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Urban forestry is climate infrastructure hiding in plain sight - The Salata Institute Contributors to the Boston and Cambridge urban forest plans explain how heat and historic disinvestment are guiding where canopy goes next.

The @harvardsalata.bsky.social highlights Amy Whitesides (design critic in landscape architecture at GSD), Max Piana (visiting lecturer in plant science and forest ecology at GSD), and Eric Kramer (principal at Reed-Hilderbrand) in a conversation about urban forests in Boston and Cambridge.

10.03.2026 18:14 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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"Feral Clouds" A live stream for this event will be available on this page at the scheduled start time. Closed captioning is available by clicking the β€œCC” icon at the

TODAY at 6:30PM ET – 2022 Wheelwright Prize Winner Marina Otero Verzier will present her Wheelwright research examining new architectural paradigms for storing data, and how reimagining digital infrastructures could meet the unprecedented demands facing the world today.

https://bit.ly/47bzdsU

09.03.2026 18:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Setouchi (Seto Inland Sea) Studio The Seto Inland Sea in western Japan has historically been an active location for trade, marine activities, fishing industries and tourism. The bay, which

In 2019, Mori taught an option studio that addressed this gymnasium, imagining new uses for the building and accessing the Tange archive in GSD's Loeb Library for primary research material.

www.gsd.harvard.edu/course/setou...

09.03.2026 14:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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To Many, These Buildings in Japan Are Magnificent. They’re Doomed Anyway.

GSD Professor Toshiko Mori is quoted in this recent article, speaking about Kenzo Tange's Kagawa Prefectural Gymnasium.

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/a...

09.03.2026 14:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Remembering Gerald M. McCue (1928–2026) Gerald M. McCue led the Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) through a period of far-reaching intellectual and institutional transformation. As dean

A moving tribute by Preston Scott Cohen, Gerald M. McCue Professor in Architecture at @gsd.harvard.edu, honoring Gerry McCue, visionary architect, educator, and former dean.

We’re especially grateful for his stewardship as co-director of our center (1996–98).

www.gsd.harvard.edu/2026/03/reme...

09.03.2026 13:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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"Feral Clouds" A live stream for this event will be available on this page at the scheduled start time. Closed captioning is available by clicking the β€œCC” icon at the

Next Monday at 6:30PM ET: '22 Wheelwright Prize Winner Marina Otero Verzier will present her Wheelwright research examining new architectural paradigms for storing data, and how reimagining digital infrastructures could meet the unprecedented demands facing the world today.

https://bit.ly/47bzdsU

06.03.2026 20:53 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Wrapping up an extraordinary @harvard-jchs.bsky.social Dunlop Lecture @gsd.harvard.edu
by Kenzie Bok with comments by Bernardo Zacka. As she noted β€œif we want to think about housing policy, we have to have a theory of housing justice”

06.03.2026 00:48 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Starting in 30 minutes! Tune into the @gsd.harvard.edu livestream:

www.gsd.harvard.edu/event/the-pa...

05.03.2026 23:01 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Today @ 6:30 pm ET: Amid an urgent affordability crisis, the public role in providing and preserving affordable homes in the US is more important than ever.

@kenziebok.bsky.social, CEO of @bhaboston.bsky.social delivers the Dunlop Lecture @gsd.harvard.edu.

www.jchs.harvard.edu/calendar/pas...

05.03.2026 14:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Supermarket savvy β€” Harvard Gazette Students hone eye-catching brand strategies in GSD course.

The Harvard Gazette featured the GSD course β€œPaper or Plastic: Reinventing Shelf Life in the Supermarket Landscape,” taught by Teman and Teran Evans. Over the semester, students evaluate household brands and redesign them from the ground up.

04.03.2026 17:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œIdentity Crisis” A live stream for this event will be available on this page at the scheduled start time. Closed captioning is available by clicking the β€œCC” icon at the

TOMORROW: Zak Kyes will give the Rouse Visiting Artist Lecture.

Part memoir, part manifesto, part diagnosis, β€œIdentity Crisis” reframes instability as a generative condition, reminds us that the most vital designs have always emerged because of chaos, not in spite of it.

https://bit.ly/4bvT7C5

03.03.2026 17:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Past, Present, and Future of Public Housing: Dunlop Lecture with Kenzie Bok In the 25th Annual John T. Dunlop Lecture, Kenzie Bok, Administrator and CEO of the Boston Housing Authority and former Boston City Councilor, will bring together her experiences as a pioneering publi...

This Thursday, March 5, join us online or in person at @gsd.harvard.edu for our 25th Annual Dunlop Lecture with @kenziebok.bsky.social, CEO of the @bhaboston.bsky.social and former Boston City Councilor, about the past, present, and future of public housing.

www.jchs.harvard.edu/calendar/pas...

02.03.2026 17:20 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œThe Past, Present, and Future of Public Housing” A live stream for this event will be available on this page at the scheduled start time. Closed captioning is available by clicking the β€œCC” icon at the

Next Thursday, March 5th: Kenzie Bok, CEO of the Boston Housing Authority, will bring together her experiences as a pioneering public housing administrator and intellectual historian to explore the past, present, and future of public housing in the United States.

Join us!

https://bit.ly/4ruz0c8

28.02.2026 20:14 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Rent control: The governor says no. Boston’s mayor says yes. It could be up to voters. Supporters say it protects tenants. Critics warn it could backfire. With state leaders split, we break down why rent control is so controversial and what voters should know on GBH's All Things Conside...

What's the history and what are the effects of rent control? And how is it different from rent stabilization? Our historian and @gsd.harvard.edu lecturer Alexander von Hoffman explains on @wgbh.org All Things Considered.

www.wgbh.org/news/housing...

27.02.2026 21:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œIdentity Crisis” A live stream for this event will be available on this page at the scheduled start time. Closed captioning is available by clicking the β€œCC” icon at the

πŸ“† Next Wednesday, Mar 4: Zak Kyes gives the Rouse Visiting Lecture.

Part memoir, part manifesto, part diagnosis, β€œIdentity Crisis” reframes instability as a generative condition, reminds us that the most vital designs have always emerged because of chaos, not in spite of it.

https://bit.ly/4bvT7C5

27.02.2026 21:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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What Might Become of Detroit's Vacant Public Schools? In 1561, one thousand years after the Diocletian bathhouse fell into ruin under the Roman Empire, the pope directed Michelangelo to reinvent the building

In fall 2025, GSD design critic in architecture Angelo Lunati led the studio β€œTransformations: Six Schools in Detroit,” in which students studied vacant school buildings, with the task of reimagining them as spaces that serve the current communities’ needs.

27.02.2026 21:12 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Past, Present, and Future of Public Housing: Dunlop Lecture with Kenzie Bok In the 25th Annual John T. Dunlop Lecture, Kenzie Bok, Administrator and CEO of the Boston Housing Authority and former Boston City Councilor, will bring together her experiences as a pioneering publi...

Join us on Thurs, March 5 @gsd.harvard.edu for the 25th Annual Dunlop Lecture with Administrator and CEO of the Boston Housing Authority and former Boston City Councilor @kenziebok.bsky.social on the Past, Present, and Future of Public Housing.

www.jchs.harvard.edu/calendar/pas...

23.02.2026 16:08 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A group of people sit in a room, listening to two individuals at the front, one speaking into a microphone. Wall displays feature framed pictures and books.

A group of people sit in a room, listening to two individuals at the front, one speaking into a microphone. Wall displays feature framed pictures and books.

A large group of people seated in rows inside the Loeb Library, engaged in a discussion. The room has large windows and various displays on the walls.

A large group of people seated in rows inside the Loeb Library, engaged in a discussion. The room has large windows and various displays on the walls.

Two people are sitting in chairs at an indoor event. One is holding a microphone and speaking, while the other is taking notes. There is an audience in front of them. The backdrop features environmental-themed books and aerial landscape photographs.

Two people are sitting in chairs at an indoor event. One is holding a microphone and speaking, while the other is taking notes. There is an audience in front of them. The backdrop features environmental-themed books and aerial landscape photographs.

Today in the Loeb Library, the GSD celebrated the arrival of Town Ecology: Concord, Thoreau, and Onward, a collection of Professor Richard Forman (Emeritus Professor of Advanced Environmental Studies in the Field of Landscape Ecology)'s definitive works on ecology in print form.

20.02.2026 21:36 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Live now: What happened to home prices in rural areas (especially vacation areas) in the post-pandemic period? @aherm.bsky.social @pjwhit.bsky.social

www.jchs.harvard.edu/calendar/und...

20.02.2026 17:36 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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"Unreal by Design" A live stream for this event will be available on this page at the scheduled start time. Closed captioning is available by clicking the β€œCC” icon at the

TODAY! | Join us in Piper Auditorium for a lecture by Anthony Dunne and Fiona Raby. Partners in the design studio Dunne & Raby, they will explore how speculative thought from science, philosophy, and literature can inform and expand design practice.


https://bit.ly/3ZKpJki

17.02.2026 17:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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"Unreal by Design" A live stream for this event will be available on this page at the scheduled start time. Closed captioning is available by clicking the β€œCC” icon at the

Join us on Tuesday for "Unreal by Design" – Anthony Dunne and Fiona Raby are partners in the design studio Dunne & Raby. Through design projects and writing, they explore how speculative thought from science, philosophy, and literature can inform and expand design practice.

https://bit.ly/3ZKpJki

13.02.2026 20:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We are sad to learn of the passing of our former co-director and former Dean of @gsd.harvard.edu, Gerald McCue.

A visionary leader, generous mentor, and advocate for design excellence, Jerry shaped the fields of urban design & architecture.

(Photo: Gayle Alstrom)

www.legacy.com/us/obituarie...

12.02.2026 18:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Information Session on Fellowships and Research Grants Join us for an overview of fellowships and research grants for Harvard students, including several community service summer fellowships that support Graduate School of Design and Kennedy School studen...

This Friday @ 2pm: @harvard.edu students are invited to join us for an overview of fellowships and research grants available to students, including several community service summer fellowships. @gsd.harvard.edu @harvardkennedy.bsky.social @hsph.harvard.edu

www.jchs.harvard.edu/calendar/inf...

11.02.2026 21:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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We're pretty active on IG Reels and TikTok, but we're going to try to post our short video over here more too! Here's a look at our current exhibit, Designers of Mountain and Water, featuring curator Jungyoon Kim among others

11.02.2026 19:08 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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β€œPermanence and Transformation” A live stream for this event will be available on this page at the scheduled start time. Closed captioning is available by clicking the β€œCC” icon at the

TOMORROW | Fabrizio Barozzi and Alberto Veiga, founders of Barcelona-based practice Barozzi Veiga, delve into the delicate interplay between permanence and transformation, showing how the reading of a place can become the starting point for a new architectural narrative.

https://bit.ly/4c7Oe28

11.02.2026 18:09 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Join us for this semester's At Home and Abroad speaker series, co-organized by the GSD Healthy Places Design Lab, and Healthy places GSD!
@amydain.bsky.social
@gsd.harvard.edu

10.02.2026 14:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Join us for this semester's Planning for Health speaker series, co-organized by the Harvard GSD Healthy Places Design Lab, and Healthy places GSD!

@joeallenjoe.bsky.social
@gsd.harvard.edu
@biobotanalytics.bsky.social

10.02.2026 14:11 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œPermanence and Transformation” A live stream for this event will be available on this page at the scheduled start time. Closed captioning is available by clicking the β€œCC” icon at the

This Thursday: Fabrizio Barozzi and Alberto Veiga, founders of Barcelona-based practice Barozzi Veiga, delve into the delicate interplay between permanence and transformation, showing how the reading of a place can become the starting point for a new architectural narrative.

https://bit.ly/4c7Oe28

10.02.2026 17:45 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Three GSD Students Win First Prizes in Buildner’s Unbuilt Award 2025 Three Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) students recently won a combined €50,000 inΒ Buildner’s Unbuilt Award 2025.

GSD students Yuanyuan (Yuki) Cao (MRE ’26), Joe Russell (MArch ’27), and Emma Sheffer (MArch ’27) recently won a combined €50,000 in the Buildner’s Unbuilt Award 2025, an international competition recognizing architectural ideas not yet realized. Congrats πŸ‘

hgsd.us/4rCfL0l

06.02.2026 19:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0