Student-designed pavilion celebrates the unbuilt at Design Miami
The annual Design Miami fair traditionally features an entry pavilion designed by early-career architects, a…
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Ceramic Materials Formations now on view
Innovation fosters collaboration, and at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design important and exciting cross-university dialogues are always taking place. Leire Asensio-Villoria’s “Ceramic Materials Formations” exhibition is a case in point.
Bradley Cantrell receives TEDGlobal 2014 Fellowship
Bradley Cantrell (MLA ‘03), associate professor of landscape architecture, has been named a TEDGlobal 2014 Fellow.
Mass Customization of Reciprocol Frame Structures: Digital Optimization and Robotic Manufacture
by Ana Garcia Puyol (MDes ’14) This thesis focuses on the creation of a digital…
When the GSD Designed Software: Experiments in Computer Vision, 1965-1991
Between 1965 and 1991, the Laboratory for Computer Graphics and Spatial Analysis* involved Harvard and the GSD in the mercurial business of software development. Both academic and entrepreneurial, the Lab created dozens of pieces of software – from minimal, experimental apps to general purpose packages…
Material Performances: Fibrous Tectonics
“In one philosophy one thinks of form or design as primarily conceptual or cerebral, something to be generated as a pure thought in isolation from the messy world of matter and energy. Once conceived, a design can be given a physical form by simply imposing…
Innovating Ceramics: the future of architectural applications
Computer-aided design, manufacturing, and engineering (CAD/CAM/CAE) technologies are increasingly integrated into many aspects of design and construction. ‘Digital Fabrication’ has been deeply embedded in today’s architectural discourse, has enabled new modes of practice, and has informed design pedagogy on a global scale. Whether driven by…
#MIMMI
First Prize Winner of an open competition for the City of Minneapolis. MIMMI is a…
Robokline
Franz Kline’s Black and White series serves as the inspiration for this project. How can…
Digital Archaeology: Unearthing Frank Lloyd Wright's Imperial Hotel, Part II
This project began from a simple idea: to explore how the latest generation of modeling…