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Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies @harvard-jchs.bsky.social · 21h

The Center offers grants of up to $1,500 to offset research expenses for students preparing a master’s thesis, PAE, or SYPA related to housing or community development. The application period is October 6-14. @gsd.harvard.edu @harvardkennedy.bsky.social www.jchs.harvard.edu/students/the...

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Harvard Graduate School of Design @gsd.harvard.edu · 01/10/2026

TODAY! Kengo Kuma joins Grace La, Professor and Chair of Architecture at Harvard GSD, for a special book talk celebrating 'Kengo Kuma: New Works.' Together, they’ll discuss Kuma’s ambitious architectural projects ranging in scale and form. Space is limited, RSVPs required at hgsd.us/46ZdtQw

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Kengo Kuma in Conversation with Grace La

About This Event Join us for an event celebrating the release of Kengo Kuma: New Works (Thames & Hudson), the second monograph on one of the

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Harvard Graduate School of Design @gsd.harvard.edu · 30/09/2026

Over the weekend, the GSD welCOMEBACK'd over 370 alumni and friends amid a nor'easter and connected them with nearly 500 students over hot dogs, treats, and conversation. hgsd.us/4xTGcRM

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Harvard Graduate School of Design @gsd.harvard.edu · 29/09/2026

Farshid Moussavi, GSD professor in practice of architecture, has received the 2026 Soane Medal, awarded yearly by @soanemuseum.bsky.social to encourage a better understanding of the importance of architecture in people’s lives. Moussavi will receive the medal on November 24. hgsd.us/3Tp4WmV

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Harvard Graduate School of Design @gsd.harvard.edu · 28/09/2026

TODAY! Dhaka-based Kashef Chowdhury presents projects from “Meditations in Entropy,” the first full monograph of his practice. Drawing on work across Bangladesh, Chowdhury reflects on culture, history, climate change, and architecture’s response to fragile ecological conditions. hgsd.us/4yvn79a

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Harvard Graduate School of Design @gsd.harvard.edu · 24/09/2026

🗣️ TODAY! Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu of Neri&Hu present “Liminal Ground,” drawing on past and ongoing works to explore liminality and Homi Bhabha’s “third space”—remapping cultural boundaries as sites of translation, negotiation, tension, and emergent possibility. 🆓 hgsd.us/4yrwKG1

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Harvard Graduate School of Design @gsd.harvard.edu · 23/09/2026

Remy (and all of us) are excited to welcome GSD alumni and friends for the GSD comeback this weekend, September 25–26, 2026. hgsd.us/4yUaTaC

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Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies @harvard-jchs.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

@harvard.edu students, there's still time to register for this weekend's Hack-a-House, a 24 hr hackathon to pitch ideas to improve housing affordability. $12,000 in prizes, kickoff 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟱 @ 𝟮𝗽𝗺 𝗘𝗧. @gsd.harvard.edu @ivoryinnovations.bsky.social www.jchs.harvard.edu/calendar/hac...

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Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies @harvard-jchs.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Vincent Reina has been named the inaugural Nicolas P. and Joan B. Retsinas Faculty Director of JCHS and Professor in Practice at @gsd.harvard.edu. The appointment will take effect January 1, 2027. @harvardkennedy.bsky.social www.jchs.harvard.edu/press-releas...

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Harvard Graduate School of Design @gsd.harvard.edu · 22/09/2026

🗣️ TODAY! Professor Gary Hilderbrand presents “Writing on the Surface of the Earth,” exploring how the design work of @reedhilderbrand.bsky.social grows from close readings of site and narratives, while also reflecting on the reciprocal relationship between pedagogy and practice. 🆓 hgsd.us/4ywcmUl

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Harvard Graduate School of Design @gsd.harvard.edu · 15/09/2026

Brian D. Goldstein (PhD ’13) is the author of Max Bond: The Life and Work of the People’s Architect, published today! Bond (MArch ’58) designed buildings from northern Ghana to rural Mississippi to Harlem to the National Mall. www.harvardmagazine.com/alumni/arch…

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How J. Max Bond Jr. Honored Black History Through Architecture | Harvard Magazine

A new book explores the Harvard-trained architect’s vision and impact, from Ground Zero to the Smithsonian.

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Harvard Graduate School of Design @gsd.harvard.edu · 11/09/2026

TODAY! The 2026 DDes Conference, “Carrots and Sticks: Incentives Shaping the ‘Rurban’ Interface,” explores the shifting boundaries between city and countryside across the Global South—and how development and sustainability are reshaping land, livelihoods, and governance. 🥕🫏 bit.ly/3UlznKY

A purple-and-white graphic banner featuring layered map textures and hand-drawn illustrations of donkeys, carrots, and sticks. Large centered text reads “CARROTS AND STICKS,” with the subtitle “AT THE RURBAN INTERFACE.”

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Harvard Graduate School of Design @gsd.harvard.edu · 10/09/2026

TODAY! Celebrate the opening of “Infrastructure in a Time of Flux: Actions in Public,” beginning with a walk-through led by the exhibition curators. The evening continues with a short screening of Running Fence (1977), a discussion on the film and its legacy, and a reception. bit.ly/4wQD1tu

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Harvard Graduate School of Design @gsd.harvard.edu · 07/09/2026

THIS WEEK! Join us at the GSD for two public programs exploring liminality across architecture, infrastructure, and the built environment: ➡️ 9/10: “Infrastructure in a Time of Flux: Actions in Public” bit.ly/4wQD1tu ➡️ 9/11: “Carrots and Sticks” DDes Conference bit.ly/3UlznKY

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Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies @harvard-jchs.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Welcome to fall! We're kicking off the semester with an Open House for @harvard.edu students next week, followed by a hybrid conference at @gsd.harvard.edu. We'll also host events on older adult homelessness, renter protections, energy-related remodeling, and more: www.jchs.harvard.edu/calendar

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Harvard Graduate School of Design @gsd.harvard.edu · 02/09/2026

📚 Happy first day of classes for the Fall 2026 semester!

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A modern indoor café setting with high ceilings and large windows, allowing natural light to fill the space. Several tables and chairs are placed throughout, with a few people seated and others walking. The café area includes a counter with the name "Chauhaus" displayed, and refrigerated shelves stocked with various products.

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Harvard Graduate School of Design @gsd.harvard.edu · 31/08/2026

We've had a great time over the last few days welcoming our new students to Harvard and to the GSD community. One more day of orientation, then classes begin on Wednesday September 2!

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A large audience is seated in a modern, well-lit auditorium. They are facing a presenter standing by a podium. Three detailed urban planning diagrams are projected on a large screen. The room is full, with people attentively watching the presentation.

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Harvard Graduate School of Design @gsd.harvard.edu · 27/08/2026

The GSD announces its fall 2026 public programs and exhibitions, a series of events that explore resilience and adaptability through design. All events will be livestreamed on the GSD website unless otherwise noted! hgsd.us/4gnZbP7

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Harvard Graduate School of Design @gsd.harvard.edu · 26/08/2026

Andreina Seijas '20 is interviewed in the @newyorker.com's recent piece about how extreme heat is affecting European cities, including Madrid, Barcelona and Paris. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

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The End of the European Summer

As extreme heat overwhelms the Continent’s great cities, they are racing to adapt to a climate that they were never built to withstand.

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Harvard Graduate School of Design @gsd.harvard.edu · 26/08/2026

🐕 Happy National Dog Day from Papaya, one of our favorite buddies here in the GSD's Communications Office. Say hi if you see him on campus this year!

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Harvard Graduate School of Design @gsd.harvard.edu · 21/08/2026

The exhibition opens in the Druker Design Gallery on August 26. Please join us for a public opening on September 10!

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Harvard Graduate School of Design @gsd.harvard.edu · 21/08/2026

Infrastructure in a Time of Flux: Methods, Conditions, and Situations explores how designers can respond to a world increasingly defined by environmental disruption, political instability, technological transformation, migration, and rapidly changing patterns of habitation. hgsd.us/4gazyRE

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Harvard Graduate School of Design @gsd.harvard.edu · 09/08/2026

📚 It's Book Lovers' Day! Check out our summer reading roundup of recently published books from GSD affiliates, highlighting topics that range from world expos to immigrant life in the United States to the ways that product design centers men at the expense of women. hgsd.us/4vPEO2i

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Summer Reading 2026: Design Books by GSD Faculty and Alumni

Need a good book this summer? Check out this list of design books by Harvard Graduate School of Design faculty and alumni.

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Harvard Graduate School of Design @gsd.harvard.edu · 08/08/2026

🐈 Happy International Cat Day from Remy, shown here recently in one of his favorite places in the Loeb Library! Remy is enjoying a restful summer, but is looking forward to when the students are back on campus.

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Harvard Graduate School of Design @gsd.harvard.edu · 07/08/2026

Nice!! If you have any topics you're interested in and want recs, lmk

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Harvard Graduate School of Design @gsd.harvard.edu · 06/08/2026

not to make this all about self-promotion but we here at the social team honestly really love watching our past events

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Harvard Graduate School of Design @gsd.harvard.edu · 06/08/2026

love this thread! btw almost all of our public programs are available on our YouTube channel. From architects, landscape architects, and urban planners to musicians, climate experts, and more--it's a great resource for anyone interested in design www.youtube.com/@TheHarvardGSD

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The Harvard Graduate School of Design educates leaders in design, research, and scholarship to make a resilient, just, and beautiful world.

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Harvard Graduate School of Design @gsd.harvard.edu · 03/08/2026

Andrew M. Schwartz (MLA II ’26)'s 2026 Landscape Architecture Thesis Prize project, "Reclaiming Oblivion: Sacral Assemblies in Poletown, Detroit," imagines the future post-industrial landscape of Detroit’s General Motors Assembly Plant. hgsd.us/4w4kcmP

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The image shows a detailed architectural model of a bridge structure. It features numerous vertical supports and a main horizontal span, set against a textured, concrete-like surface. The design emphasizes a minimalist aesthetic with thin, linear elements.

On the left, a series of detailed, grayscale architectural design illustrations showcase a building and various landscape layouts. Each illustration is systematically labeled and depicts different stages or variations of the project. On the right, a close-up photograph displays a textured, miniature model landscape featuring rows of small trees arranged meticulously on a terrain.

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Harvard Graduate School of Design @gsd.harvard.edu · 31/07/2026

Design Discovery has been off to a great start! Every summer, the program welcomes 150+ students from across the country and the world, students from all backgrounds engage with their chosen discipline: Architecture, Landscape Architecture, or Urban Planning + Design. hgsd.us/4vU6C4Y

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Harvard Graduate School of Design @gsd.harvard.edu · 29/07/2026

Congratulations to Montréale Jones @montreale_13, who won the 2026 Clifford Wong Prize in Housing Design for the project "Rows and Bows: An Intergenerational Housing Framework Organized Through Shared Environmental Rhythms"! hgsd.us/4w9mtNS

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Harvard Graduate School of Design @gsd.harvard.edu · 22/07/2026

Excited for this event featuring GSD's Karen Korellis Reuther!

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Harvard Graduate School of Design @gsd.harvard.edu · 22/07/2026

This spring, 20 GSD students were gifted pairs of the new Air Jordan 1 High OG x V.A.A. and copies of The Virgil Reader, Volume 001 from the Virgil Abloh Archive! (First photo is Abloh at the GSD from his 2017 lecture "Insert Complicated Title Here.") hgsd.us/4wOBTqW

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A person is holding a pink program for the Harvard Graduate School Class of 2023 diploma ceremony. They are seated on a white folding chair, and a pair of white sneakers and brick flooring are visible.

An open book displays two pages. On the left page, an individual is seated, wearing a t‑shirt that reads, "ABUSE OF FLOWER COMES AS NO SURPRISE!" On the right page, a pink exercise ball is on the floor with an EU flag behind it on the wall.

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Harvard Graduate School of Design @gsd.harvard.edu · 20/07/2026

"Mindful Urbanism: Buddhist Frameworks and Bhutan’s Model of City-Building" by Adin Becker (MUP ’26) won the GSD's 2026 Thesis Prize in Urban Planning and Design! hgsd.us/4w9BHlR

A small, intricately designed monastery, known as the Paro Taktsang, is nestled into a rocky cliff face. The structure features traditional Bhutanese architecture with ornately decorated exterior walls and a golden spire. Surrounding vegetation consists of sparse trees and shrubs on rugged terrain.

A group of elephants walking along a gravel path near a cluster of trees. Buildings with flags are visible in the background. The sky is at sunset, casting a warm glow over the scene.

An individual with white hair is seated on a cushion on a wooden floor, holding a prayer wheel in a modest room. The room has pink walls with photographs and a window with floral curtains.

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Harvard Graduate School of Design @gsd.harvard.edu · 17/07/2026

Congrats to Maggie Martin (MArch I '26), the winner of the 2026 James Templeton Kelley Prize for her Master of Architecture I thesis, "Building Resilience Out of Air: Reimagining a Typology of Thin Shell Air-Formed Shelters"! hgsd.us/4uWSLu1

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Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies @harvard-jchs.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Property insurance costs are a threat to multifamily affordable housing. Recent @gsd.harvard.edu graduate Ariella Amit shares what multifamily affordable housing owners and developers can do to manage high property insurance costs. @neighborworks.bsky.social www.jchs.harvard.edu/blog/managin...

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Managing Property Insurance Costs in Multifamily Affordable Housing Organizations

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Harvard Graduate School of Design @gsd.harvard.edu · 13/07/2026

José Antonio “Tony” Gómez-Ibáñez, Derek C. Bok Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy, Emeritus, died on June 10, 2026. On the GSD website, we've gathered several remembrances of Tony from colleagues and former students. hgsd.us/4aR1WoZ

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Harvard Graduate School of Design @gsd.harvard.edu · 09/07/2026

Congratulations to Ellen Peirson @epeirson.bsky.social, the winner of the 2026 Wheelwright Prize for “Ultra-Processed Kitchens: Infrastructures of Extraction in the Home”! The $100,000 prize supports investigative approaches to contemporary architecture. hgsd.us/4yhZzpi

This image features a person with curly hair. Text over the image reads: "2026 Wheelwright Winner, Ellen Peirson." At the bottom, the logos for Harvard University Graduate School of Design are displayed.

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A surreal image shows a hand holding a brush cleaning a pan, with ocean waves splashing around. A faucet appears to pour water onto the scene, blending kitchen and seascape elements.

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Harvard Graduate School of Design @gsd.harvard.edu · 08/07/2026

📚 Need some ideas for summer reading? Check out our roundup of recently published books from GSD affiliates, highlighting topics that range from world expos to immigrant life in the United States to the ways that product design centers men at the expense of women. hgsd.us/4vPEO2i

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A historical black and white photo of the base of the Eiffel Tower. The scene is lively with people walking and a glimpse of architecture in the background. Large text overlay reads: "Volume 1. Expos as Great Urban Projects. Understanding Expos in an Urbanizing World. Present and Future."

A small, modern cabin with large windows and a sleek roof is nestled in a misty forest. Surrounding the cabin are tall, dense trees and thick foliage, creating a serene and natural environment.

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Harvard Graduate School of Design @gsd.harvard.edu · 07/07/2026

If you're in the Boston area, check out Karen Korellis Reuther at @portersqbooks.bsky.social on Wednesday, July 22 at 7pm! She'll be in conversation with Judith Brown Clarke. portersquarebooks.com/event/2026-0...

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Karen Korellis Reuther, author of Man-Made, in conversation with Judith Brown Clarke

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Harvard Graduate School of Design @gsd.harvard.edu · 07/07/2026

She recently spoke with the Harvard Gazette about how a lack of women in the design professions, and the treatment of men as the default, lead to products that can be insulting or even harmful to women. news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...

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Harvard design expert challenges man-made world — Harvard Gazette

The marketing tactic to “shrink it and pink it” not only fails women, it hurts them. Harvard faculty Karen Korellis Reuther discusses how to redesign the world in new book, “MAN-MADE.”

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Harvard Graduate School of Design @gsd.harvard.edu · 07/07/2026

The GSD's Karen Korellis Reuther has worked in the design industry for more than 40 years for companies including Reebok and Nike. Her new book is “MAN-MADE: How We Designed a World That Leaves Women Out, and How We Can Make It Right.”

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