哈佛大学

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As a post-professional studio based program, the Master of Landscape Architecture in Urban Design (MLAUD) combines intense design instruction, extensive applied research, and knowledge of urban history and theory.

Taking advantage of the remarkable international make-up of the faculty and student body, the MLAUD program establishes a common intellectual ground among landscape architects who have a strong interest in engaging the practice and theory of contemporary urbanism.

Conceived as a two-year (four semester) program, the MLAUD program shares a strong first-semester core curriculum with the MAUD program that includes the Elements of Urban Design Core Studio, the Urban Design Proseminar, and the Cities by Design lecture course. The remaining three semesters offer a more flexible academic path that allows students to engage in advanced studios and elective courses across all three GSD departments. The curricular structure encourages advanced individual and collective research and the possibility to develop an elective thesis.

Opportunities

The MLAUD program at the GSD engages multiple design topics that cut across a variety of scales and urban scenarios both within the North American context and in multiple international settings. The program’s studio components focus on speculative design strategies that explore inventive design procedures within a diverse set of urban conditions.

Topics include schemes and scenarios for existing urbanized areas—including the analysis and restructuring of areas from the inner city to the metropolitan edge, the development of new territories—from cities to towns, districts and neighborhoods, and the extension or transformation of historic and contemporary contexts. Recently explored studio geographies include Istanbul, Mexico City, Mumbai, New York City, Quito, Rio de Janeiro, among many others.