Architecture & Design

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

Anne Neal Petri in a navy suit leans on a wooden chair against an exterior wall of Mount Vernon..

Mount Vernon, Historic Preservation, and American Politics

Anne Neal Petri promotes George Washington and historic literacy.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Bow Street’s festive courtyard lit up at night.

In Somerville, Bow Market’s unique vibe

Somerville’s Bow Market makes its mark.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Five flutists playing together on stage

The ArtLab Debuts

The ArtLab debuts.

by Lydialyle Gibson

The “Rocking Horse Graveyard,” in Lincoln, Massachusetts

New England’s Oddities

Exploring New England’s more unusual sites with J.W. Ocker

by Nell Porter-Brown

Photo of the colonial-era Fairbanks House in Dedham, Massachusetts

Fairbanks House, Dedham, Massachusetts

Dedham’s Fairbanks House: “the oldest wood-frame structure still standing in North America”

by Nell Porter-Brown

Historic New England’s Eustis Estate

Historic New England’s Eustis Estate

by Nell Porter-Brown

Smiling woman with short hair wearing a red polka dot scarf, standing in an archway.

Sarah Whiting Named Dean of the Graduate School of Design

Currently dean of the Rice University School of Architecture, Whiting will assume her new post on July 1. 

by Jonathan Shaw

“The Bauhaus and Harvard” exhibit at the Harvard Art Museums

Exploring the Bauhaus and Harvard

by Lily Scherlis

Transform Your Space for Spring

Brighten and lighten

by Kara Baskin

Calderwood Courtyard centers Harvard Art Museums

A tribute to the art museums’ Calderwood Courtyard

by John S. Rosenberg

A winter’s trip to Portland, Maine

Enjoying Portland, Maine, in the “off-season”

by Nell Porter-Brown