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…
Housing Takes Center Stage in the Presidential Election
Every presidential election cycle, those who work on housing issues (“housers”) watch the policy debate…
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…
The Grandest Form: Architects on Instruction-Based Art
The Fall 2024 Public Programs series at the Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) launched…
Hanif Kara Receives the 2024 Soane Medal
Hanif Kara, Professor in Practice of Architectural Technology at the Harvard Graduate…
The History of Gund Hall
Gund Hall, Harvard University Graduate School of Design, 1972. Photo by Scott Rosenthal.
Contemporary Memorials: Spaces of Engagement, Calls to Action
The Robert E. Lee Statue at Monument Avenue, Richmond, VA, in June 2020. (Mobilus in…
Plug-In Pastoral: Polinature Delivers Instant Urban Greening
A vertical garden in the backyard of 40 Kirkland Street on the campus of the…
GSD Announces Fall 2024 Public Programs and Exhibitions
The Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) announces its fall 2024 schedule of public…