By Gary R. Hilderbrand MLA ’85, Chair of the Department of Landscape Architecture. Graham de Condé Gund MArch ’68, MAUD ’69, FAIA, architect, arts patron-collector, and philanthropist, died on June 6, 2025. He was 84. It is widely known that he was one of the warmest, gentlest, and most generous architects anywhere. Those adjectives don’t always…
The annual Design Miami fair traditionally features an entry pavilion designed by early-career architects, a public installation that serves as a beacon for the fair and that provokes consideration and curiosity among the thousands of visitors who visit the fair’s programs and galleries. For the 2015 pavilion design, Design Miami announced a first-of-its-kind collaboration with…
What does architecture have to do with fashion? If you’re designer Calvin Klein, actually quite a lot. Speaking before an overflow crowd at Gund Hall Monday evening as part of the Rouse Visiting Artist Program at Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD), Klein discussed how form, setting, space, and light have deeply informed his work as a…
Reacting to a St. Louis nonprofit group dedicated to improving the quality of life on the nearly 900 streets across the nation named for King, D’Oca began teaching a new studio course this semester that asks students to use urban planning and design, architecture and landscape architecture to help local residents begin to remake their neighborhoods.
The GSD recently hosted a number of engaging events for our community of alumni and friends. On campus, the fall lecture series kicked off with an amazing start, featuring such varied topics as landscape urbanism, architectural writing, public art interventions, and the role of communities of color in the design industry. For its annual Alumni + Friends Weekend in early October,…
This past summer, the GSD announced the appointment of Diane Davis as Chair of the Department of Urban Planning and Design. This new role builds on her experience as the Charles Dyer Norton Professor of Regional Planning and Urbanism, and on her many accolades, which include research fellowships from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the…
Ken Sungjin Min MAUD ’93 epitomizes a growing cohort of foreign-born GSD alumni who remain engaged with the School and the larger GSD community in meaningful ways even after returning to their home country and practicing for decades. As President of GSD Korea, and a member of the Josep Lluís Sert Council, Min is committed…
As the GSD community grows increasingly diverse, with more than 40% of our current enrollment from outside the U.S., it is not surprising that our alumni cohort reflects a similarly international base. While Rolando A. Kraeher MArch ’95 may be emblematic of this cohort, his story is hardly typical. One of 5 children of a Swiss-French…
Urban artist and activist Caledonia Curry—better known by her artist name “Swoon”—opened the Loeb Fellowship 45th anniversary and alumni weekend by discussing the role of art in activism and her personal shift toward art that serves a practical purpose. “I had this really gnawing feeling where we just moved mountains, where we just raised insane…
Stairways inhabit the spaces where we live and work. Whether they’re tucked into cavities in the wall or suspended in grand ceremonial style for all to see, we travel along their treads. Preston Scott Cohen, Gerald M. McCue Professor in Architecture at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, delights in stairwells: “They bind spaces together….
The School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the Graduate School of Design will open applications to a new collaborative two-year master’s program in design engineering this fall, according to SEAS spokesperson Paul Karoff. The program, first reported by The Crimson last spring and called the Master’s of Design Engineering, is intended for professionals who…
These are crucial tenets behind Harvard’s Graduate School of Design (GSD) teachings on housing, and now the results of those lessons are on display for the community to see. Initiated by GSD Dean and Alexander and Victoria Wiley Professor of Design Mohsen Mostafavi and produced by a curatorial research team of the School’s faculty, staff, and students, “Living Anatomy: An Exhibition About Housing,” a multimedia show in the lobby of Gund Hall, just opened and will be on display until December 20.
New York City-based designer, architect, and urbanist discusses his foray into the fashion industry and talks about his time at the GSD.
The Alumni Council promotes the engagement of the alumni community and the advancement of the GSD in the world.
Last month, Anita Berrizbeitia MLA ’87 and Diane Davis assumed their new role as Chair of the Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning and Design department, respectively. Read more as Berrizbeitia shares her vision and goals in the GSD’s series profiling leadership within the School and beyond. Stay tuned for an interview with Diane Davis in October.
Alumni volunteers led the way and hosted local events in Philadelphia, Denver, Boston, and Cambridge.
Harvard-based startup Getaway is tapping into the “tiny house movement,” and a Harvard Graduate School of Design pair is embracing the creative challenges of designing Getaway’s star attraction: so-called “tiny houses” available for vacation rental. Getaway was cofounded by Harvard Business School student Jon Staff and Harvard Law School student Pete Davis via the Millennial Housing Lab—which, in…
Harvard architect couple are transforming Boston’s landscape.
The 2002 Loeb Fellow speaks to GSD’s Class of 2015.
The GSD’s studio abroad program took students to Berlin, Germany for the spring semester to study alongside Frank Barkow of Barkow Leibinger, and Arno Brandlhuber of brandlhuber+.
Brad is the newest member of the GSD Development and Alumni Relations team. Read more about his background and what he hopes to bring to our community.
GSD alumni and friends from all over the globe connected with each other at events hosted by the School this spring.
Berrizbeitia will assume the position on July 1, 2015.
The president of AECOM Asia Pacific shares why he’s passionate about urban design, and fondly recalls his time at the GSD.
The founding partner of Pei Cobb Freed & Partners receives the President’s Medal.
Students initiate support and advocacy projects within hours of earthquake.
Lowe will address graduating students and their families on May 27.
Meet the nine Fellows who will comprise the new class.
Conference examines pluses, minuses of having firms bid for interesting work, but with no guarantee of results.
As part of public art project, students help to animate Harvard’s iconic campus statue.
Students, researchers share lessons from Kumbh Mela.
The architect, educator, and activist will assume his new post in January 2016, succeeding James Stockard, who served as Curator for 17 years.
A public interest movement redefines architecture.
Aided by Harvard experts, officials are tackling housing, pollution, and traffic problems — and solving them.
Members of the Josep Lluís Sert Council gathered at EOMA studio in Culver City, California, for a first-hand look at the architect’s work and vision.
The founder and principal of Studio Gang Architects spoke about her firm’s compelling work and research-based approach to design at the GSD on February 12.
Alumni, friends and faculty gather in Beijing to celebrate Harvard’s continued engagement in China.
An interview with the Director of Urban Strategies in the San Francisco office of the global design and consulting firm, Woods Bagot.
Architects specialize in simplicity, scale, context, beauty.
Loeb Fellows joined studio students and students in the MDes Critical Conservation program in Agra, India.
New look for Harvard Design Magazine deepens focus on ‘Wet Matter.’
Movements in research and learning captured in trio of exhibits.
The 2012 graduate of the GSD’s Master in Design Studies program talks about his research into his hometown of Ashland, MA.
For the third year running, the School presented its annual Alumni + Friends Weekend in a new host city.
Former classmates reunite over Thanksgiving weekend in Reston, Virginia.
Jennifer Cooper MLA ’10 honored with award for her article titled, “The Art of Taking Apart.”
Collette Creppell AB ’82, MArch ’90, Kevin Harris MArch ’80 and Sabeen Hasan MArch ’09 helped welcome the Loeb Fellows to New Orleans while Mark Johnson MLAUD ’82 opened his doors to GSD alumni in Denver during the ASLA Annual Meeting.
She came to the field of landscape architecture because of her desire to give back to the world, whether through the restoration of environmentally-degraded sites, or the beautification of space.
Building an undergraduate design program.
The 2010 Master in Urban Planning graduate and Alumni Council member speaks about his life, career trajectory, and time at the GSD.
The Harvard Center for Green Buildings and Cities held its inaugural Challenge Conference on November 7, 2014, bringing together leaders from industry and academia to discuss pressing questions for the fields of sustainability and design.
