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

Wide view of formal gardens with a historic mansion in the background

Highfield Hall & Gardens, on Cape Cod

The renewed community life of a grand Cape Cod estate

by Nell Porter-Brown

The main atrium in Harvard's new Science and Engineering Complex

LEED Platinum and ILFI recognition for Science and Engineering Complex

Harvard leveraged construction of its new Science and Engineering Complex to remove harmful chemicals from building-materials supply chains.

by Jonathan Shaw

Proposed massing and configuration of new buildings on Harvard's enterprise research campus

Allston Research Campus Takes Form

Tishman Speyer details the first phase of the “enterprise research campus”—and points to a doubling of the project’s ultimate size.

by Jonathan Shaw

Solomon Gate in an open position.

An innovative gate for Harvard Yard

At Houghton and Lamont libraries, a creative new entry into the Yard

by Jacob Sweet

Stephen Gray stands on city sidewalk with street car passing by on right

Stephen Gray of Harvard Design School profiled by Jacob Sweet

Stephen Gray pioneers equitable urban design.

by Jacob Sweet

An aerial view (taken by a drone) of the south side of Harvard’s new science and engineering complex, in a perspective looking northwest toward the stadium

Harvard’s new Science and Engineering Complex

A new center for engineering and applied sciences—finally

by Jonathan Shaw

Majestic twentieth-century stone castle perched on Gloucester coastline

Hammond Castle Museum

Gothic surroundings, spiritualism, and science: Hammond Castle Museum’s eclectic appeal

by Nell Porter-Brown

Gifts for the arts

Holiday gifts that support the arts

by Nell Porter-Brown

How Harvard Handled the 1918 Flu Pandemic

Fall semester interrupted, a century ago

by Matteo Wong

Massachusetts Hall

Massachusetts Hall at 300

Harvard’s oldest building at 300

by John S. Rosenberg