Architecture & Design
Explore Harvard’s role in shaping architecture and design—on campus and around the globe.
One of Harvard’s Oldest Structures Is Hiding Behind a Beer Garden
A crumbling wall in Harvard Square holds centuries of the city’s story, if you know how to read it.
Harvard's Art Museums reopen in Renzo Piano building designed for teaching
Harvard’s Art Museums reopen, poised to fulfill their pedagogical purpose.
Harvard honors eight including Oprah Winfrey with W.E.B Du Bois Medal
The medal is the University's highest honor in the field of African and African American studies.
by Laura Levis
Harvard renews Dunster House
House Renewal reaches a whole new scale.
New bell for Harvard's Memorial Church
Memorial Church’s cracked bell is replaced.
Where Frederick Law Olmsted lived his last good years
The last home and private garden of Frederick Law Olmsted, the father of modern landscape architecture
Cogswell's Grant, an Historic New England property, offers American artifacts
Early American artifacts help animate history.
Cityscapes by Derek Reist feature sunlight and shadow
Sunlight and shadow star in Derek Reist’s urban landscapes.
by Steve Potter
Tata Hall dedicated at Harvard Business School
The new executive education center at Harvard Business School was funded by Ratan Tata, former chair of the Tata Group.
Michael Van Valkenburgh, Harvard landscape architecture professor: a profile
Michael Van Valkenburgh helps lead a second great age of city-making.
A tour of the reimagined Fogg art museum
A central courtyard and a glass roof transmit natural light to the heart of the museum.