Arts & Culture

Garden view of Aspet, with vibrant flower beds and Mount Ascutney in the background.

Harvard Squared | May-June 2025

Basking in the Beaux-Arts

Park offers art, nature, and history in New Hampshire

by Nell Porter-Brown

Illustration of Blue bird, turtle, and green frog by a pond with cattails and lily pads.

Montage | May-June 2025

A New Voice

Ann Kim Ha’s poignant children’s books

by Lydialyle Gibson

A cyclist rides in a bike lane that ends abruptly near a sidewalk as a red pickup truck passes nearby.

Features | March-April 2025

Safe Streets

Working to curb road deaths

by Max J. Krupnick

Sunlit library room at the Boston Atheneum

Harvard Squared | March-April 2025

The New Old Boston Athenaeum

Find “the joy of discovery and power of this unique place.”

by Nell Porter-Brown

Wooden pillars with curved metal hooks arranged in an outdoor installation.

Montage | March-April 2025

Harvard Sculptor Justin Peyser

Probing the concepts of territory and sanctuary.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Frank Gevalt standing beside his detailed model city "Port Charles," featuring buildings, bridges, and an urban skyline.

Montage | January-February 2025

A Model City

Fred Gevalt’s astonishing and intricate diorama

by Craig Lambert

A model of Notre-Dame cathedral with lights to represent temperature

Faculty & Research |

Designing for “Changing Climates”

An exhibit on landscape architect Bas Smets

by Max J. Krupnick

Darren Sears stands to the left of his framed work "Summit"

Montage | November-December 2024

Maps of the World

The surreal, artistic cartography of Darren Sears

by Lydialyle Gibson

five small sculptures of houses made of brass, suspended on posts and placed on the grassy shore overlooking Duxbury Bay

Arts & Culture |

Among the Oyster Houses

Harvard students’ art installation nods at New England’s coastal farms.

by Lydialyle Gibson

A collage featuring, from left: a young Ogden Codman Jr. in a sepia-toned portrait; items from the Codman Estate displayed in a museum; a close-up of a chair reflecting the English Arts and Crafts movement style; and a sample of the “Brother Rabbit” textile pattern, popular between 1882-90.

Harvard Squared | September-October 2024

Men and Their Castles

Historic New England explores the “bachelor decorators”

by Nell Porter-Brown

Brooklyn Bridge Park: the beach at Main Street Park, in the shadow of the Manhattan Bridge

Montage | July-August 2024

A Democratic Landscape

Michael Van Valkenburgh and the making of Brooklyn Bridge Park