On April 14, Founding Director of the CGBC Dr. Ali Malkawi joined Dr. David Leatherbarrow, Professor of Architecture and Chair of the Graduate Group in Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania School of Design to deliverRead More
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Kairos Shen Speaks on Climate Change and Preparedness at Harvard Climate Week
On Wednesday April 8th, following an introduction from Ali Malkawi, Founding Director of the CGBC, and Jerold Kayden, Frank Backus Williams Professor of Urban Planning and Design at the Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD), Kairos Shen,Read More
morePresident Faust Speaks on Climate Change & Collaboration in China
Following a Your Harvard campaign event and visit with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday, Harvard President Drew Faust gave a Tuesday morning address at Tsinghua University on the role of universities in addressing climate change. InRead More
morePresident Faust, Malkawi, Zhuang address Your Harvard gathering of alumni, faculty, friends in Beijing
Harvard President Drew Faust joined more than 430 alumni, faculty, and friends on Sunday to celebrate the University’s long and growing ties to China. The gathering was the latest in a series of Your Harvard eventsRead More
moreCGBC Founding Director Ali Malkawi to Speak in Beijing at ‘Your Harvard’ Event
On Sunday, March 15th, 2015, Harvard alumni, parents, and friends will gather in Beijing to hear from Drew Gilpin Faust, president of Harvard University and Lincoln Professor of History, as she shares her vision for theRead More
moreGSD adds new PhD track in Architectural Technology associated with the CGBC
The PhD Program in Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Urban Planning announced an additional track in Architectural Technology in association with the Harvard Center for Green Buildings and Cities (CGBC). Doctoral research undertaken in this area will have theRead More
moreHarvard Announces New Sustainability Plan
The Harvard Sustainability Plan, released on October 22, 2014, incorporates a holistic vision and outlines clear priorities for how the University will move toward an even healthier, more sustainable campus community. The five-year operational plan, created withRead More
moreDrew Gilpin Faust: What Universities Can Do About Climate Change
Reflecting on the findings and the importance of this week’s UN Climate Summit, Drew Gilpin Faust, President of Harvard University, and John L. Hennessy, President of Stanford University, write about the role of academia within the climateRead More
moreGraduate School of Design Launches $110-Million Campaign
The Harvard Graduate School of Design launched its $110-million-plus fundraising campaign on September 12 and 13 with a series of events highlighting the school’s “grounded visionaries”: architects, planners, and designers who are at once free toRead More
moreBoston Globe: Energy & What Americans Want
Americans’ attitudes will profoundly impact our energy future. In a series of surveys conducted as part of the MIT Energy Initiative and the Harvard University Center on the Environment, an incredibly comprehensive and prolonged assessment ofRead More
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