Architecture
Architecture
From the enduring wonders of the ancient world to the buildings where we all live and work, architecture is an extraordinary, quotidian art form.
Join Harvard experts in exploring the past, present, and future of the built environment.
Leaders by design
Meet members of the Harvard community who are bringing innovations and advancements to the world of architecture.
Toshiko Mori
As the first woman to earn tenure at Harvard Graduate School of Design and the first to chair the department of architecture, Toshiko has made a career of making statements.
Frida Escobedo
Harvard alum Frida Escobedo was selected to design the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s new modern and contemporary art wing.
Valentina Rozas-Krause
As a Radcliffe Fellow, Valentina is working on “Memorials and the Cult of Apology,” which examines the role that memorials play in symbolic and material reparation after political conflicts.
Jeanne Gang
The professor in practice of architecture talks about her latest project, a new wing for New York City’s American Museum of Natural History that embraces organic design.
Blueprints for the future
The Harvard community is exploring new building practices that are greener, healthier, and more inclusive.
- Cleaner
Healthy buildings and cognitive function
Thirty years of public health research has demonstrated that improved indoor environmental quality is associated with better health outcomes.
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- More adaptable
Indigenous technologies provides a powerful toolkit for climate-resilient design
Building a campus
From the brick buildings of the Yard to the modern marvels of the Allston campus, Harvard has a sweeping range of building styles that, taken together, amount to an informal history of American architecture.
Past meets present
In the fall of 1932, photographer William Rittase visited Harvard’s campus and captured more than 87 black-and-white photos. Nearly 90 years later, Harvard staff photographer Stephanie Mitchell recreated nine of his photos to explore what’s changed and what hasn’t.
Within these campus buildings are many of the Schools, centers, and institutes focused on studying the built environment and training the next generation of architects.
An ingress to the world
Harvard faculty, students, and alumni are exploring, researching, and empowering architecture around the globe.
Today’s Global
This issue of Harvard Design Magazine asks: How can we collaborate in ways that transcend national boundaries? Could design foster a planetary civil society? How will design change in the face of a planetary climate crisis?
Read More- The vibrant cosmopolitan architecture culture of
Argentina
- The multi-year project exploring architectural form and practice in
South Asia
- The global forum examining what it means to be an agent of change in
Venice
- The historical architecture at risk in
Brazil
- The innovative, interdisciplinary look at the architectural history of
China
Conversations across time
Architects design buildings and structures not only for their moment, but for generations to come, and that longevity can create art that transports visitors through history.
The layers of history
Graduate student Walid Akef is exploring the connections between ancient Muslim and Christian buildings in the Mediterranean basin.
The library designer
Architect Julian Abele, the first African American student admitted to the Department of Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania, designed Widener Library, along with more than 200 buildings, including the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
The enduring past
Istanbul’s Aqueduct of Valens is a feat of architecture that has withstood centuries of political turmoil, grand shifts in power, and wars, to become one of the most prominent landmarks of the city.
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