Word: urbaneness
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...them and try to understand them for their own aesthetic value based on the culture they’re coming from and use those art forms as lenses to understand Muslim culture,” Asani says. Students will then have the opportunity to design a mosque for an urban American landscape, create a poem in English using the structure and symbolism of a genre of Islamic poetry study, and produce their own works of calligraphy so that they can participate in and understand the practice of Islam. Using art in such a way helps students engage with the religion...
...panel last night, stars of the HBO hit series joined Harvard professors in discussing the applications of the show—which depicts the struggles of urban life in Baltimore—in understanding and combating real urban social issues...
...Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun L.S. Donovan ’87 discussed the need to put housing development initiatives in the context of broader public concerns such as education and energy efficiency in a speech at the Graduate School of Design last night...
...speech, Donovan also emphasized the intersection of housing policy with other concerns, like transportation. He cited the dilemma of attempting to reduce carbon emissions while supporting urban growth as one such problem that would benefit from a broader policy analysis...
...secretary is sort of the fresh face of HUD,” said Ivan Levi, a second-year student at the Graduate School of Design seeking a master’s degree in urban planning. “To have him at the helm of that agency bodes well for the future of that agency and hopefully for this country...