Architecture & Design

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

J. Max Bond wearing a grey suit and a red tie, holding drafting tools with an image of a building design behind him

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

Bruce Mau

Bruce Mau speaks to Harvard Graduate School of Design class of 2012

"Together, we will change the world," the designer tells the Class of 2012.

Rahul Mehrotra at the Chowmahalla Palace in Hyderabad. The earliest structures of the palace complex were built in a Palladian Neoclassical style; as the rulers gained in confidence, they adopted the Islamic Revivalist style shown here.

Architect Rahul Mehrotra balances teaching at Harvard and practice in India

Rahul Mehrotra's architecture spans eras and cultural divides.

by Elizabeth Gudrais

Bruce Mau

Designer Bruce Mau Is GSD Class Day speaker

The renowned designer addresses degree candidates on May 23.

This country house, built for a filmmaker, includes a portico that becomes communal space when the owners aren't using it.

Rahul Mehrotra discusses how design can address social problems

The architect discusses how design can address social problems.

by Elizabeth Gudrais

Anthony Malkin ’84 has transformed the Empire State Building into a model of “green” engineering.

Anthony Malkin the Empire State Building's green retrofit for energy efficiency

How Anthony Malkin ’84 engineered the largest “green” retrofit ever

by Jonathan Shaw

Exterior of the Herta and Paul Amir Building at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art

Amir Building at Tel Aviv art museum designed by Preston Scott Cohen of the GSD

GSD's Preston Scott Cohen designed a new wing on the Tel Aviv art museum.

by Craig Lambert

The red fist from “The 1969 Protest T-shirt” dispatch, originally designed by Harvey Hacker ’63, filled a “graphic gap” for students protesting the “Bust,” a violent eviction of occupying students from University Hall by police officers and state troopers on April 10, 1969.

Graduate School of Design exhibition celebrates 75 years of rich history

A Graduate School of Design exhibition celebrates 75 years of rich history.

From a vantage point south of Western Avenue in Allston, looking northeast toward Harvard Square, the unfinished science complex dominates the foreground. Beyond it lie athletic fields that may yield to expansion by the School of Public Health, the Graduate School of Education, or other academic enterprises. A business “enterprise research campus” is envisioned south of Western Avenue, across from the high-rise graduate-student housing at One Western Avenue.

Allston work team recommendations endorsed by Harvard Corporation

A multiyear process of planning, community engagement, and prospective development is outlined.

The Saratoga Avenue Community Center in Brooklyn

Brooklyn's Saratoga community center

A much admired community center in Brooklyn, designed by George Ranalli.

by Tom Vinciguerra

The winning wildlife-crossing design distills multiple habitat types from the surrounding landscape into parallel bands that act as corridors for various animal species. Wide bands provide an open field of view, while narrow forest and shrub bands provide enclosed corridors.

Designing throughways for wildlife

A winning proposal to keep cars and critters apart