John T. Dunlop Lecture in Housing and Urbanization: Raphael W. Bostic, "Fair Housing in the U.S.: Past, Present and Future?"

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

Co-presented by the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies and the Office of Communications.

Please join us as we welcome Raphael W. Bostic (AB '87) for the annual John T. Dunlop Lecture, which honors the late John T. Dunlop, a distinguished scholar and... Read more about John T. Dunlop Lecture in Housing and Urbanization: Raphael W. Bostic, "Fair Housing in the U.S.: Past, Present and Future?"

Eduardo Matos Montezuma: Excavations of the Great Aztec Temple

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Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford St., Cambridge MA

The 1978 discovery of the Great Aztec Temple in downtown Mexico City riveted the international archaeological world.... Read more about Eduardo Matos Montezuma: Excavations of the Great Aztec Temple

Amanda Levete

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

Amanda Levete will discuss AL_A’s latest projects, with a particular focus on two recently completed museums: the Victoria & Albert Museum Exhibition Road... Read more about Amanda Levete

Treasures and Tales

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Harvard Ed Portal, 224 Western Ave., Allston

Explore fantastic paintings and stories from folk tales and fairy tales, then imagine new ideas and endings for them!

In partnership with Courtney Lee Weida and Dr. Carlee Bradley, join the Ed Portal for Treasures and Tales! In this interactive art workshop, 4th-5th grade students will explore themes in folk tales and fairy tales, then write and illustrate accordion books with their own magical stories. They will also learn to create symbol stone paintings and decorate gems with interesting words.

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Mini Matinees

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Harvard Ed Portal, 224 Western Ave., Allston

Get front row seats to the best show in town: yours!

Join the Harvard Ed Portal for an afternoon of collaboration and theater as you create your own Mini Matinee! 6th-8th grade students are invited to join us for games and ensemble-building before performing your newly created work. Students of any experience level are welcome to participate in this free workshop!

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Who Belongs? Global Citizenship and Gender in the 21st Century

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

The very meaning of citizenship at local, national, and global levels is in flux in most countries and continents. More than 65 million human beings are... Read more about Who Belongs? Global Citizenship and Gender in the 21st Century

Open House Lecture: Jeanne Gang, "Thinking through Practice"

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

American Architect Jeanne Gang (MArch '93), FAIA, is the founding principal of Studio Gang, an international architecture and urban design practice based in... Read more about Open House Lecture: Jeanne Gang, "Thinking through Practice"

Analyzing Egyptian Pyramids in the Digital Age

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Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford St., Cambridge MA

Current studies of pyramids in the Memphis area of ancient Egypt are being conducted from multiple perspectives, and archaeological data about them is now available from both texts and excavations.... Read more about Analyzing Egyptian Pyramids in the Digital Age

Memory vs. Propaganda: A Conversation with Artist Xu Xing

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Harvard Ed Portal, 224 Western Ave., Allston

Join the Harvard Ed Portal and the Boston University Arts Initiative for a screening and conversation on the Chinese Cultural Revolution. Boston University Artist-in-... Read more about Memory vs. Propaganda: A Conversation with Artist Xu Xing

Harvard HouseZero Typology Symposium

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

The Harvard Center for Green Buildings and Cities (CGBC) retrofitted its headquarters, a pre-1940s house in Cambridge, MA, into a first-of-its-kind test case to demonstrate unprecedented levels of building efficiency and promote substantial shifts in the design and operation of existing buildings. Dubbed “HouseZero,” the project aims to prove that ultra-efficient retrofits can, indeed, be achieved...

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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”

Fromm Players at Harvard: Resistance and Hope

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John Knowles Paine Concert Hall, 3 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA

On March 31st, at 7:00 pm, the John Knowles Concert Hall will have performances by Prince Myshkins: Rick Burkhardt and Andy... Read more about Fromm Players at Harvard: Resistance and Hope

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

Keys to Responsible Leadership in Troubling Times

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Livestream: hsph.me/Jenkins-Scott

Join us for the next “Voices in Leadership” event of the Spring semester, featuring Jackie Jenkins-Scott, 13^thPresident of Wheelock College.... Read more about Keys to Responsible Leadership in Troubling Times

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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Wu Man and the Huayin Shadow Puppet Band Workshop

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Harvard Ed Portal, 224 Western Ave., Allston

The Harvard Ed Portal in collaboration with Silkroad, composer Wu Man, and the Huayin Shadow Puppet Band are excited to present a family-friendly afternoon of... Read more about Wu Man and the Huayin Shadow Puppet Band Workshop

Amazing Archaeology Fair at Harvard

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Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, 11 Divinity Ave.

Harvard archaeologists and students will bring history alive for families by presenting hands-on activities, sharing their research, and providing demonstrations of ancient and up-to-the-minute technologies...... Read more about Amazing Archaeology Fair at Harvard

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

WHEREAS: A Poetry Reading and Discussion with Layli Long Soldier

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Sheerr Room, Fay House, 10 Garden St., Cambridge

Layli Long Soldier is an American poet and author of WHEREAS and Chromosomory.... Read more about WHEREAS: A Poetry Reading and Discussion with Layli Long Soldier

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