Architecture & Design

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

Mount Vernon, Historic Preservation, and American Politics

Anne Neal Petri promotes George Washington and historic literacy.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Harvard exhibition designer Justin Lee, profiled

Justin Lee's essential, “invisible,” work at the Harvard Art Museums

by Lily Scherlis

Springtime at Mount Auburn Cemetery

Springtime at Mount Auburn Cemetery

by Nell Porter-Brown

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

Saugus Iron Works replicates colonial-era 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