ABOUT:
HarvardxDesign is an annual student-led conference at the Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) that brings together designers, academics, industry leaders, and students to challenge conventional design thinking. In collaboration with students from across Harvard’s schools, the 2025 conference, "Re-xDesign" will take place on Saturday, April 12th, 2025, at Gund Hall, Harvard GSD, Cambridge, MA.
Re-xDesign invites us to challenge past narratives, critically examine the present, and imagine new futures through design. The three panels - Reclaim, Realize, and Reimagine - will engage in discussions that span across time, questioning the narratives we inherit, the systems we operate within, and the possibilities we can create.
ABOUT:
HarvardxDesign is an annual student-led conference at the Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) that brings together designers, academics, industry leaders, and students to challenge conventional design thinking. In collaboration with students from across Harvard’s schools, the 2025 conference, "Re-xDesign" will take place on Saturday, April 12th, 2025, at Gund Hall, Harvard GSD, Cambridge, MA.
Re-xDesign invites us to challenge past narratives, critically examine the present, and imagine new futures through design. The three panels - Reclaim, Realize, and Reimagine - will engage in discussions that span across time, questioning the narratives we inherit, the systems we operate within, and the possibilities we can create.
ABOUT:
HarvardxDesign is an annual student-led conference at the Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) that brings together designers, academics, industry leaders, and students to challenge conventional design thinking. In collaboration with students from across Harvard’s schools, the 2025 conference, "Re-xDesign" will take place on Saturday, April 12th, 2025, at Gund Hall, Harvard GSD, Cambridge, MA.
Re-xDesign invites us to challenge past narratives, critically examine the present, and imagine new futures through design. The three panels - Reclaim, Realize, and Reimagine - will engage in discussions that span across time, questioning the narratives we inherit, the systems we operate within, and the possibilities we can create.
LOCATION:
Piper Auditorium,
Gund Hall
LOCATION:
Piper Auditorium,
Gund Hall
DATE:
Saturday, April 12th, 2025
9AM - 5PM
DATE:
Saturday, April 12th, 2025
9AM - 5PM
HARVARD X DESIGN
RE:DESIGN
REALIZE
Realize unveils biases in our present-day built environment, policies, and technologies, and how we can challenge these assumptions and drive more inclusive and just design.
REIMAGINE
Reimagine expands the realm of what’s possible, using design as a speculative and provocative tool to envision plural futures that break away from conventional paradigms
RECLAIM
RECLAIM
Reclaim challenges how history is told and whose voices are amplified, exploring how design can serve as a tool for reclaiming marginalized narratives and advocating for cultural justice.
Reclaim challenges how history is told and whose voices are amplified, exploring how design can serve as a tool for reclaiming marginalized narratives and advocating for cultural justice.
Reclaim challenges how history is told and whose voices are amplified, exploring how design can serve as a tool for reclaiming marginalized narratives and advocating for cultural justice.
REALIZE
Realize unveils biases in our present-day built environment, policies, and technologies, and how we can challenge these assumptions and drive more inclusive and just design.
REIMAGINE
Reimagine expands the realm of what’s possible, using design as a speculative and provocative tool to envision plural futures that break away from conventional paradigms
Realize unveils biases in our present-day built environment, policies, and technologies, and how we can challenge these assumptions and drive more inclusive and just design.
Reimagine expands the realm of what’s possible, using design as a speculative and provocative tool to envision plural futures that break away from conventional paradigms
HARVARD X DESIGN
RE:DESIGN
8:30 - 10:00 A.M.
8:30 - 10:00 A.M.
REGISTRATION
REGISTRATION
1.
Breakfast and Coffee Provided
8:45 - 9:45 A.M.
8:45 - 9:45 A.M.
WORKSHOP
WORKSHOP
Service Design in an Uncertain World
Challenging Design Assumptions
and Unveiling Realities
By
Other Tomorrows
10:00 - 10:10 A.M.
10:00 - 10:10 A.M.
INTRO
INTRO
1.
Opening Remarks
10:10 - 11:45 A.M.
10:10 - 11:45 A.M.
PANEL 1 - RECLAIM
PANEL 1 - RECLAIM
1.
Ramon Tejada
Ramon Tejada
RISD
2.
Sam Olbekson
Sam Olbekson
Full Circle Indigenous Planning + Design
Full Circle Indigenous Planning + Design
3.
Sloan Leo Cowan
Sloan Leo Cowan
FLOX Studio
FLOX Studio
4.
Javier Ors Ausín
Javier Ors Ausín
World Monuments Fund
Moderator:
Moderator:
Ana María León
Ana María León
Harvard GSD
11:45 - 12:40 P.M.
11:45 - 12:40 P.M.
BREAK
BREAK
1.
Lunch & Refreshments Provided
12:40 - 2:15 P.M.
12:40 - 2:15 P.M.
PANEL 2 - REALIZE
PANEL 2 - REALIZE
Challenging Design Assumptions and Unveiling Realities
Challenging Design Assumptions
and Unveiling Realities
1.
Joseph Coughlin
Joseph Coughlin
MIT AgeLab
2.
Lindsay Harkema
Lindsay Harkema
WIP Collaborative
3.
Sami Sikanas
Sami Sikanas
MARVEL & Queer Landscapes
4.
Damon Rich
Damon Rich
HECTOR & Columbia University
HECTOR & Columbia University
Moderator:
Moderator:
Mariana Jimena Escorza Alegre
Mariana Jimena Escorza Alegre
Harvard GSD Loeb Fellow
Harvard GSD Loeb Fellow
2:15 - 3:10 P.M.
2:15 - 3:10 P.M.
WORKSHOP
WORKSHOP
New Grounds for Design Futures
Challenging Design Assumptions
and Unveiling Realities
By
Feminist Spatial Practices
3:15 - 4:45 P.M.
3:15 - 4:45 P.M.
PANEL 3 - REIMAGINE
PANEL 3 - REIMAGINE
Plural Futures and Radical Possibilities
1.
Alix Gerber
Alix Gerber
Smith College
2.
Stuart Candy
Stuart Candy
Tecnológico de Monterrey
3.
Raafat Majzoub
Raafat Majzoub
MIT
4.
Jazsalyn
Jazsalyn
Black Beyond
Moderator:
Johanna Hoffman
Johanna Hoffman
Harvard GSD & DFA
4:45 - 5:00 P.M.
4:45 - 5:00 P.M.
CLOSING REMARKS
CLOSING REMARKS
5:00 - 6:00 P.M.
5:00 - 6:00 P.M.
NETWORKING NIGHT
NETWORKING NIGHT
Conversations, Reflections and Icebreaker Sessions
Wind Down with a MacArthur Fellow of Urban Design
Damon Rich x MIT Sloan Design Club
Conversations, Reflections and Icebreaker Sessions
Sponsored by
Primary Sponsors
Supported by
Team
Team
Lead
Lead
Jianna So
Lydia Melnikov
Lydia Yan
Shivangi Varma
Jianna So
Lydia Melnikov
Lydia Yan
Shivangi Varma
CS PhD,
MUP,
MDes,
MAUD,
CS PhD,
MUP,
MDes,
MAUD,
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2025
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2025
Fellows
Fellows
Afomia Hunde
Alessandra Rodriguez
Ami Mehta
Arundhati Prasad
Claudia Sachs
Eric Pham
Facundo Soraire
Hazel Su
Hui Li
Huiti Jiang
Jingfei Huang
Karina Singhal
Lilith Ren
Sijia Jiang
Sirinda (Kaew) Limsong
Xin Huang
Xintong Hu
Yue Duan
Yuhan Wang
Afomia Hunde
Alessandra Rodriguez
Ami Mehta
Arundhati Prasad
Claudia Sachs
Eric Pham
Facundo Soraire
Hazel Su
Hui Li
Huiti Jiang
Jingfei Huang
Karina Singhal
Lilith Ren
Sijia Jiang
Sirinda (Kaew) Limsong
Xin Huang
Xintong Hu
Yue Duan
Yuhan Wang
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MUP
MDes,
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MUP
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MDE
HKS
MDES
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MUP
MAUD,
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13TH EDITION
04.12.2025
13TH EDITION
04.12.2025
HARVARD
X DESIGN
HARVARD
X DESIGN
