Harvard GSD announces its series of public programs for the fall 2022 semester, inviting designers and other curious viewers from around the world to join the school’s dialogue. This fall's program presents speakers from across the design disciplines and kicks off on September 8 with a conversation between Sumayya Vally, Co-Founder and Principal of Johannesburg-based practice Counterspace, and Sarah M. Whiting, Dean and Josep Lluís Sert Professor of Architecture at the GSD.
Other highlights include Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, a marine biologist and policy expert, Co-Founder of the non-profit think tank Urban Ocean Lab, and Co-Founder of the climate initiative The All We Can Save Project, who will deliver the keynote address at the Loeb Fellowship 50th Anniversary Symposium (October 6). The conference Olmsted: Bicentennial Perspectives (October 14 and 15) will mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of Frederick Law Olmsted with an incisive look at the legacies of his work. Ethan Carr, Professor of Landscape Architecture and the Director of the Master of Landscape Architecture program at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, will deliver the conference keynote and annual Frederick Law Olmsted Lecture (October 14). The GSD also welcomes Paul Walker (November 7) to speak about his new book John Andrews: Architect of Uncommon Sense and an exhibition of the same name that he curated for the GSD’s Druker Design Gallery. On view from October 28 until December 22, the exhibition traces Andrews' practice across North America and Australia, and coincides with the 50th anniversary of the GSD's Gund Hall, which Andrews designed.
All programs take place in Piper Auditorium, are open to the public, and will be simultaneously streamed to the GSD’s website, unless otherwise noted. Please visit Harvard GSD's events calendar for current information.
Closed captioning will be available for livestreamed events. CART captioning is available for in-person attendees. To request other accessibility accommodations, please contact the Public Programs Office at events@gsd.harvard.edu.
Sumayya Vally in conversation with Sarah M. Whiting
September 8, 6:30pm
Mistinguette Smith, “Black/Land: A Conversation”
September 13, 6:30pm
GSD Comeback: Alumni & Friends Celebration
September 16 and 17
*Open to the GSD Community
“Unprecedented Realism: Selections from the Rodolfo Machado and Jorge Silvetti Collection”
Panel discussion and exhibition reception
September 22, 6:30pm
Sascha Delz
October 3, 12:30pm
*Gund 112 (Stubbins)
Loeb Fellowship 50th Anniversary Symposium
Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Symposium Keynote
October 6 and 7
Carl M. Sapers Ethics in Practice Lecture: Milton S. F. Curry, “Citizen Architect: Paradoxes of Race in Democratic Culture”
October 11, 6:30pm
Olmsted: Bicentennial Perspectives
Frederick Law Olmsted Lecture: Ethan Carr, Conference Keynote
Conference in partnership with the Arnold Arboretum
October 14 and 15
Ana María Durán Calisto, “The Deep History of Amazonian Agroecological Urban Forests: Why do they Matter Today?”
October 18, 6:30pm
Mel Y. Chen, “Intoxication, Disability and the Question of Indistinction”
October 27, 6:30pm
Marija Marić, “Architecture and The Real-Estate-Media Complex”
October 31, 12:30pm
*Gund 112 (Stubbins)
Margaret McCurry Lectureship in the Design Arts: James Wines
November 1, 6:30pm
James A. Lord and Roderick Wyllie of Surfacedesign, “Wet + Dry: Landscapes of Resilience and Material Exploration”
November 3, 6:30pm
Paul Walker, “John Andrews: Architect of Uncommon Sense”
Lecture and exhibition reception
November 7, 6:30pm
Rouse Visiting Artist Lecture: Lucy Raven
November 10, 6:30pm
Rachel Dorothy Tanur Memorial Lecture: Wanda Dalla Costa
November 15, 6:30pm
Wheelwright Prize Lecture: Aleksandra Jaeschke, “In Emergency Break Glass”
November 17, 6:30pm
