Posts Tagged ‘Harvard GSD’

A Final Lesson From Max Bond

East | September 21st, 2009 | Quilian Riano

Library in Bolgatanga, Ghana (all photos by Quilian Riano)

Fifty-one years after his graduation the late Max Bond Jr.’s influence is once again felt in his alma mater, Harvard’s Graduate School of Design. An exhibit and celebration of his life and work opened there on Monday September 14th and will run through October 18th. The exhibit takes a close look at Max Bond’s personal life, his passion for social equity, and his professional design work.
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Koolhaas Flames Out, Shantytowns Inform

Other | April 9th, 2009 | Mariana Rodriguez Orte

(photo: Alicia Nijdam/flickr)

The announcement that Rem Koolhaas would be the keynote speaker for the “Ecological Urbanism” conference at the Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD), which took place over three days last weekend, raised eyebrows, especially among sustainability-minded architects, landscape architects, and planners. Koolhaas had never shown any particular interest in the subject, and the fire at his TVCC Tower in Beijing was interpreted by many as a symbol of an era that had come to an end, ushering in more sustainable and responsible practices. (more…)