In the Spring 2026 studio “Hope & Change: The Obama Presidential Center and Gateway to the Woodlawn Neighborhood”, taught by Maurice Cox and Avis Devine, students developed district-scaled development plans for the eastern section of Woodlawn abutting the Obama Presidential Center.
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The exhibition Imagining BEST Products, at the Branch Museum of Design in Richmond, VA, grew out of “Architecture’s Audience,” a spring '26 course taught by Don O’Keefe (MArch ’20). Students helped with research and design, models, timelines, and interpretive materials.
https://hgsd.us/3QzzKQp
Congratulations to One Block Away, a team of Master in Real Estate (MRE) students, for advancing to the build phase of the inaugural Housing Innovation Challenge!
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Our 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻'𝘀 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 report, out today, reveals 22.7 million cost-burdened renters, record-low mobility, and home sales at 30-year lows as Americans struggle with affordability.
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Home prices are up 54% since 2020, and the median existing single-family sales price is 5x the median household income. Meanwhile, 22.7 million renters spend more than 30% of their income on housing.
Our new report is out today; 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺 @ 𝟰𝗽𝗺 𝗘𝗧.
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The winners of this year’s 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲 are:
Ehao Wu for "Sponge City and Impermeable Housing Value" and Sebastian Rodriguez Leon for "A Comprehensive Revision to Colombian Policy Tools for Improving Housing Conditions." @gsd.harvard.edu @harvardkennedy.bsky.social
Congratulations!
Congrats to the Fellows!!
🎓 This morning, the GSD Class of 2026 gathered with other Harvard graduates in Harvard Yard for the Commencement ceremony.
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Congratulations, everyone! #Harvard26
📸: Katherine Taylor
Congratulations to the 2026 commencement prizewinners! Today we're featuring Gabriel Geonwoo Bae (MAUD ’26)'s project "Towards Metabolic Circularity in South Korean Housing: From Extraction to Renovation", which won this year's Urban Design Thesis Prize.
https://hgsd.us/4eilhjQ
Kudos to Amy Love Tomasso, a former Joint Research Assistant who last week received GSD's Ferdinand Colloredo-Mansfeld Prize for Superior Achievement in Real Estate Studies. @harvard-jchs.bsky.social @gsd.harvard.edu @ivoryinnovations.bsky.social
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Maurice Cox’s studio at the Harvard Graduate School of Design charts the future of the Obama Presidential Center’s Chicago neighborhood.
A team of students from the Harvard Graduate School of Design’s Master in Real Estate (MRE) program has been selected as one of 10 teams advancing to the build phase of the inaugural Housing Innovatio...
With funding from our Center, 23 students from across @harvard.edu will 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴-𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗦 at public agencies, nonprofits, and innovative for-profit orgs. @gsd.harvard.edu @harvardkennedy.bsky.social
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Each year at commencement, the Harvard Graduate School of Design confers awards on graduating students who demonstrate exceptional scholarly achievement,
With funding from the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies, 23 Harvard students will spend the summer advancing a wide range of housing-related efforts across the US—from community planning, polic...
Our Center seeks applications for a 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 to research topics related to home improvement and repair markets, housing preservation and adaptation, disaster recovery and climate resilience, demographics and finances, housing policy, and more.
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