A Celebration of Alumni Impact
Here are stories of the impact of our alumni around the world
Above images: 2023 recipients of the Harvard GSD Alumni Award (left to right): Edwin “Teddy” Cruz MDes ’97; Shaun Donovan AB ’87, MPA ’95, MArch ’95; William “Bill” Johnson MLA ’57; Frank Christopher Lee MAUD ’79; and Cathy Simon MArch ’69.
The GSD community is united in its shared experience and motivation to shape our world beyond design. With a vast and visible alumni network, the GSD remains at the forefront of work in the built environment.
Alumni Highlights
The GSD’s extraordinary alumni community is comprised of thought leaders who continually innovate across disciplines. The accomplishments and accolades of GSD alumni featured in the following list represent a glimpse of the exceptional work within our design community. Recognizing achievements and innovative approaches to work in design, these updates were originally published between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023, on the GSD Alumni & Friends website.
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- Honoring the 2023 GSD Alumni Council Award winners
- Julie Bargmann MLA ’87 featured in the New York Times “Visionaries” series
- Vaissnavi Shukl MDes ’20 awarded Graham Foundation grant
- Jonathan Evans MArch ’10 serves as lead architect for Embrace Boston memorial
- Hazel Edwards MAUD ’89 named Educator of the Year at 2022 Women in Architecture Design Leadership Awards
- Lecture by Washington Fajardo LF ’19 on Brazil—Rio’s Reviver Centro plan featured with AIA International
- Five alumni elevated to ASLA Council of Fellows—Class of 2023
- Six GSD alumni elevated to AIA Fellows 2023
- Several alumni collaborate on newly published Landscape Approach: From Local Communities to Territorial Systems
- Second edition of Drawn to Design: Analyzing Architecture through Freehand Drawing by Eric Jenkins MDes ’99 released by Birkhauser Press
- Mikyoung Kim MLA ’92 named 2022 landscape architecture firm award recipient from ASLA
- Michael Doyle MArch ’77 and David Acheson MArch ’77 firm awarded 2023 Chairman’s Award from the New York Landmarks Conservatory
Kigali, Rwanda and Boston-based MASS Design Group, lead by Jonathan Evans MArch ’10, is the lead architect of the Embrace Boston Memorial. This tribute to Coretta Scott King and Dr. Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. opened on the Boston Common on Friday, January 13th, 2023. The memorial was completed in partnership with Embrace Boston and designer Hank Willis Thomas.
Published February 23, 2024.