Peter Märkli, “My Profession, The Art of Building”

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Harvard Graduate School of Design, Gund Hall, Piper Auditorium, Room 105, 48 Quincy St., Cambridge

Peter Märkli is the founder and principal designer of Studio Märkli in Zurich, Switzerland. Märkli studied at the ETH Zurich, has had his own studio since 1978, and... Read more about Peter Märkli, “My Profession, The Art of Building”

Teotihuacan and the Making of a World City

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Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford St., Cambridge

In the first century CE, Teotihuacan became the capital of the area known today as Central Mexico. The city grew to include 100,000 people,... Read more about Teotihuacan and the Making of a World City

The Camp and the City

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Harvard Graduate School of Design, Gund Hall, Stubbins Room 112, 48 Quincy St., Cambridge

Please join Luis Valenzuela and Felipe Vera for a discussion of their new book The Camp and the City: Territories of Extraction, co-edited by Jeannette Sordi.

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Ali and Nino Film Screening

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CGIS South Building, Tsai Auditorium (Room S010), Harvard University Campus, 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge

A Muslim nobleman and a Christian princess fall in love in Azerbaijan on the eve of World War I, but cultural differences threaten to tear them apart.

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Thomas Phifer Evening Lecture

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Harvard Graduate School of Design, Gund Hall, Piper Auditorium, 48 Quincy St., Cambridge

Since 1997, Thomas Phifer’s New York-based firm has designed numerous civic, cultural, and educational institutions including the Corning Museum of... Read more about Thomas Phifer Evening Lecture

Persian New Year Celebration

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Harvard Semitic Museum, 6 Divinity Ave., Cambridge

Celebrate Nowruz, the Persian New Year and the beginning of spring, with poetry, music, traditional sweets, and an exploration of the traditional haft... Read more about Persian New Year Celebration

Suad Amiry, "Reclaiming Space: Riwaq’s 50 Village Project in Rural Palestine"

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Harvard Graduate School of Design, Gund Hall, Stubbins Room 112, 48 Quincy St., Cambridge

In 2005 Riwaq made a significant shift from the conservation of single building to the rehabilitation of entire historic centers.... Read more about Suad Amiry, "Reclaiming Space: Riwaq’s 50 Village Project in Rural Palestine"

Ancient Egypt in Africa: New Excavations at the Island Fortress of Uronarti

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Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford St., Cambridge

Ancient Egyptian kings conquered Lower Nubia—today northern Sudan—nearly 4,000 years ago, defending it with a string of monumental... Read more about Ancient Egypt in Africa: New Excavations at the Island Fortress of Uronarti

Wheelwright Prize Finalist Presentations

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Harvard Graduate School of Design, Gund Hall, Stubbins Room 112, 48 Quincy St., Cambridge

The Harvard Graduate School of Design is pleased to announce Aude-line Duliere, José Esparza Chong Cuy, Gustavo Utrabo, and Catty Dan... Read more about Wheelwright Prize Finalist Presentations

Quick Stops

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Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, 11 Divinity Ave., Cambridge

Let a Harvard student help you focus on one special object in the galleries. Each Quick Stop lasts about 15 minutes and offers replica objects to... Read more about Quick Stops

Mark Joseph and Amy Khare, "Succeeding Where Mixed-Income Transformation Falls Short: A Path to Equity and Inclusion in Our Cities

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Harvard Graduate School of Design, Gund Hall, Stubbins Room 112, 48 Quincy St., Cambridge

Drawing on their work examining the costs and consequences of racial segregation and the concentration of poverty and affluence as well as the... Read more about Mark Joseph and Amy Khare, "Succeeding Where Mixed-Income Transformation Falls Short: A Path to Equity and Inclusion in Our Cities

Aaron Sachs, “A Common Treasury for All”: Toward a Deeper History of Environmental Justice"

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Harvard Graduate School of Design, Gund Hall, Piper Auditorium, Room 105, 48 Quincy St., Cambridge

In recent years, environmental justice scholarship has exploded. But virtually every relevant piece of work has understood the history of... Read more about Aaron Sachs, “A Common Treasury for All”: Toward a Deeper History of Environmental Justice"

On Monuments: Place, Time, and Memory

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Harvard Graduate School of Design, Gund Hall, Piper Auditorium, Room 105, 48 Quincy St., Cambridge

Please join us for an evening of presentations and conversation mining the deep and trenchant topic of Monuments. Participants in On Monuments: Place,... Read more about On Monuments: Place, Time, and Memory

RUN AMOC! at Harvard

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Various Locations across Harvard's Campus

The American Modern Opera Company, an ensemble of cross-disciplinary artists, will participate in a nine-day teaching, performance and program... Read more about RUN AMOC! at Harvard

Rouse Visiting Artist Screening: Kahlil Joseph

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Harvard Graduate School of Design, Gund Hall, Piper Auditorium, Room 105, 48 Quincy St., Cambridge

Kahlil Joseph is an American artist and filmmaker working in Los Angeles. In a cover profile of Joseph and his work, Art Papers writes:... Read more about Rouse Visiting Artist Screening: Kahlil Joseph

The Difficult Miracle: The Living Legacy of June Jordan

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Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Knafel Center, 10 Garden St., Cambridge

In celebration of the 15th anniversary of the arrival of the Papers of June Jordan at the Schlesinger Library, this panel discussion features scholars, poets, and activists... Read more about The Difficult Miracle: The Living Legacy of June Jordan

Mayor Rahm Emanuel Lecture and Reception

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Harvard Graduate School of Design, Gund Hall, Piper Auditorium, Room 105, 48 Quincy St., Cambridge

Rahm Emanuel is the 55th Mayor of the City of Chicago and has served since 2011. During that time he has made the tough choices necessary to secure Chicago’s future... Read more about Mayor Rahm Emanuel Lecture and Reception

February Vacation Week Activities

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Harvard Semitic Museum, 6 Divinity Ave., Cambridge

Free, fun, family activities allow visitors to explore arts from the ancient Near East. Activities change daily: make Egyptian accessories, inscribe clay tablets, or decode... Read more about February Vacation Week Activities

Cypher at Harvard Dance Center

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Harvard Dance Center, 66 Garden St., Cambridge

Community cyphers are led by Aysha Upchurch AIE'15 in the Harvard Dance Center's spacious Studio 1, and open to anyone wanting to feel the... Read more about Cypher at Harvard Dance Center

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