Architecture & Design


A Democratic Landscape

Michael Van Valkenburgh and the making of Brooklyn Bridge Park

“Beyond Lobsters and Lighthouses”

Enjoying Portland, Maine, in the “off-season”

by Nell Porter Brown

Harvard Design Dean to Step Down

Mohsen Mostafavi plans to step down after leading the Graduate School of Design since 2008.

by John S. Rosenberg

The Devil and Philip Johnson

A “star-chitect” as P.T. Barnum

by Spencer Lee Lenfield

Thinking about Space

Design courses enlarge the College curriculum.

by Lily Scherlis

Lowell Kinetic Sculpture Race

Watch human-powered machines prevail—or not—in Lowell.

by Nell Porter Brown

The Fells

Just north of Boston, a wild park is filled with forests, lakes, and rocky hills.

by Nell Porter Brown

The Dark Side of Boston

“Stories the Chamber of Commerce doesn’t want you to hear”

by Nell Porter Brown

Reviving Neglected Space

Practicing architecture in Myanmar

by Sanya Sagar

The Brain in the Basement

The Center for Green Buildings and Cities aims to reduce energy used to heat and cool buildings to nearly zero.

by Jonathan Shaw

From Flowers to Race Cars

Cape Cod’s Heritage Museums & Gardens

by Nell Porter Brown