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

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

Architect Anthony Acciavatti’s work mapping the Ganges River

A decade spent exploring India’s dynamic sacred river

by Nell Porter-Brown

A grand chandelier at Harvard’s Sanders Theatre

In Sanders Theatre, a “constellation” of a chandelier

by Peter DeMarco

Josep Lluís Sert's International Style icon is updated

Josep Lluís Sert’s International Style icon gets a half-century exterior toning and face lift.

Harvard launches design engineering degree

Two Harvard faculties collaborate, aiming to solve real-world problems.

by John S. Rosenberg

The Crane Estate in Ipswich Massachusetts

Restorations revive the grand spirit of a North Shore estate.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Harvard Architect couple are transforming Boston's landscape

Eric Höweler and Meejin Yoon design swings for all.

by Zara Zhang

Artist Rick Lowe speaks at Harvard Graduate School of Design's 2015 Class Day

The Houston-based public artist addressed graduates and their families.

by Stephanie Garlock

Rick Lowe of Project Row Houses at Harvard Design School Class Day 2015

The founder of Houston’s Project Row Houses is a pioneer in social-practice art.