Graduate School of Design
Harvard GSD Bridges History with the Contemporary in Medieval Architecture Exhibit
The Harvard Graduate School of Design displayed “Envisioning Cluny: Kenneth Conant and Representations of Medieval Architecture, 1872–2025”— an exhibition tracing the efforts of Kenneth J. Conant, Class of 1915, to reimagine Cluny III, a prominent European church destroyed during the French Revolution.
Harvard Innovation Labs Announces 25 President’s Innovation Challenge Finalists
Harvard Innovation Labs announced 25 finalists of the President’s Innovation Challenge, a pitch competition that awards up to $75,000 to “outstanding” student or alumni ventures.
Harvard Salata Institute Announces Grants to Two New Climate Research Clusters
The Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability has awarded grants to two new interdisciplinary research clusters targeting carbon pollution from vehicles and buildings, the Institute announced on Tuesday.
Graduate Student Council To Vote on Meeting Attendance Policy
Harvard’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences student government will vote on a motion to make its meeting attendance policy stricter after years of struggling with meeting attendance among its members.
Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Talks Neighborhood Investment at Harvard Graduate School of Design
Former Chicago mayor Lori E. Lightfoot reflected on the impact of INVEST South/West, her signature economic development initiative, at a Harvard Graduate School of Design lecture on Tuesday.
Princess Adedoyin Talabi Faniyi Discusses African Landscape Design at HGSD
Princess Adedoyin Talabi Faniyi of the Osun Sacred Grove in Osogbo, Nigeria and landscape architect Tarna Klitzner based in Cape Town, South Africa emphasized the importance of integrating the environment and architecture at the Harvard Graduate School of Design’s International Womxn’s Day Keynote Address.
State, City Officials Emphasize Importance of Design in Addressing Housing Issues at GSD Talk
Officials from across the country said that their experience working in local government underscored the importance of design in improving and innovating cities at a talk hosted by the Harvard Graduate School of Design.
Harvard Graduate School of Design Fabrication Lab Workers Overwhelmingly Vote to Unionize
Student workers at the Harvard Graduate School of Design’s Fabrication Lab voted 69-4 on Tuesday to unionize.
Harvard Graduate School of Design Concludes First Stage of Renovations on Gund Hall
Harvard Graduate School of Design concluded the first phase of renovations on Gund Hall — as part of an effort to improve sustainability while maintaining the building’s unique design.
GSD Professor Appointed to Serve as Mayor of London’s Town Architect
The Mayor of London appointed Harvard Graduate School of Design professor Farshid Moussavi as one of ten London town architects.
Harvard Design School Fabrication Lab Workers File for Unionization
Nearly 100 employees at the Harvard Graduate School of Design’s Fabrication Lab filed for unionization on Oct. 4.
HGC Introduces New Board Members and Representatives at October Meeting
The Harvard Graduate Council introduced its executive board members and committees during its second meeting of the fall semester at the Harvard Graduate School of Design on Monday.
Temporary Vertical Garden ‘Polinature’ Opens at GSD
A vertical garden at the Harvard Graduate School of Design opened to the public last Tuesday as an example of how immediate, low-cost solutions can mitigate extreme heat for vulnerable populations.
