Architecture & Design

Explore Harvard’s role in shaping architecture and design—on campus and around the globe.

How J. Max Bond Jr. Honored Black History Through Architecture

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

by Brian D. Goldstein

A new biography of Louis Kahn

Probing the primal drives of a landmark architect

Art, history, and food in Providence, R.I.

Car-free fun in downtown Providence

by Nell Porter-Brown

The only surviving residence designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany

Preserving Boston’s unique Ayer Mansion

by Nell Porter-Brown

Harvard Club of Boston’s new president and renovations

The Harvard Club of Boston’s makeover, and new president

The Birthplace of the American Iron Industry

The Saugus Iron Works highlights early U.S. industrial history

by Nell Porter-Brown

The Boston Fire Museum highlights firefighting history

Children and adults alike are drawn to this eclectic array of firefighting artifacts.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Blair Kamin organizes a colorful new guide to the "Gates of Harvard Yard"

A nitty-gritty guide by a Nieman Fellow and his team.

Salem's House of the Seven Gables survives

Nathaniel Hawthorne's Salem muse was preserved by philanthropist Caroline Emmerton.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Graduate School of Design conference addresses racism in St. Louis

Urban planners and scholars talk racism and exclusion in St. Louis.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Frank Gehry to Receive Harvard Arts Medal

Gehry is the first architect to earn the distinction. 

by Marina N. Bolotnikova