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Harvard Design Magazine, No. 53 Issue Release

Harvard Graduate School of Design @gsd.harvard.edu · 22h

OCT 22nd – If architects can see beyond the allure of new construction, what kinds of climate-conscious buildings, healthy cities, and collective ways of living might they create? Join guest editors Jeanne Gang and Lizabeth Cohen for the release of HDM 53: Reuse and Repair.

https://hgsd.us/42LEe9t

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Harvard GSD Faculty and Alumni Feature Prominently in Chicago Architecture Biennial

Harvard Graduate School of Design @gsd.harvard.edu · 2d

Florencia Rodriguez (LF ’13) is the artistic director of the sixth Chicago Architecture Biennial, on view through February 28, 2026. It includes the work of more than two dozen GSD faculty, students, and alumni.

https://hgsd.us/4h3BiuP

More that two dozen Harvard GSD affiliates contributed to the sixth Chicago Architecture Biennial, which runs through February 28, 2026.

Landscape Architect Julie Bargmann Transforming Forgotten Urban Sites | Harvard Magazine

Harvard Graduate School of Design @gsd.harvard.edu · 3d

Harvard Magazine profiled Julie Bargmann, MLA ’87, who heads D.I.R.T. (Dump It Right Here) Studio and reimagines disused industrial sites or urban spaces as parks, gardens, residences, and offices

https://www.harvardmagazine.com/architecture-design/harvard-landscape-architect-urban-revitalization

Julie Bargmann and her D.I.R.T. Studio give new life to abandoned mines, car plants, and more.

www.harvardmagazine.com

Panel discussion in conjunction with the Boston Public Art Triennial

Harvard Graduate School of Design @gsd.harvard.edu · 4d

TOMORROW at 6:30PM EST— Los Angeles-based artist Patrick Martinez will discuss the role of art in public space as a tool for advocacy, followed by a conversation with Boston Public Art Triennial artistic director Pedro Alonzo and GSD design critic Malkit Shoshan. https://hgsd.us/3KCxepb

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SHIFT: The GSD at the 6th Chicago Architecture Biennial

Harvard Graduate School of Design @gsd.harvard.edu · 5d

TOMORROW — Join us for a celebratory sampling of projects exhibited at the 6th Chicago Architecture Biennial. This event features presentations by several GSD-affiliated exhibitors followed by a conversation moderated by the biennial’s artistic director, Florencia Rodriquez. https://hgsd.us/4o8rC4o

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About BiD - Black in Design

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Harvard Graduate School of Design @gsd.harvard.edu · 6d

Registration and Meal Tickets are now open for this year's Black in Design Conference, "Black Roots: Grounded and Growing Toward Collective Futures", taking place at the GSD on November 7th and 8th.

Visit blackindesign.org to learn more and sign up!

HARVARD GSDBLACK IN DESIGNCONFERENCE ABOUT BiD The Black in Design Conference, organized by the Harvard University Graduate School of Design African American Student Union (GSD AASU), recognizes the contributions from the African diaspora to the design ...

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Harvard Graduate School of Design @gsd.harvard.edu · 7d

*REGISTER NOW!*

The Event Program, Speaker Roster, and Meal Tickets are now available for this year's Black in Design Conference, "Black Roots: Grounded and Growing Toward Collective Futures", taking place at the GSD on November 7th and 8th.

Visit blackindesign.org to learn more and sign up.

About BiD - Black in Design

HARVARD GSDBLACK IN DESIGNCONFERENCE ABOUT BiD The Black in Design Conference, organized by the Harvard University Graduate School of Design African American Student Union (GSD AASU), recognizes the contributions from the African diaspora to the design ...

blackindesign.org

Harvard Graduate School of Design @gsd.harvard.edu · 8d

Joe Russell (MArch ’27) and Emma Sheffer (MArch ’27) won the 2025 Architizer A+ Vision Award in the Vision for Reuse and Renovation category.

A 150-bed housing project across from the port of Chelsea, MA, their project “Theseus” adapts cargo holds from decommissioned bulk-carrier ships.

Panel discussion in conjunction with the Boston Public Art Triennial

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Harvard Graduate School of Design @gsd.harvard.edu · 9d

Thursday, Oct 15th in Piper — Los Angeles-based artist Patrick Martinez will discuss the role of art in public space as a tool for advocacy, followed by a conversation with Boston Public Art Triennial artistic director Pedro Alonzo and GSD design critic Malkit Shoshan. https://hgsd.us/3KCxepb

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SHIFT: The GSD at the 6th Chicago Architecture Biennial

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Harvard Graduate School of Design @gsd.harvard.edu · 10d

Oct 14th — JOIN US for a celebratory sampling of projects exhibited at the 6th Chicago Architecture Biennial. This event features presentations by several GSD-affiliated exhibitors followed by a conversation moderated by the biennial’s artistic director, Florencia Rodriquez. https://hgsd.us/4o8rC4o

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Gund Hall Receives 2025 Modernism in America Award From DOCOMOMO US

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The Fort Pointer @fortpointer.bsky.social · 10d

Architect: Bruner/Cott

Also known for outstanding work at MassMOCA and, in Fort Point, most of the original Channel Center buildings including both new and adaptive reuse projects such as 25 and 35 Channel Center.

Harvard Graduate School of Design @gsd.harvard.edu · 11d

👏 Congrats to Gund Hall! Docomomo US—a non-profit organization dedicated to the documentation and conservation of works of the twentieth-century modern movement—announced Gund as the recipient of the 2025 Modernism in America Award for excellence in civic design.

https://hgsd.us/4q4AOsw

Harvard Graduate School of Design's Gund Hall announced as a winner of the 2025 Modernism in America Award of Excellence by Docomomo US.

Gund Hall Receives 2025 Modernism in America Award From DOCOMOMO US

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Harvard Graduate School of Design @gsd.harvard.edu · 11d

👏 Congrats to Gund Hall! Docomomo US—a non-profit organization dedicated to the documentation and conservation of works of the twentieth-century modern movement—announced Gund as the recipient of the 2025 Modernism in America Award for excellence in civic design.

https://hgsd.us/4q4AOsw

Harvard Graduate School of Design's Gund Hall announced as a winner of the 2025 Modernism in America Award of Excellence by Docomomo US.

Charles Waldheim on the Future of the American City | Data-Smart City Solutions

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Stephen Goldsmith @goldsmithongov.bsky.social · 15d

It's an HKS x GSD crossover episode today: datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/charles-wald... I had the pleasure of connecting with a colleague at the @gsd.harvard.edu, Charles Waldheim, who hosts the Future of the American City podcast.

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Data-Smart City Solutions @datasmartcities.bsky.social · 17d

🆕episode: #DataSmartCityPod x Future of the American City! datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/charles-wald...

@harvardkennedy.bsky.social's @goldsmithongov.bsky.social & @gsd.harvard.edu's Charles Waldheim discuss urban data, community-informed planning, & the tension btwn regeneration & gentrification.

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Harvard Graduate School of Design @gsd.harvard.edu · 18d

🚨 The Loeb Fellowship at the GSD is now accepting applications for the Class of 2027. Deadline: January 5, 2026. Full application details are available on the Loeb Fellowship website.

Promotional poster for the LOEB Fellowship at Harvard University Graduate School of Design, announcing that applications are open with a deadline of January 5, 2026. The poster is set on a vivid pink background with white text.

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Lincoln Institute of Land Policy @landpolicy.bsky.social · 18d

In the latest episode of the Land Matters podcast with Anthony Flint, architecture and urban design practitioners David Dixon (Stantec) and Tim Love (Utile + @gsd.harvard.edu) shed light on what density is all about. Listen: go.lincolninst.edu/l/153411/202...

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Harvard Graduate School of Design @gsd.harvard.edu · 19d

Congrats!! 👏

David Luberoff @dluberoff.bsky.social · 19d

Congrats @gsd.harvard.edu students Tejas S., Justin Joel Tan, Pranav Subramanian, and Marko Velazquez whose team won 1st place in the design/construction category in the Hack-a-House affordable housing competition (www.hackahouse.org/2025-winners...) cosponsored by @harvard-jchs.bsky.social

'HOME'CAST: Shaping the Built Environment through Data-Driven Innovation

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Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies @harvard-jchs.bsky.social · 22d

And they're off! Students from @harvardkennedy.bsky.social, @gsd.harvard.edu, and @mit.edu have taken over our offices for the annual 24-hour virtual Hack-a-house hackathon to formulate innovative ideas to improve housing affordability.

We can't wait to see what creative ideas they come up with.

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Harvard Graduate School of Design @gsd.harvard.edu · 22d

TODAY! – Join us in Piper Auditorium for the 2025 DDes Conference, "‘HOME’CAST: Shaping the Built Environment through Data-Driven Innovation".

https://hgsd.us/4mlkIrr

A live stream for this event will be available on this page at the scheduled start time. About This Event In a constantly evolving urban landscape, the

Yichun Liu is the founding principal of Atelier Deshaus, one of the earliest independent architectural practices established in China. Based in Shanghai,

Harvard Graduate School of Design @gsd.harvard.edu · 23d

TODAY! – Kenzo Tange Design Critic Yichun Liu will give his Kenzo Tange Lecture entitled “Re-Cultivating Industrial Sites:The Constructed Shapes of Time”.

Join us in Piper or Online at 6:30PM EST. https://hgsd.us/46urogK

Yichun Liu

'HOME'CAST: Shaping the Built Environment through Data-Driven Innovation

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Magda Maaoui, PhD @magdamaaoui.bsky.social · 23d

spotted 👀 🔎: the book Pour en Finir avec le Grand Paris I co-wrote and published in September 2024, about rethinking Paris from its margins, on display at the Frances Loeb Library this summer @gsd.harvard.edu

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Harvard Graduate School of Design @gsd.harvard.edu · 24d

We are saddened by the news that Kongjian Yu (DDes ’95) has passed away. Widely lauded for his concept of the “sponge city,” Yu exerted a strong influence on the GSD, most recently delivering the Sylvester Baxter Lecture in 2023. The GSD offers condolences to Yu’s family, friends, and colleagues.

Aerial view of visitors walking along boardwalks in a vibrant autumn marshland with orange and green foliage under a sunset.

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Harvard Graduate School of Design @gsd.harvard.edu · 25d

On Friday, September 26th, the GSD's DDes students present 'HOME'CAST, a day-long conference exploring how AI, predictive analytics, and adaptive climate modeling are converging to shape housing systems that are both resilient and responsive to change. Join us!

https://hgsd.us/4mlkIrr

A live stream for this event will be available on this page at the scheduled start time. About This Event In a constantly evolving urban landscape, the

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Harvard Graduate School of Design @gsd.harvard.edu · 25d

TODAY! – Join us in Piper Auditorium at 6:30PM for the Sylvester Baxter Lecture, where landscape architects Lauren Stimson and Stephen Stimson will explore the question: "What defines how we think about design?"

https://hgsd.us/46Kgx3F

"restraint + wildness"