ANNUAL

REPORT

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Dear Alumni and Friends,

The Harvard University Graduate School of Design provides a unique space for students, faculty, practitioners, and researchers to explore innovative ideas and offers a dynamic framework through which these ideas can be tested. The GSD must remain the vital locus for the creation of knowledge about our built environment. We need to continue to develop the technologies, processes, and functions that will improve the performance of our built environment. Our work must also confront the current and future challenges of our contemporary societies. The relationship between knowledge and societal impact is central to the design pedagogy and research agenda at the GSD. As such, it underpins the aspirations and priorities of our Grounded Visionaries campaign.

The 2013–2014 academic year saw tremendous growth at the School: unprecedented applications and acceptance rates; the appointment of several distinguished faculty members; and the expanded post-professional MArch II degree program. In support of President Faust’s vision of One Harvard, the GSD also embarked on new collaborations across campus. The Deans’ Design Challenge: Urban Life 2030 at the Harvard i-Lab and the establishment of the Harvard Center for Green Buildings and Cities, with Founding Director Ali Malkawi at the helm, exemplify our interdisciplinary efforts.

The School continued to reach beyond campus, and beyond Cambridge, to engage in a host of activities around the globe. We invited GSD alumni to share their thoughts in the first-ever Alumni Research Initiative in an effort to build a more engaged community. We hosted symposia in Hong Kong, two GSD student teams won design competitions in Japan, GSD faculty led an affordable housing study in Brazil, and our School community participated in the Venice Biennale, for which our students carried out research, design, and production work as part of the curatorial team and the Rotterdam studio.

This GSD Annual Report presents the School’s many statistics, initiatives, and activities from the past year in a single condensed volume. As we look ahead, with the renewed focus established through our Grounded Visionaries campaign, it will be imperative that we continue to transform and redefine our role as design educators, researchers, and instigators. By doing so, we can ensure that the next generation of design leaders can continue to construct a more inspired future.

Best wishes,

Mohsen Mostafavi Dean and Alexander and Victoria Wiley Professor of Design

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Faculty

Erika Naginski RF ’04, GSA ’00

Rahul Mehrotra MAUD ’87

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Preston Scott Cohen MArch ’85

Rahul Mehrotra MAUD ’87

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Last spring, the GSD made several key faculty appointments. Grace La AB ’92, MArch ’95 was appointed as the Master in Architecture Program Director, succeeding Mark Mulligan MArch ’90 who is now the Interim Curator of the Loeb Fellowship. Other notable appointments include Michael Hooper as Associate Professor of Urban Planning, Ali Malkawi as Founding Director of the Harvard Center for Green Buildings and Cities, Erika Naginski RF ’04, GSA ’00 as Director of Doctoral Programs, and Antoine Picon as Director of Research.

Further, Bradley Cantrell MLA ’03 was appointed Associate Professor of Landscape Architectural Technology. Coming from Louisiana State University, Cantrell was the 2013-14 recipient of the Garden Club of America Rome Prize Fellow in Landscape Architecture. Kiel Moe MDesS ’03, co-director of the School’s Master of Design Studies program and the Energy, Environments & Design Lab, was promoted to Associate Professor of Architecture and Energy.

In addition, Rosetta Elkin was appointed Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture. Elkin, whose teaching and research focuses on innovative applications of ecological and vegetative technologies, also teaches in the core studio sequence and leads seminars in graphic representation and phytogeography. Bobby Pietrusko MArch ’12 was appointed Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning. As co-founder of the metaLAB at Harvard, his teaching and research consider geospatial representation, narrative and critical cartography, and spatial taxonomies. Andrew Witt MDesS ’02, MArch ’07 was appointed Assistant Professor in Practice of Architecture. Witt co-founded the GSD’s Geometry Lab and most recently served as Director of Research at Gehry Technologies.

# of Faculty

72Faculty by Department

35Architecture

20Landscape Architecture

17Urban Planning and Design

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% of Men and Women on Faculty

Male 68.9%

% of Faculty Born Outside of the US

# of Visiting Faculty

107Total

49 26 32 ARCH LA UPD

51%Total

Female 31.1%

12% UPD

13% LA

26% ARCH

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Undergraduate Education

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The third year of the undergraduate track in architectural studies continued to build upon the long tradition of a humanities-based architecture program at Harvard. It is co-directed by Michael Hays, Eliot Noyes Professor of Architectural Theory and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, and the specialized studios are taught by GSD faculty, as are many of the other courses.

Within the architectural studies track, two broad areas of emphasis are made available to the 19 students of Harvard College enrolled in the program:

History and Theory includes the study of architecture, cities, landscapes, designed objects, ornament, architectural photography, and material culture. The work spans such diverse places as Africa, the Americas, China, Europe, India, the Islamic world, and Japan, all from antiquity to the present.

Design Studies investigates the social and aesthetic dimensions of contemporary architecture, landscapes, cities, and territories, emphasizing issues of sustainable environments, new forms of urbanism, and the use of digital media for visualization and analysis.

Sample of FAS Courses Taught by GSD Faculty

GSD Faculty Course TitleZaneta Hong Architecture Studio 1: TransformationYanni Loukissas Connections – Studio IITimothy Hyde Faculty Tutorial Mark Mulligan & Construction Lab I + II: Conference Course Michael Smith Sonja Dümpelmann From Mother Earth to Planet Mars: Designed Landscapes, 1850-2013

# of Undergraduates

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Research

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Research at the GSD forms interdisciplinary bridges within Harvard’s wealth of institutional and intellectual resources and beyond. It is grounded in the belief that many of the key challenges and opportunities of our era require cooperation among the arts, humanities, and sciences, and among the academy, industry, and the public sphere. Research mobilizes design in its full capacity towards addressing important societal issues. A key resource for scholars, practitioners, and public and private sector leaders, the research units at the GSD inform policy decisions and convene critical discussion on a broad range of issues.

Continuing this tradition, the Harvard Center for Green Buildings and Cities (CGBC) was established in January 2014. Housed at the GSD, the CGBC aims to transform the building industry through a commitment to design-centric strategy that directly links research outcomes to the development of new processes, systems, and products.

The CGBC sets forth a new era of research activities at the GSD. The Center joins the School’s other notable research centers, programs, initiatives, and labs in an effort to bring design to new frontiers of research and societal impact. Through ambitious and rapidly expanding agendas, they serve the global community and help train the next generation of design leaders.

Research Centers

Harvard Center for Aims to transform the building industry through a commitment Green Buildings and Cities to a design-centric strategy that directly links research outcomes to the development of new processes, systems, and products. Learn more at harvardcgbc.org.Harvard Joint Center for Advances the understanding of housing issues and informs policy Housing Studies through research, education, and public outreach programs. Learn more at jchs.harvard.edu.

Design Labs

Energy, Environments & Expands and deepens our understanding of energy in relation Design Lab to buildings, environments, and design.

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Geometry Lab Engages with core questions of architectural geometry and computational design—addressing issues of digital fabrication, infrastructural optimization, and the history of geometry in design.Material Processes & Pursues the understanding, development, and deployment of Systems Group innovative technologies in the promotion of design as an agent of change in the quest for a better future. metaLAB A program of the Berkman Center for Internet and Society that serves as an institutional hub for Harvard’s digital art, design, and humanities' communities while actively collaborating with partners both locally and worldwide. New Educational Connects members of the GSD community who conduct Environments research in new spaces for teaching and learning. New Geographies Lab Focuses on urban transformations in the Muslim world, casts them in the larger regional and territorial landscapes, and proposes alternatives for their improvement by design. Responsive Environments & Takes an interdisciplinary look at the design of the physical Artifacts Lab environment with regard to technologically augmented experiences. Social Agency Lab Studies the ways in which individuals, institutions, and organizations shape social outcomes in cities.Urban Theory Lab Builds upon the notion of generalized urbanization to investigate emergent socio-spatial formations under the twenty-first century capitalism.

Sample of Programs & Initiatives

Aga Khan Program for Dedicated to the study of Islamic art and architecture, urbanism, Islamic Architecture landscape design and conservation, and the application of that knowledge to contemporary design projects.Health and Places Initiative Investigates how to create healthier cities in the future, with a specific emphasis on China. By bringing together experts from the GSD and the Harvard School of Public Health, it creates a forum for understanding the multiple issues that face cities in light of rapid urbanization and an aging population worldwide.The HILT Room Gund 522 An experimental, technology-rich space for teaching and learning through design. Funded through the Harvard Initiative for Learning and Teaching (HILT).Real Estate Academic Initiative Contributes to the quality of urban development in the US and internationally through multi disciplinary research and education in real estate and urban development.Transforming Urban Transport Examines the spatial, political, and economic enablers and constraints on building sustainable urbanism. Zofnass Program for Develops and promotes methods and tools that help quantify Sustainable Infrastructure the sustainability of infrastructure and facilitate the adoption of sustainable solutions.

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Executive Education

"Climate-Resilient Architecture: New Approaches to Design with Materials,” taught in Medellin, Colombia.

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GSD Executive Education grew again in FY ’14, substantially increasing revenue, and extending the School’s reach and global footprint. The Executive Education team successfully delivered a high-level capacity building program on affordable housing in Mexico City as part of a three-year collaboration with the Mexican government. It also delivered programs in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and in Nassau and Exuma—an archipelago of Caribbean islands critical for conservation—while working with the Government of The Bahamas as part of a three-year collaboration.

Several GSD faculty taught in Executive Education for the first time, or taught in more programs than previously, including Paul Nakazawa, Kiel Moe, Ann Forsyth, Bing Wang, Eric Belsky, Jose Castillo, and Salmaan Craig. Topics ranged from housing policy to sustainable tourism and land use, from energy and architectural technology to designs for schools of the future, and from climate-resilient building materials in construction to leadership and strategy for the built environment.

Fiscally, revenue increased and overall enrollment rose substantially from 2013 with a total of 899 participants in 34 programs. The Advanced Management Development Program (AMDP), Executive Education's flagship leadership program, enrolled class XIV with 39 participants. The AMDP’s Team Project on Toronto led the city planning authorities to ask for a special additional presentation of the teams’ ideas and designs for the city’s future.

Participants this past year hailed from 47 countries and all regions of the United States. They represented a range of industries and practices, including real estate development, architecture, design, banking, corporate real estate acquisitions, nonprofit development, city planning, and housing finance.

# of Programs

34# of Participants

899Increase in Enrollment for AMDP

Almost

50%

# of Countries that Sent Participants to GSD Executive Education

47

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On campus, Executive Education continued to run joint programs with partnering Harvard schools, including Real Estate Management with Harvard Business School and Learning Environments for Tomorrow with Harvard Graduate School of Education.

GSD Executive Education looks ahead to energetic growth and an expanding global presence, that will make a visible impact on growing cities worldwide.

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Students

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The GSD welcomed 328 new students at the beginning of the fall semester. They arrived on campus from all over the world to embark on a new journey, advance their studies, develop leadership skills, and build connections that will last far beyond their years at the School.

The 2013-2014 academic year was an extraordinary one for GSD students, who continued to accrue awards, investigate typologies, and build projects around the globe. Last April, a team of students led by Professors Mark Mulligan MArch ’90 and Kiel Moe MDesS ’03, won the 3rd LIXIL International University Architectural Competition for their Horizon House project in Japan. After a summer in Tokyo developing construction drawings, several students traveled to Japan in December for the unveiling of the built project. Also in Japan, a second team of MUP and MAUD students, led by Professor Jerold Kayden AB ’75, JD ’79, MCR ’79, won first prize in the Tohoku Recovery International Academic Competition for their proposed solutions to help the Tohoku community recover from the effects of the 2011 Japanese nuclear disaster.

Students also actively engaged in the GSD community by attending events offered by over 40 student groups, including the beloved Friday night tradition Beer and Dogs; the annual Halloween party; the xDesign Conference, a collaborative effort with the Harvard Business School which brought business leaders and creative directors together; and a host of other lectures and symposia presented throughout year.

Average Age

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328in FY ’14

# of Applicants

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# of Cups of Coffee and Tea Consumed at Chauhaus Every Year

% of Male and Female Students

% of International Students

41%

% of Minority Students

23%

Female 49%

7,000 cups of tea56,000 cups of coffee

Male 51%

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Financial Aid

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Financial aid at the GSD was distributed to 89 percent of students. With the cost of tuition at $42,056, a large percentage of students required support from the School in FY ’14 to help pay for their design education. Amongst those who sought assistance were international students, who comprised 41 percent of the student body. The GSD addressed the critical need for financial aid last year by awarding grants averaging $20,400 to domestic students, and a maximum of $10,000 to international students.

It is the goal of the School to continue to help students lessen the burden of debt so they may make decisions regarding their careers driven by their creativity, imagination, and commitment to social impact, not by the level of loan payments due.

Average Expected Starting Salary for Domestic MArch I Students Graduating from Architecture Program

$56,700Average Grant to All GSD Students Per Year

$18,000Average Grant to Domestic Students

$20,400

Cost to Attend the GSD in FY ’14

$42,056 Tuition

$21,576 Other

$63,632 Total

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Maximum Grant to International Students Per Year

$10,000Increase in Financial Aid Expenses, FY ’09 to FY ’14

$5,161,711Average Grant Increase to MArch I Students, FY ’09 to FY ’14

30% increase

% of Students that Received Financial Aid

89%

83.31% GSD grants 9.19% Other Harvard funds7.49% Miscellaneous

9.19%

83.31%

7.49%

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Fundraising

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The GSD raises funds for many important programs and initiatives including student financial aid, design technology innovations, faculty research, studios, and facilities. The contributions received from design leaders, design patrons, and Harvard alumni ensure that future generations of designers will be fully prepared to lead in the shaping of our world’s increasingly complex built environment.

The School had an unprecedented fundraising year due in part to the receipt of a significant gift that has funded the creation of the Center for Green Buildings and Cities. This large-magnitude gift set fundraising revenue at 501 percent over the previous year.

We continue to strive for growth in the GSD Fund, which provides resources towards financial assistance. Every dollar raised is put to immediate use, ensuring that each student has a deep and fruitful learning experience as well as a stimulating and rich environment in which to advance their design education.

However, in order to fully enhance its leadership position in twenty-first-century design, the School spent much of FY ’14 preparing for the launch of its most ambitious fundraising campaign to date. Grounded Visionaries: The Harvard Campaign for the Graduate School of Design will support the School’s aspirations of:

· Expanding our capacity by attracting and inspiring innovative, leading-edge faculty and creating facilities for the next century.

· Enhancing our global impact by broadening research and global studios, while continuing to develop and disseminate our innovative design knowledge.

· Empowering our students by strengthening their experience with greater opportunities and increasing financial aid for greater access to design education.

# of New Members that Joined the Josep Lluís Sert Council with Donations Over $1,000

71# of Alumni and Friends that Gave to the GSD for the First Time

261# of Graduating Students that Donated to the Give $20.14 Campaign

52# of Donors who Renewed their Gift in FY ’14

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Alumni

Andrew Bank MArch ’87

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L-R, Wendy Evans Joseph MArch ’81, Wendy A. Rolland BArch ’56

L-R, Yekta Pakdaman-Hamedani MArch ’05, Martin Semjen

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Charged with promoting the work of the GSD and its alumni community, the Alumni Council led the way connecting graduates with each other and with faculty and staff all over the globe. The group hosted a number of regional events, including a reception in Los Angeles to introduce Iñaki Ábalos, the new chair of the Architecture department, to the community’s west-coast constituents. Through mentoring relationships, J-Term Externships, portfolio reviews, internships, networking, and recruitment programs, the Council also engaged alumni to take an active part in student professional development activities.

Honoring the School’s growing global influence, the annual Alumni + Friends Weekend took place 8,000 miles from Gund Hall. Nearly 150 people convened in Hong Kong for a series of lectures and events, including local architectural tours, a grand reception, and a symposium about the future of the city in global city-regions. The inaugural Alumni Insights Lecture Series—created to recognize the work of alumni, and to give current students an opportunity to hear about the diverse careers and achievements of its graduates—made its debut with a talk by Sharon Johnston MArch ’95 and Mark Lee MArch ’95, and concluded with Teddy Cruz MDesS ’97. Alumni made their way back to Cambridge to reconnect for Airport Landscape: Urban Ecologies in the Aerial Age, a two-day conference and exhibition which explored the airport as a site of and for landscape, and ASLA in Boston.

In an effort to build a more engaged community, alumni were invited to share their thoughts in the first-ever comprehensive Alumni Research Initiative. Over 3,000 alumni from 48 states and 72 countries, and representing all eight programs, provided feedback about how the GSD influenced their lives and careers. These findings will help the School shape its communications, events, and other services moving forward. Key findings included a desire for more intellectually engaging content and events. Alumni also voiced their openness to re-engaging with the School, saying it is never too late to reconnect with the GSD community.

Living GSD Alumni Population

12,172# of Recent Grads that Joined the Alumni Population

353# of Countries in Which GSD Alumni Live

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# of Alumni / Student Mentoring Breakfast Participants

154 25Students Alumni Council Members

# of Alumni Who Participated in Alumni Research Initiative

3,000 or 26%

# of Alums that Attended Alumni Events in 2014

1,545

Events in FY ‘14 Took Place All Over the Globe

JP Tokyo, Japan CHI Chicago, IL KR Seoul, Korea ATL Atlanta, GA LAX Los Angeles, CAHKG Hong Kong EZE Buenos Aires, ArgentinaNYC New York City, NY

JP

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Public Programs

Denise Scott Brown

William Anderson MCRP ’83

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As is customary, the School organized an active event program with over 100 lectures and conferences throughout the 2013–2014 academic year, including talks by David Adjaye, James Corner, Junya Ishigami —last year’s Kenzo Tange Visiting Chair—and Denise Scott Brown, who visited campus at the invitation of the GSD’s Women in Design group. William Anderson MCRP ’83 and Mitchell Silver—the current and former presidents of the American Planning Association—took part in a public discussion called “The Future of Planning: Perspectives of APA Presidents.” The pair discussed how changes in culture, demographics, and technology impact how we think about place and policy.

The GSD also presented five major exhibitions and sixteen smaller ones throughout Gund Hall. Curated by faculty, students, and alumni, the installations showcased the breadth of the School’s research, awards, and experiments across all disciplines. Last year, works and themes explored through exhibitions included the future of sustainable living in rural Japan, and two projects that highlight the potential for thoughtfully planned and carefully executed mobility infrastructure to transform a city and its region.

Main Exhibits

Transformative Mobilities: Porto and MedellinCurated by Rahul Mehrotra and James WhittenAug. 26-Oct. 13, 2013

Airport Landscape: Urban Ecologies in the Aerial AgeCurated by Charles Waldheim and Sonja DümpelmannOct. 30-Dec. 19, 2013

Another NatureCurated by Junya Ishigami, 2014 Kenzo Tange Visiting ProfessorJan. 20-Mar. 9, 2014

Platform 6Curated by Rosetta ElkinMar. 24-May 16, 2014

Commencement 2013May 28-Aug. 1, 2014

Center, Tadashi Yanai

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Fall 2013

Sept. 3 Veronica Rudge Green Prize in Urban Design Award CeremonySept. 4 Eduardo Souto de Moura Sept. 5 GSD Talks: Alejandro EcheverriSept. 10 Innovate: Salmaan CraigSept. 10 Angkor, Global Politics, and the Urbanization of Southeast Asia, Mark JarzombekSept. 12 Bricks and Vessels, Sheila O’Donnell and John TuomeySept. 13-14 Colloquium: Ecology for Land and City: Exploring the Confluences of Landscape, Road, and Urban EcologySept. 18 Frontiers of Design Criticism, Mimi Zeiger, Alexandra Lange, Florencia RodriguezSept. 19 The Open City, Richard Sennett Sept. 30 John T. Dunlop Lecture: Housing America’s Increasingly Diverse Population, J. Ronald Terwilliger Oct. 3 Olmstead Lecture: Nonlinear Encounters: Emergence in Landscape Architecture, Rod BarnettOct. 8 Beyond Architecture, Takaharu TezukaOct. 10 GSD Talks: Crafting Paradise, Chad Oppenheim, Eric de Broche des CombesOct. 10 Symposium: Roots of a Twenty-First Century Urbanism: The Vision of Manuel de Solà-MoralesOct. 18 Sensory Media Platform Public Lecture: Robert Wilson Oct. 22 Mayhew’s Architecture, Denise Scott BrownOct. 24 On Art and Cities, Walid Raad and Theaster GatesOct. 28 Innovate: Frank Barlow Oct. 29 Mohsen Mostafavi in Conversation with Nicholas NegroponteNov. 1 Open House Lecture: Constructed Atmospheres, Philippe RahmNov. 7 Alumni Insights Lecture: No Shirt, No Shoes, No Problem, Sharon Johnston, Mark LeeNov. 14 Alumni Insights Lecture: Alex Krieger, Elizabeth Meyer, Thomas LuebkeNov. 12 Innovate: The Big Bang: When Mass Displaces and Gravity Remains, Anton Garcia AbrilNov. 14-15 Conference: Airport Landscape: Urban Ecologies in the Aerial AgeNov. 19 Majora Carter Nov. 22 Margaret McCurry Lectureship in Design Arts: Antony Gormley

Christopher Benfey PhD ’83

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Spring 2014

Jan. 28 Iwan Baan Jan. 29-30 Highlights from the Architecture and Design Film Festival Feb. 4 Kenzo Tange Lecture: My Work, Junya IshigamiFeb. 6 The Future of Planning: Perspectives from APA Presidents, William Anderson, Mitchell Silver Feb. 7 DDes Conference: Projective Views on Urban Metabolism Feb. 10 Alumni Insights Lecture: Manifest 2 in Progress: The Architecture of Religion, Justin Fowler, Anthony AcciavattiFeb. 11 Sylvester Baxter Lecture: Christopher Glaisek, Bruce Kuwabara on Waterfront TorontoFeb. 13 Alumni Insights Lecture: Teddy Cruz Feb. 18 The Space of Autonomy: Cyberspace and Urban Space in Networked Social Movements, Manuel Castells Feb. 20 Senior Loeb Scholar Lecture: Innovation, Exploitation, and Documentation in the Twenty-First Century Slums, Katherine BooFeb. 21 Thesis at the GSD: Wes Jones, Eric Bunge, Gia Wolff, Ed Eigen, Grace LaFeb. 25 Ricky BurdettFeb. 27 GSD Talks: On the Legacy of Manfredo Tafuri, Michael Hays, Erika Naginski, Pier Vittorio Feb. 27 Teresita FernándezMar. 3 A Hospital is a House for a Man, Silvia Gmür Mar. 7 Aga Khan Symposium: The Space between Development and Conservation; In Celebration of 10 Years of the Aga Khan Program at the GSD and ArchnetMar. 11 GSD Talks: Rosetta Elkin in Conversation with Charles WaldheimMar. 11 Starting from Zero at Black Mountain and Harvard: Albers, Gropius, and “America” (1950), Christopher BenfeyMar. 13 Impossible Design: Porsenna’s Tomb and French Visionary Architecture, Erika NaginskiMar. 25 On Continuity, Jonathan Sergison, Stephen BatesMar. 27 Innovate: Near-Zero: Simulation-Aided Design of a Low-Energy House, Holly Samuelson; Horizon House: A Twenty-First Century Sustainable House in Rural Japan, Mark MulliganMar. 28 David AdjayeApr. 1 Innovate: Ali Malkawi Apr. 1 Symposium: WasteApr. 2 Framed Acts: Designing Space in Creative Music, Vijay IverApr. 4 Open House Lecture: Michael Murphy, Alan RicksApr. 8 On Integration, Grace La, James DallmanApr. 9 GSD Talks: Jane Thompson in Conversation with Alexandra LangeApr. 10 Cleveland’s Greater University Circle Initiative: Building a Twenty-First Century City through the Power of Anchor Institution Collaboration, India Pierce Lee Apr. 11 Cambridge Talks VIII: Framing Architecture, Environments, Institutions, PracticesApr. 14 GSD Talks: Projective Ecologies, Chris Reed in Conversation with Charles WaldheimApr. 15 Daniel Urban Kiley Lecture: James CornerApr. 22 Design + Management = Innovation, Tadashi YanaiApr. 24 From the City to the Object, Renée Daoust

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Library

L-R, Erika Naginski RF ’04, GSA ’00, Pier Vittorio Aureli, K. Michael Hays

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The Frances Loeb Library at the GSD provides access to all forms of information related to the built environment—books, journals (print and online), visual documentation, maps and plans, data sets, a materials samples collection, and Special Collections, which includes rare books and archival collections. International in scope and encompassing all formats, the library’s collections strengths are in the areas of twentieth and twenty-first century architectural design and technology, urban design, city and regional planning, and historic and contemporary landscape design.

In FY ’14, the library embarked on a number of new initiatives, including the collection of student work for the GSD; the creation of new mechanisms to collect and archive the GSD public lectures captured on video; and the implementation of a new tool for uploading dissertations into Harvard University’s open-access repository (DASH).

Gate Count

76,537

# of Volumes

293,488

# of Volumes Added

2,224# of Instruction Sessions

105 # of Participants in Instruction Sessions

2,739

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Studios

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The studio method of teaching is at the center of design and planning education at the GSD. Aspiring architects, landscape architects, and urban planners and designers studied along side their critics, addressing a wide range of issues, topics, and contexts, while developing their creative potential and sharpening their analytical and critical skills through studio work.

While core studios focus on fundamentals, the GSD’s Option Studios program affords students the chance to work in small groups with real-world clients on complex design problems, and often have the unique opportunity to travel to sites to enhance their studies. Last year, students studied housing and economic growth in Mexico City, and the effects of urbanization in China, and worked with designers Michael Maltzan MArch ’88 and Mia Lehrer MLA ’79 in Los Angeles, and Rem Koolhaas in Rotterdam.

Studio Travel in the Fall Semester 2013

10 130 7Studios Students Different countries

Studio Travel in the Spring Semester 2014

12 146 10Studios Students Different countries

# of Students Enrolled in Core and Option Studios

571Fall 2013

510Spring 2014

# of Option Studios Offered in FY ’14

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Loeb Fellows

Loeb Fellows Class of 2013-2014L-R, Baye Adofo-Wilson, Alexandra Lange, Alexie Torres-Fleming, Helen Lochhead, Angelyn Chandler, Matt Nohn, Eli Spevak, Florencia Rodriguez, Arana Hankin

Jim Stockard MCP ’68, LF ’78, curator of the Loeb Fellowship, 1997-2014

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Loeb Fellows represent a broad spectrum of accomplished design practitioners, from architects and landscape architects to journalists, public artists, and affordable housing developers. They come from around the world to the GSD with a common purpose: to make the world a better place for all. After a transformative Fellowship year in residence, they join a powerful worldwide network of over 400 colleagues and friends. The connections, collaborations, and learning are there for a lifetime.

The 2013-2014 Loeb Fellows influenced thinking and scholarship about the built environment, and envisioned a future of sustainably produced and climate-resilient urban spaces. During Harvard’s J-Term, they worked closely with GSD students through dynamic courses they designed based on their passions, including “Leaving Nobody Behind: Affordable Shelter Design and Finance for Developing Countries’ Citizens,” a day-long exploration into the many challenges that developing countries face when seeking housing solutions in response to rapid urbanization.

2013-2014 Class of Loeb Fellows

Baye Adofo-Wilson Planner, lawyer, and developer based in Newark, NJ, and cofounder of the Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District.Angelyn Chandler Architect and the capital program manager for Freshkills Park at NYC Parks.Arana Hankin Director of the Atlantic Yards Project for the State of New York.Alexandra Lange Architecture and design critic based in New York City.Helen Lochhead Australian architect and urban designer with over 20 years experience.Matt Nohn Independent expert for urban poverty reduction with a focus on self-managed organizations for the urban poor.Florencia Rodriguez Architect, critic, and founder and editorial director at Piedra Papel & Tijera Publishers in Buenos Aires, Argentina.Eli Spevak Developer of residential communities and the owner of Orange Splot LLC in Portland, OR.Alexie Torres-Fleming Cofounded the Bronx River Alliance and the Southern Bronx River Watershed Alliance to support community residents of the South Bronx committed to the reclamation and restoration of the Bronx River.

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Financial

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In fiscal year 2014, the accompanying financial statements demonstrate that the GSD continues to manage operations efficiently, resulting in a small surplus. Moreover, the School attracted several large restricted gifts, predominantly for research, which were committed to reserves and will be spent over time in accordance with gift terms. The current restricted surplus is largely a timing issue, as the expenses and execution for most projects will span several years.

Emerging support for the School’s research and other priorities is encouraging, yet it remains important to recognize that spending must be in keeping with established donor terms. The GSD therefore continues to balance its priorities, carefully managing limited flexible funding for infrastructure and other competing demands.

Notable among new funding support, the School secured the largest pledge in its history, establishing the Harvard Center for Green Buildings and Cities. This gift significantly expands research capacity, advancing a key goal of the GSD.

Sustaining momentum from last year, revenue grew 27 percent or $13 million over FY ’13. Gift and research support accounted for $11 million in new income, thanks to generous contributions from donors and successful outreach by the development team. As previously mentioned, much of this new funding carries future commitments that will be realized in subsequent years.

The School’s enrollment began to stabilize, following years of aggressive growth. Accordingly, tuition and fees grew more modestly, up $2 million, combining 2 percent higher enrollment with a 4 percent rate increase. Offsetting tuition was a 5 percent increase in student aid, as the School remains committed to financial support for students. The endowment distribution and Executive Education also delivered modest increases, helping set a solid financial foundation for the GSD’s ongoing operations.

Financial Overview

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Facilitated by gifts, research spending was a prominent driver of expense growth. Operating expenses were up $5.1 million, a 12 percent increase. Establishing the Center for Green Buildings and Cities, launching new research projects, and serving the growing student population necessitated new academic and administrative appointments. Consequently, salaries and benefits increased by $3.6 million. The growing population of students, faculty, and staff also necessitated supporting investments in equipment, space, services, and travel.

Donor funding also enabled experimentation with new learning technologies, and the School began exploring synergies between technology resources and the library. Piloting a Harvard University initiative to evaluate space costs, Gund Hall underwent a facility condition assessment, helping prioritize current and future maintenance. As a result, the School is undertaking planning efforts to address its most pressing maintenance needs.

Looking ahead to 2015, a modest decline in revenue is anticipated. While the School expects to execute a successful campaign, the plan is to cultivate more funding for the endowment and capital projects, which may require fundraising to be refocused from current use income. This shift is in many ways desirable, as endowment funding for faculty and student aid is critical to address structurally underfunded areas and relieve persistent pressure on unrestricted funds.

With the campaign’s official launch in 2015, the GSD hopes to strike a strong balance of new funding that both enables its ambitious agenda and stabilizes existing infrastructure. The School remains steadfast in its commitment to increase support for students, expand research and teaching capacity, and enhance facilities to promote creativity and collaboration within the School and beyond.

Mark Goble, Chief Financial Officer—

Expenses

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Fiscal Year 2013 Unrestricted Restricted Total

29.2 0.0 29.2 (8.2) (4.1) (12.3) 21.0 (4.1) 16.9 1.9 0.0 1.9 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 2.3 2.3 0.0 2.5 2.5 0.0 3.7 3.7 7.5 9.6 17.1 2.4 3.4 5.8 32.8 15.1 47.9 13.5 5.8 19.3 4.5 1.5 6.0 0.3 1.2 1.5 1.3 0.4 1.7 3.5 0.3 3.8 6.6 0.8 5.4 1.6 1.1 2.7 1.3 0.0 1.3 1.2 1.0 2.2 31.7 12.1 43.9 1.0 3.0 4.0 1.3 0.0 1.3 (0.3) 3.0 2.7

Harvard Graduate School of Design Statement of Activity Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2014

Fiscal Year 2014 Unrestricted Restricted TotalRevenue: (in millions)Graduation Tuition and Fees 31.2 0.0 31.2Less: Financial Aid (8.8) (4.1) (12.9)Net Tuition 22.4 (4.1) 18.3Continuing and Executive Ed Tuition and Fees 2.2 0.0 2.2Federal Sponsored Programs 0.0 0.3 0.3Non-Federal Sponsored Programs 0.0 2.4 2.4Total Sponsored Support 0.0 2.8 2.8Current-Use Gifts 0.0 14.4 14.4Endowment Distribution 7.6 9.9 17.5Other Income 3.2 2.6 5.8Total Revenue 35.4 25.5 60.9

Expense:Salaries and Wages 15.6 6.5 22.1Employee Benefits 5.1 1.6 6.8Scholarships, Prizes, Awards (less Financial Aid) 0.2 1.3 1.6Supplies and Equipment 1.2 0.7 1.9Space and Occupancy 3.6 0.3 3.9Services Purchased 4.9 1.1 6.0Travel 1.7 1.5 3.1University Assessment 1.5 0.0 1.5Other 0.7 1.5 2.2Total Expense 34.5 14.5 49.0

Operating Result: 0.9 11.1 11.9Less: Depreciation 1.4 0.0 1.4

Adjusted “GAAP” Operating Result (0.5) 11.1 10.5

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Fiscal Year 2013 Unrestricted Restricted Total

29.2 0.0 29.2 (8.2) (4.1) (12.3) 21.0 (4.1) 16.9 1.9 0.0 1.9 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 2.3 2.3 0.0 2.5 2.5 0.0 3.7 3.7 7.5 9.6 17.1 2.4 3.4 5.8 32.8 15.1 47.9 13.5 5.8 19.3 4.5 1.5 6.0 0.3 1.2 1.5 1.3 0.4 1.7 3.5 0.3 3.8 6.6 0.8 5.4 1.6 1.1 2.7 1.3 0.0 1.3 1.2 1.0 2.2 31.7 12.1 43.9 1.0 3.0 4.0 1.3 0.0 1.3 (0.3) 3.0 2.7

Harvard Graduate School of Design Statement of Activity Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2014

Fiscal Year 2014 Unrestricted Restricted TotalRevenue: (in millions)Graduation Tuition and Fees 31.2 0.0 31.2Less: Financial Aid (8.8) (4.1) (12.9)Net Tuition 22.4 (4.1) 18.3Continuing and Executive Ed Tuition and Fees 2.2 0.0 2.2Federal Sponsored Programs 0.0 0.3 0.3Non-Federal Sponsored Programs 0.0 2.4 2.4Total Sponsored Support 0.0 2.8 2.8Current-Use Gifts 0.0 14.4 14.4Endowment Distribution 7.6 9.9 17.5Other Income 3.2 2.6 5.8Total Revenue 35.4 25.5 60.9

Expense:Salaries and Wages 15.6 6.5 22.1Employee Benefits 5.1 1.6 6.8Scholarships, Prizes, Awards (less Financial Aid) 0.2 1.3 1.6Supplies and Equipment 1.2 0.7 1.9Space and Occupancy 3.6 0.3 3.9Services Purchased 4.9 1.1 6.0Travel 1.7 1.5 3.1University Assessment 1.5 0.0 1.5Other 0.7 1.5 2.2Total Expense 34.5 14.5 49.0

Operating Result: 0.9 11.1 11.9Less: Depreciation 1.4 0.0 1.4

Adjusted “GAAP” Operating Result (0.5) 11.1 10.5

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Harvard Graduate School of Design Consolidated Balance Sheet

Fiscal year ending June 30, 2014Assets: (in millions) 2014 2013Deposits with the University 31.0 16.2Receivables

Student Receivables 0.4 0.3Other Receivables (0.5) 0.4

Prepayments and deferred charges 0.0 0.1Notes Receivable 10.0 9.4Pledges Receivable 64.9 6.7Fixed Assets, net of accumulated depreciation 24.0 23.1Long-term investments (primarily endowment) 443.6 396.3Total Assets 573.4 452.5

Liabilities:Accrued Expenses 0.9 0.6Deferred Revenue and Other Liabilities 2.4 1.9Internal Debt Obligations 12.1 11.3Government Loan Advances 4.4 4.3Total Liabilities 19.7 18.1

Composition of Net Assets:Unrestricted Reserves 4.1 4.0Restricted Reserves 19.4 8.4Undistributed Income & Other 3.6 1.8Pledge Balances 35.5 3.7Student Loan Funds 0.9 0.9Investment in Fixed Assets 17.2 16.3Endowment & Other Invested Funds 473.0 399.3Total Assets Net of Liabilities 553.7 434.4

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% of Market % of Market FY 2014 Value FY 2013 Value 17.5 4.0% 17.1 4.3% 1.9 0.4% 1.9 0.5% 0.0 0.0% 2.5 0.6% 19.5 4.4% 21.5 5.4% 442.4 396.3

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