Architecture & Design

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

A Paper House In Massachusetts

The 1920s Rockport cottage reflects resourceful ingenuity.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Lowell Kinetic Sculpture Race

Watch human-powered machines prevail—or not—in Lowell.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Exploring the Middlesex Fells

Just north of Boston, a wild park is filled with forests, lakes, and rocky hills.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Boston by Foot’s “Dark Side of Boston” Tour

“Stories the Chamber of Commerce doesn’t want you to hear”

by Nell Porter-Brown

Amelie Chai of Spine, an Architect In Myanmar

Practicing architecture in Myanmar

by Sanya Sagar

Harvard’s Housezero, the Building That Thinks

The Center for Green Buildings and Cities aims to reduce energy used to heat and cool buildings to nearly zero.

by Jonathan Shaw

Heritage Museums & Gardens, In Sandwich, Massachusetts

Cape Cod’s Heritage Museums & Gardens

by Nell Porter-Brown

Mass Moca Summer Events

MASS MoCA’s summer smorgasbord

by Nell Porter-Brown

Methuen Memorial Music Hall

Seasonal concerts at the Methuen Memorial Music Hall

by Nell Porter-Brown

Beauport, the Sleeper-Mccann House, In Gloucester

A sprawling house museum celebrates decorative arts and the creative spirit of Henry Davis Sleeper.

by Nell Porter-Brown

A Trip to New Britain, Connecticut

New Britain’s “Little Poland” and museum of American art

by Nell Porter-Brown