The Loeb Fellowship at Harvard Graduate School of Design
@loebfellowship.bsky.social
Loeb Fellows are accomplished practitioners, influential in shaping the built and natural environment, whose work is advancing positive social outcomes in the US and around the world. https://loebfellowship.gsd.harvard.edu
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📢 Apply now to be a Loeb Fellow!
Deadline: January 5, 2026
To urban planners, designers, public artists, developers, journalists, policymakers and others whose work focuses on improving the built and natural environment!
🔗 Apply:https://loebfellowship.gsd.harvard.edu/apply-nominate/
Deadline: January 5, 2026
To urban planners, designers, public artists, developers, journalists, policymakers and others whose work focuses on improving the built and natural environment!
🔗 Apply:https://loebfellowship.gsd.harvard.edu/apply-nominate/
Opportunity for Rural Community Leaders!
Building Common Ground is introducing a new program called Fieldwork to focus on early-stage design and project development support for rural and Tribal communities with cultural, civic, and place-based projects.
Link to more info in our bio.
Building Common Ground is introducing a new program called Fieldwork to focus on early-stage design and project development support for rural and Tribal communities with cultural, civic, and place-based projects.
Link to more info in our bio.
January 28, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Opportunity for Rural Community Leaders!
Building Common Ground is introducing a new program called Fieldwork to focus on early-stage design and project development support for rural and Tribal communities with cultural, civic, and place-based projects.
Link to more info in our bio.
Building Common Ground is introducing a new program called Fieldwork to focus on early-stage design and project development support for rural and Tribal communities with cultural, civic, and place-based projects.
Link to more info in our bio.
Patti Leigh Brown '10 reports:
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/a...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/a...
After an Earthquake, Preserving a Slow Craft in a Fast World
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Patti Leigh Brown '10 reports:
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/a...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/a...
1/13 Insights on rebuilding from Steve Lewis '07 nextcity.org/events/detai...
Solutions for Rebuilding After Climate Disaster
SolutionsFest: Altadena rebuilds after wildfires through inclusive, community-led design.
nextcity.org
January 7, 2026 at 11:37 PM
1/13 Insights on rebuilding from Steve Lewis '07 nextcity.org/events/detai...
In a recent Southern Coffee Talk podcast, Surella Segu ’18, Ricardo Fernández, Armando Hashimoto ’18 Affiliate, and Shaney Peña Gómez ’18 explore why booming tourist destinations can face severe housing challenges for residents. Listen on Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/22rd....
EP03 Tourism Boom, Social Deficit: The Challenge of Living in Global Destination
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December 16, 2025 at 6:31 PM
In a recent Southern Coffee Talk podcast, Surella Segu ’18, Ricardo Fernández, Armando Hashimoto ’18 Affiliate, and Shaney Peña Gómez ’18 explore why booming tourist destinations can face severe housing challenges for residents. Listen on Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/22rd....
AIA/ACSA Topaz Medallion for Architectural Education 2026: Sarah Whiting, Assoc. AIA
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www.aia.org/design-excel...
AIA/ACSA Topaz Medallion for Architectural Education 2026: Sarah Whiting, Assoc. AIA
Sarah M. Whiting, Assoc.
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December 10, 2025 at 12:38 AM
AIA/ACSA Topaz Medallion for Architectural Education 2026: Sarah Whiting, Assoc. AIA
www.aia.org/design-excel...
www.aia.org/design-excel...
Great article from Nikishka Iyengar ‘25
nonprofitquarterly.org/building-eco...
nonprofitquarterly.org/building-eco...
Building Economic Democracy Through Community-Owned Real Estate | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
Beyond providing housing for residents in a neighborhood, community-owned real estate can lead to broader economic transformation.
nonprofitquarterly.org
December 7, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Great article from Nikishka Iyengar ‘25
nonprofitquarterly.org/building-eco...
nonprofitquarterly.org/building-eco...
Julia Thayne '26, co-founder of Twoº & Rising, outlines a vision for sustainable cities. www.gsd.harvard.edu/2025/11/juli...
Julia Thayne on the Challenges of Urban Sustainability
Loeb Fellow Julia Thayne investigates the environmental and social impacts of hyperscale data centers and making American cities sustainable
www.gsd.harvard.edu
December 3, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Julia Thayne '26, co-founder of Twoº & Rising, outlines a vision for sustainable cities. www.gsd.harvard.edu/2025/11/juli...
Reposted by The Loeb Fellowship at Harvard Graduate School of Design
The @gsd.harvard.edu seeks to appoint a distinguished scholar and/or practitioner with a deep understanding of housing markets, practice, and policy to serve as the Nicolas P. and Joan B. Retsinas Director of the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies.
www.jchs.harvard.edu/nicolas-p-an...
www.jchs.harvard.edu/nicolas-p-an...
November 13, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The @gsd.harvard.edu seeks to appoint a distinguished scholar and/or practitioner with a deep understanding of housing markets, practice, and policy to serve as the Nicolas P. and Joan B. Retsinas Director of the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies.
www.jchs.harvard.edu/nicolas-p-an...
www.jchs.harvard.edu/nicolas-p-an...
Great profile of Jacek Smolicki ’26 in the Harvard Gazette: www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Artist Profile: Jacek Smolicki Listens to the World | Arts | The Harvard Crimson
Jacek Smolicki, a Stockholm-based designer, researcher, and artist specializing in immersive environmental soundscapes, is Harvard’s 2026 Loeb/ArtLab fellow.
www.thecrimson.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Great profile of Jacek Smolicki ’26 in the Harvard Gazette: www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
At the closing events of the Venice Biennale is Susan Chin ‘00, a co-commissioner of PORCH: Generosity of Architecture at the US Pavilion. Her American Academy of Rome colleague Brent Leggs ’11 will be part of a workshop called The Afterlives of Ruins.
www.aarome.org/news/feature...
www.aarome.org/news/feature...
American Academy in...Venice
Fellows and Residents arrive in Venice to present, perform, and participate in the closing events of the 19th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia.
www.aarome.org
November 21, 2025 at 1:19 AM
At the closing events of the Venice Biennale is Susan Chin ‘00, a co-commissioner of PORCH: Generosity of Architecture at the US Pavilion. Her American Academy of Rome colleague Brent Leggs ’11 will be part of a workshop called The Afterlives of Ruins.
www.aarome.org/news/feature...
www.aarome.org/news/feature...
During the Loeb Fellowship 55th Alumni Reunion, Anne-Marie Lubenau ‘12 and Melissa Levine of GSD Career Services convened a Pathways to Practice panel for GSD students. Panelists were Jamie Blosser ‘15, Roger Cummings ‘09, Barbara Deutsch ‘06, Arif ilahi Khan ‘16, and Tracy Metz ‘07.
November 15, 2025 at 9:09 PM
During the Loeb Fellowship 55th Alumni Reunion, Anne-Marie Lubenau ‘12 and Melissa Levine of GSD Career Services convened a Pathways to Practice panel for GSD students. Panelists were Jamie Blosser ‘15, Roger Cummings ‘09, Barbara Deutsch ‘06, Arif ilahi Khan ‘16, and Tracy Metz ‘07.
Skill sharing workshop for the 55th Loeb Alumni Reunion— How to Build an Underground Movement for Ecological Care of Open Spaces — Tessa Huxley ’87, Rebecca McMackin ’23, and Andrea Filippone ‘08 (Affiliate).
November 15, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Skill sharing workshop for the 55th Loeb Alumni Reunion— How to Build an Underground Movement for Ecological Care of Open Spaces — Tessa Huxley ’87, Rebecca McMackin ’23, and Andrea Filippone ‘08 (Affiliate).
Friday, a lunchtime treat--Jen Hughes '26 is on the panel: www.hks.harvard.edu/events/rethi...
Rethinking the Public Role in the Arts
Join the IOP and the Center for Public Leadership's Culture and Civil Society Initiative for an arts policy panel.
www.hks.harvard.edu
November 13, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Friday, a lunchtime treat--Jen Hughes '26 is on the panel: www.hks.harvard.edu/events/rethi...
Felice Frankel will be at the Cambridge Public Library to present her new book
Phenomenal Moments: Revealing the Hidden Science Around Us
December 3, 2025 - 6:00pm
Cambridge Public Library
449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138
Free --RSVP Required
www.harvard.com/event/felice...
Phenomenal Moments: Revealing the Hidden Science Around Us
December 3, 2025 - 6:00pm
Cambridge Public Library
449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138
Free --RSVP Required
www.harvard.com/event/felice...
November 7, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Felice Frankel will be at the Cambridge Public Library to present her new book
Phenomenal Moments: Revealing the Hidden Science Around Us
December 3, 2025 - 6:00pm
Cambridge Public Library
449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138
Free --RSVP Required
www.harvard.com/event/felice...
Phenomenal Moments: Revealing the Hidden Science Around Us
December 3, 2025 - 6:00pm
Cambridge Public Library
449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138
Free --RSVP Required
www.harvard.com/event/felice...
Soundwalk with @jacek_smolicki ’26 yesterday: orienting and disorienting, amplified ambient sound and recorded sound, hyperawareness both of the landscape and the images within one’s head. A mile’s walk within spitting distance of Harvard Square, but a world apart. An exceptional experience!
November 5, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Soundwalk with @jacek_smolicki ’26 yesterday: orienting and disorienting, amplified ambient sound and recorded sound, hyperawareness both of the landscape and the images within one’s head. A mile’s walk within spitting distance of Harvard Square, but a world apart. An exceptional experience!
James Vaseff (’84)’s new book reflects on the Cambridge/Boston Harvard experience from 1969 forward.
October 31, 2025 at 10:00 PM
James Vaseff (’84)’s new book reflects on the Cambridge/Boston Harvard experience from 1969 forward.
Sign up for the 2025 Black in Design Conference, Nov. 7 and 8, Gund Hall
Among the speakers and panelists: Euneika Rogers-Sipp (aka NDGO) ’16, Mavis Gragg ’24, and Cecilia Cuff ’26.
Info: blackindesign.org/black-in-des...
Among the speakers and panelists: Euneika Rogers-Sipp (aka NDGO) ’16, Mavis Gragg ’24, and Cecilia Cuff ’26.
Info: blackindesign.org/black-in-des...
Black in Design 2025 - Black in Design
BLACK IN DESIGN 2025 When November 07 — 08, 2025 Sunday Assembly on November 9th, 2025 hosted by BSU and AfricaGSD in collaboration with BiD Where Gund Hall, 42-48 Quincy St, Cambridge, MA 02138 Quest...
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October 22, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Sign up for the 2025 Black in Design Conference, Nov. 7 and 8, Gund Hall
Among the speakers and panelists: Euneika Rogers-Sipp (aka NDGO) ’16, Mavis Gragg ’24, and Cecilia Cuff ’26.
Info: blackindesign.org/black-in-des...
Among the speakers and panelists: Euneika Rogers-Sipp (aka NDGO) ’16, Mavis Gragg ’24, and Cecilia Cuff ’26.
Info: blackindesign.org/black-in-des...
📢 Apply now to be a Loeb Fellow!
Deadline: January 5, 2026
To urban planners, designers, public artists, developers, journalists, policymakers and others whose work focuses on improving the built and natural environment!
🔗 Apply:https://loebfellowship.gsd.harvard.edu/apply-nominate/
Deadline: January 5, 2026
To urban planners, designers, public artists, developers, journalists, policymakers and others whose work focuses on improving the built and natural environment!
🔗 Apply:https://loebfellowship.gsd.harvard.edu/apply-nominate/
October 13, 2025 at 7:28 PM
📢 Apply now to be a Loeb Fellow!
Deadline: January 5, 2026
To urban planners, designers, public artists, developers, journalists, policymakers and others whose work focuses on improving the built and natural environment!
🔗 Apply:https://loebfellowship.gsd.harvard.edu/apply-nominate/
Deadline: January 5, 2026
To urban planners, designers, public artists, developers, journalists, policymakers and others whose work focuses on improving the built and natural environment!
🔗 Apply:https://loebfellowship.gsd.harvard.edu/apply-nominate/
Nov. 4, 2025 | 6:30 PM
Coolidge Corner Theatre, Brookline, MA
Premiere—OLMSTED AND YOSEMITE: Civil War, Abolition, and the National Park Idea, directed by Ian Forster, based on the book by Rolf Diamant and Ethan Carr, and conversation with the authors.
Coolidge Corner Theatre, Brookline, MA
Premiere—OLMSTED AND YOSEMITE: Civil War, Abolition, and the National Park Idea, directed by Ian Forster, based on the book by Rolf Diamant and Ethan Carr, and conversation with the authors.
Racism and the American Park: An LALH Film Program
Join us for a powerful evening of film and conversation exploring the role of Olmsted's public parks in shaping the American experience.
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October 13, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Nov. 4, 2025 | 6:30 PM
Coolidge Corner Theatre, Brookline, MA
Premiere—OLMSTED AND YOSEMITE: Civil War, Abolition, and the National Park Idea, directed by Ian Forster, based on the book by Rolf Diamant and Ethan Carr, and conversation with the authors.
Coolidge Corner Theatre, Brookline, MA
Premiere—OLMSTED AND YOSEMITE: Civil War, Abolition, and the National Park Idea, directed by Ian Forster, based on the book by Rolf Diamant and Ethan Carr, and conversation with the authors.
Last week, the popular South End and Back Bay annual walking tour and reception for current and Boston area Loebs: history, geography, great views of the city, dinner, and camaradarie!
October 11, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Last week, the popular South End and Back Bay annual walking tour and reception for current and Boston area Loebs: history, geography, great views of the city, dinner, and camaradarie!
Charles Birnbaum ’98 and Mario Schjetnan ’85 will be featured speakers at the Oberlander Prize Forum IV: Soak It Up in LA,” Dec 04–06, 2025. Water, water management, and climate change accelerated urban flooding are on the agenda. Info and registration: www.tclf.org/soak-it-los-...
Soak it Up: Los Angeles, CA | TCLF
Register Now - Daylong conference on Dec. 5 with international leaders about urban water management challenges and innovative solutions. Mobile workshops, too - Early Bird Rate through Oct. 15.
www.tclf.org
September 3, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Charles Birnbaum ’98 and Mario Schjetnan ’85 will be featured speakers at the Oberlander Prize Forum IV: Soak It Up in LA,” Dec 04–06, 2025. Water, water management, and climate change accelerated urban flooding are on the agenda. Info and registration: www.tclf.org/soak-it-los-...
Joseph Zeal-Henry '24 makes the case for the culture sector to take more interest in the means of production to deliver the equitable economic potential of the sector (and how DIY sound system culture is the perfect blueprint) in an article for the Financial Times. www.ft.com/content/27a7...
Notting Hill Carnival and the power of the DIY sound system
Collaborative design and production is too often overlooked and unrecognised
www.ft.com
August 29, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Joseph Zeal-Henry '24 makes the case for the culture sector to take more interest in the means of production to deliver the equitable economic potential of the sector (and how DIY sound system culture is the perfect blueprint) in an article for the Financial Times. www.ft.com/content/27a7...
Deanna Van Buren '13 lectures at Pratt 9/3: Designing for Abolition, detailing the work of her firm Designing Justice + Designing Spaces, and others, to dismantle our failing system of mass incarceration and create an ecosystem of care to replace it. www.pratt.edu/events/desig...
Designing for Abolition
We are in a time of fast and intense change amidst failing systems that will need to be dismantled and simultaneously reimagined. This lecture will explore our […]
www.pratt.edu
August 29, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Deanna Van Buren '13 lectures at Pratt 9/3: Designing for Abolition, detailing the work of her firm Designing Justice + Designing Spaces, and others, to dismantle our failing system of mass incarceration and create an ecosystem of care to replace it. www.pratt.edu/events/desig...
Rebecca McMackin '23 shares her trusted garden reference resources in a podcast interview with Margaret Roach. Listen or read the transcript: awaytogarden.com/garden-refer...
garden reference resources we rely on, with rebecca mcmackin
TODAY’S GUEST and I were sitting having a cup of tea together recently and talking about guess what? Plants. What came up pretty fast was how lately we both sometimes cringe at the results to
awaytogarden.com
August 25, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Rebecca McMackin '23 shares her trusted garden reference resources in a podcast interview with Margaret Roach. Listen or read the transcript: awaytogarden.com/garden-refer...
Post-coal country like McDowell County, West Virginia, is looking to its agricultural past to envision a sustainable future. Natalia Rudiak ’26 recorded what she learned on her recent visit to McDowell for Reimagine Appalachia.
Watch here: youtu.be/qdUa9Tur1cs?...
Watch here: youtu.be/qdUa9Tur1cs?...
Reviving Appalachia's Food Deserts
YouTube video by ReImagine Appalachia
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August 23, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Post-coal country like McDowell County, West Virginia, is looking to its agricultural past to envision a sustainable future. Natalia Rudiak ’26 recorded what she learned on her recent visit to McDowell for Reimagine Appalachia.
Watch here: youtu.be/qdUa9Tur1cs?...
Watch here: youtu.be/qdUa9Tur1cs?...