Architecture & Design

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

Boston Board Approves Harvard’s Enterprise Research Campus Framework

City planners adopt principles to guide future development of the commercial innovation district in Allston.

by Jonathan Shaw

TED creator Richard Saul Wurman to speak at GSD

The TED conference creator will address degree candidates on Class Day.

Harvard's Fogg Art Museum crane disassembled

Harvard's Fogg Art Museum crane disassembled

Harvard suburban sustainability expert rides her bike to work

The suburban sustainability expert rides her bike to work.

French pastry chef Pierre Hermé speaks at Harvard's Graduate School of Design

Chef Pierre Hermé speaks at the GSD on the marriage of architecture and pastry.

Harvard redesigns the Science Center Plaza for the common space initiative

A redesigned Science Center plaza will serve a new social function for the Cambridge campus.

Four Freedoms Park dedicated in New York City to Franklin Delano Roosevelt

The New York City site is the first memorial to the president in his home state.

The Paul S. Russell, MD Museum of Medical History and Innovation at MGH

Putting a warm face on an intimidating proposition

by Christopher Reed

Harvard Business School new Chao building fellowships

The Chao Family Foundation donates $40 million for an executive-education facility and fellowships.

Architect William Rawn discusses "patterns of place"

Architect William Rawn discusses "patterns of place" and their application to his design for the Cambridge Public Library.

Architect William Rawn, who designs buildings for the public realm, is profiled

William Rawn’s designs begin not with the eye, but the ear.

by Craig Lambert