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Plants and Placemaking - New Ecologies for a Rapidly Changing World
SCI 6379
2026 Spring
Matthew Cunningham
Monday
3:00pm to 5:45pm
In the face of crises spanning pandemics, political turmoil, and the rapid degradation of the planet’s natural systems—all within a backdrop of myriad inequalities—the power of plants in shaping human experience has been proven. Erosive pressures associated with changes to climate have placed global...
Structures in Landscape Architecture, Joint & Detail
SCI 6458
2026 Spring
Alistair McIntosh
Thursday
10:30am to 1:15pm
This class will study the design form and constructional detail of the landscape pavilion and the pedestrian bridge. This work will be focused through the lens of a visual understanding of structural principles and their associated material and detail languages. The class will explore legible detail...
Bicycle Transportation
Over the past decade, the University has made extensive improvements in bicycle connectivity throughout Harvard’s campus. Currently, protected bike lanes are being created on Quincy and DeWolfe streets, in Cambridge, and along Western Avenue in Allston, adjacent to the SEC. Bike Parking Ther...
Water, Land-Water Linkages, and Aquatic Ecology
SCI 6333
2025 Fall
Timothy Dekker, Nicholas Nelson
Friday
9:00am to 11:45am
GSD 6333 covers water across the globe in relation to (1) land-water interactions, emphasizing hydrology and water quality, (2) aquatic ecology, and (3) human activities, including design questions and methodologies. While the course will focus on fresh waters, there will be limited coverage of near...