Harvard Design Magazine

Mapping Needed to Improve Slums

Understanding and improving the Brazilian informal settlements known as favelas will require more information about the slums -- especially in the field of mapping.
24 May 2008 - 7:00am
Harvard Design Magazine

Saving and Improving Slums

This article from the Harvard Design Magazine looks at slums in Latin America and discusses the important role they play in their cities. Preserving the positive qualities of these communities is increasingly preferred over slum clearance.
19 May 2008 - 6:00am
Harvard Design Magazine

Connecting The Dots In Coastal Planning And Design

Climate change and rising sea levels will greatly threaten many of the world's cities and should be considered when planning and designing for coastal areas. But this article argues that planners and designers haven't yet "connected the dots".
2 November 2007 - 7:00am
Harvard Design Magazine

The Return Of Urban Renewal In New York

New York's deputy mayor for economic development, Daniel L. Doctoroff, has a grand and energetic vision for New Yorks' urban renewal. Flavors of Robert Moses are evoked.
9 May 2005 - 7:00am
Harvard Design Magazine

Harvard's Urban Planning Transition

Harvard Professor Jerold Kayden's outlines the mission of Harvard's urban planning Program.
7 May 2005 - 5:00am
Harvard Design Magazine

The Danger Of Community Planning

John Kaliski outlines the 'democratic' challenge to urban design by community planning.
6 May 2005 - 7:00am
Harvard Design Magazine

Incremental Urbanism

Michael Gamble and W. Jude Leblanc offer new models for the redesign of America's commercial strips.
18 March 2005 - 7:00am
Harvard Design Magazine

Should Public Buildings Be Used For Innovation?

The incomplete lesson of the Sydney Opera House may provide guidance for using iconic public buildings as sites of technological innovation.
17 March 2005 - 9:00am
Harvard Design Magazine

Eight Myths About Rail Transit In Honolulu

Rail critics identify eight "myths" about Honolulu's proposed $2.6 billion rail system.
8 March 2005 - 7:00am
Harvard Design Magazine

Book Reviews: 'City Lights' And 'Architecture Of The Night'

Rediscover the magic of electric light, and its impact upon urbanization.
8 November 2003 - 9:00am
Harvard Design Magazine

Brawl Over Sprawl

Matthew Kiefer frames the recent debates over sprawl into a larger context of the evolving meaning of urban sprawl in everyday lives.
29 September 2003 - 10:00am
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