GSD Platform 6

A year of research through studio work,
theses, lectures, exhibitions and events
GSD has always recognized the indispensable
importance and values of architecture,
landscape architecture, urban planning,
and urban design, yet has transcended their
individual aspirations through intellectual
cross-fertilization and collaboration. The
material presented in this publication forms a
small part of the incredible range and diversity
of proposals and visions that our students
and faculty have produced during the past
academic year. This work is indicative of the
School¿s commitment, as a global leader
in the field, to exploring and articulating
transformative ideas through the power of
design. It is as important for us to share and
communicate the outcome of our research and
design investigations as it is to show the fertile
circumstances and conditions for the making
of these projects. ¿GSD Platform 5 represents years of research,
exhibitions, and lectures based on events from
the Harvard Graduate School of Design, and
packs in insights on the expanded GSD and
the works produced by the school during 2011-
2012. Material represents only a small selection
of the overall projects and includes discussions
of the School¿s continuing commitment to
architecture, landscape architecture, and
urban planning and design. Links between the
design school¿s changing structure and evolving
global trends make this a particularly important
college-level analysis suitable for design and
architectural studies alike.¿
--California Bookwatch