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At Northeastern we bring together a very strong faculty, which excels in both practice and research, with an explicit mission to engage the practical problems of the contemporary city. Free and open to the public

January 23: Jane Amidon, "Contemporary Urban Landscape"

January 30: Stratton Newbert of Buro Happold, "Recent Work"

February 6: Chris Reed of StoSS, "Landscape Urbanism in Practice"

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arch 26: Eric Höweler, Höweler + Yoon Architecture "Fail Fast"

April 2: Dr Catherine Burke, Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge and Dr Jeremy Howard, Art History, University of St Andrews "The Decorated School"

Two The School of Architecture at Northeastern University professors, Sara Jensen Carr Sara Jensen Carr and Zorana Matić...
07/17/2026

Two The School of Architecture at Northeastern University professors, Sara Jensen Carr Sara Jensen Carr and Zorana Matić zmić were nominated to join ACSA 2026 Cohort of Spatial Determinants of Health.

According to ACSA, “this cohort brings together twelve architecture faculty whose research explores the spatial determinants of health and seeks to strengthen its impact on public discourse and policy. They will participate in The OpEd Project’s online “Write to Change the World” workshops, connecting participants with diverse disciplinary backgrounds, voices, and ideas. The cohort members will be researching and writing articles that examine the relationship between the built environment, human health, and well-being, as well as architecture’s role in shaping healthier communities.”

We are thrilled to see Professors Jensen Carr and Matić’s research bring such broad impact!

We are excited to share that Jess Montgomery jess and Hannah Chung’s project TENDING THE GRID won a BSLA Student Award! ...
07/09/2026

We are excited to share that Jess Montgomery jess and Hannah Chung’s project TENDING THE GRID won a BSLA Student Award!

An investigation into the plausibility of block-scale food sovereignty, Tending the Grid envisions an urban form and redevelopment strategy within a food-forest/housing superblock. The project reimagines parking lots in Mission Hill, building upon Boston’s legacy of social movements from the 1960s through early 2000s that transformed vacant lots into nodes of nourishment.

Food embodies the interplay between human, social, and ecological systems. People live in, work in, and occupy the city; the tools they need to do so — food tools — ought to be near and under their autonomous direction. Following this understanding, an urban block foregrounding food production in spatial and conceptual proximity to food consumption could provide physical and psychological urban resilience in the climate crisis.

Tending the Grid imagines a comprehensive social production of space in its planning for scalar maintenance capacity and temporal understanding of how infrastructure scaffolds neighborly resilience.

Instructor: Sara Jensen Carr

Congratulations, Jess and Hannah!

On May 21, Professor Ivan Rupnik testified at the United States Congress’ House Select Committee on Small Business.The ...
05/28/2026

On May 21, Professor Ivan Rupnik testified at the United States Congress’ House Select Committee on Small Business.

The committee’s question was crucial: how do we reduce regulatory barriers that increase construction costs and limit housing supply? Dr. Rupnik’s research, conducted alongside colleagues at MOD X and supported by HUD since 2022, is pushing housing affordability by helping move a 50-year-old policy framework from authorized to operational.

Congratulations, , on such impactful research!

Find the full transcript of the testimony at the link in bio.

A few weeks ago, Students from ‘s studio presented their semester research on modular housing and offsite construction ...
05/20/2026

A few weeks ago, Students from ‘s studio presented their semester research on modular housing and offsite construction strategies at the Boston City Hall Annex alongside city officials, the Housing Innovation Lab, and collaborating public agencies.

Developed in collaboration with Reframe Systems, the work explored how modular three- and six-plex housing models could support innovative, scalable, and community-oriented housing solutions across Boston. The presentations engaged questions of housing innovation, zoning, supportive housing, and the future of urban residential development.

The studio continues ongoing conversations around Boston’s evolving housing needs and the role that architecture, prefabrication, and public-sector collaboration can play in shaping more resilient and accessible urban futures.

Thank you , .systems , and everyone who contributed perspectives and feedback throughout the discussion.

The whole faculty together in a rare year-end celebratory shot. HAPPY GRADUATION TO OUR 2026 CLASS!! ✨
04/28/2026

The whole faculty together in a rare year-end celebratory shot. HAPPY GRADUATION TO OUR 2026 CLASS!! ✨

Final thesis reviews for the Master of Architecture program at Northeastern University. Students presented original rese...
04/25/2026

Final thesis reviews for the Master of Architecture program at Northeastern University. Students presented original research and design proposals to a jury of faculty and practitioners, marking the culmination of their graduate studies.
Congratulations to all who presented. 🎓
We are so proud of each and every one of you.
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ARCH 7140 students presented their semester-long work at a public exhibition at the Dewitt Center in Lower Roxbury.The s...
04/22/2026

ARCH 7140 students presented their semester-long work at a public exhibition at the Dewitt Center in Lower Roxbury.
The studio, led by , asked students to engage with the Southwest Corridor : one of Boston’s most layered urban landscapes, through an ethic of repair. Spanning over 4 miles, the Corridor passes through neighborhoods shaped by 19th-century railroads, 1930s redlining, and mid-20th century highway clearance halted by community activism. Student projects propose interventions that surface silenced histories and address infrastructural, sustainability, and zoning challenges along the Corridor today.
The opening on April 13 was honored by the presence of David Lee, principal of Stull and Lee : the firm responsible for both Ruggles Station and the Dewitt Center, connecting the work directly to the legacy of design in this neighborhood.

•Faculty Spotlight•We’re excited to share that Designing for Thermal Equity: Housing, Heat, and Health in Boston: a prop...
04/16/2026

•Faculty Spotlight•

We’re excited to share that Designing for Thermal Equity: Housing, Heat, and Health in Boston: a proposed graduate research studio by Professor Alpha Yacob Alpha Arsano- has received an Honorable Mention in the 2026 ACSA Course Development Prize on Architecture, Climate Change, and Society.

The studio explores equitable retrofit strategies for existing residential buildings, particularly in communities most vulnerable to rising temperatures. Through participatory engagement and performance-informed design, it reimagines how architecture can contribute to more just and resilient urban futures.

Project graphics by Callum Tinkler and Joshua Webb
Photos by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University.

👏 Congratulations to Professor Arsano!

• Inside the marsh • Students of Nick Brown’s course Cities, Landscape, and Contemporary Culture visited Eel River Prese...
04/15/2026

• Inside the marsh •

Students of Nick Brown’s course Cities, Landscape, and Contemporary Culture visited Eel River Preserve and Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary, near Plymouth, to learn about the dam removal and river restoration projects.

A truly “immersive” experience!

Thursday April 9thSam NaylorTime: 1:30 pmBehrakis 315Sam Naylor, AIA is an architect, educator, and researcher with a fo...
04/01/2026

Thursday April 9th
Sam Naylor
Time: 1:30 pm
Behrakis 315

Sam Naylor, AIA is an architect, educator, and researcher with a focus in American multifamily housing. He believes everyone has a right to a dignified, affordable, and delightful dwelling; and is in pursuit of more expansive and imaginative designs for housing from the block to the bedroom.

He is a founding partner of Nominal, an architecture and design firm based in Boston and Minneapolis; and an Adjunct Associate Professor in Practice at the University of Minnesota College of Design.

Alongside practice he regularly partners with universities and non-profits to further design research in housing. Recently he was the lead designer for Equitable by Design: a zoning research project at Northeastern University, and he was a Harvard Druker Traveling Fellow investigating co-operative housing design around the world. He was the primary author of the report: Legalizing Mid-rise Single-Stair Housing in Massachusetts, as well as a co-editor of The State of Housing Design 2023, a book about national design trends -both published by The Harvard Joint Center for Housing.

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