An Interview with Jay Wickersham: The Architecture and Legacy of H. H. Richardson
Foremost among nineteenth-century American architects stands H. H. Richardson. While most frequently associated with his…
An Interview with Richard Sennett: Democracy and Urban Form
Sociologist and urban theorist Richard Sennett. Photo by Thomas Struth. In fall 1981,…
Ask Me How: Germane Barnes on Establishing a Black Columnar Order from a Place of Joy
If you want to reach Germane Barnes, ask a young person for help. “All my…
How Stacey Berman Builds Worlds On Stage and Screen
Stacey Berman had been working as a costume designer for films when…
Hanif Kara Receives the 2024 Soane Medal
Hanif Kara, Professor in Practice of Architectural Technology at the Harvard Graduate…
Contemporary Memorials: Spaces of Engagement, Calls to Action
The Robert E. Lee Statue at Monument Avenue, Richmond, VA, in June 2020. (Mobilus in…