Graduate School of Design - Commencement & Reunion 2010

Architect Denise Scott Brown will speak at Class Day, May 26, at 4 p.m.

Events begin on Tuesday, May 25, with a graduation BBQ, featuring provisions from Redbones and ice cream, at 1 p.m. in the portico rooms.

Class photos will be taken on Wednesday, May 26, in Piper, followed by a rehearsal of the GSD ceremony in the studio trays. The schedule, by degree program:

  • 1:15 p.m. Architecture
  • 2 p.m. Landscape Architecture
  • 2:30 p.m. Urban Planning and Design
  • 3 p.m. Master in Design Studies/Doctor of Design

Denise Scott Brown, principal of Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates Inc., will speak at Class Day, on Wednesday, May 26, at 4 p.m. in Piper Auditorium. A reception honoring the class of 2010 will follow, from 5 to 6:30 in the Gund Hall porticos, porch, and lobby. Graduating students, their families and friends, faculty and staff, alumni, and guests are invited. Dress is business casual.

Visit the Graduate School of Design Commencement page for more information.

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