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Years: <\/strong>1957-1958<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SYNTHESIS<\/strong><\/em> <\/em>emerged during the deanship of Josep Llu\u00eds Sert, shortly after Jaqueline Tyrwhitt joined the GSD faculty. Sert and Tyrwhitt were both deeply invested in fostering collaboration across the school\u2019s three departments at the time \u2014architecture, landscape architecture, and urban planning. Although a formal program in urban design would not be established until 1959, courses on the subject started being offered in 1955, reflecting the growing importance of interdisciplinary exchange. Within this intellectual climate, Synthesis<\/em> was conceived as a student publication dedicated to advancing such dialogue. The editorial statement of the first issue clearly articulated this ambition: \u201cSynthesis intends to provide a platform for student views and work. The editorial policy has been to combine contributions from students and professionals from the many fields represented in the three departments of the GSD.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Appropriately, the first issue, was devoted to the topic of urban design. It featured the results of a survey that sought to define urban design, drawing responses not only from architects, landscape architects, and city planners, but also from scholars and professionals in art, history, law, geography, government, administration, and economics. In her concluding analysis characterized urban design as \u201ca magnificent \u2018rallying device\u2019 to delineate a field of mutual interest to members of all three design professions.\u201d<\/em> Other contributions reinforced the central theme of collaboration. Richard Dober wrote on \u201cThe Collaboration Process\u201d<\/em>; Garrett Eckbo and Hideo Sasaki on \u201cThe Urban Landscape\u201d; and William Goodman examined<\/em> \u201cPlanning and Urban Design: Bridging the Gap.\u201d<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the same time, the opening editorial statement emphasized the experimental nature of the publication, describing it as a \u201cpilot project\u201d whose continuation would depend on student enthusiasm. The experiment, however, was short-lived. The second issue, which proved to be the last, announced a change in editorial direction: \u201cStarting with this issue the editorial emphasis of this magazine will be placed on student work that has been done outside the academic curriculum. This issue was heavily illustrated, showcasing drawings, spatial diagrams, sculpture, and graphic design produced by students. Despite its brief existence, Synthesis<\/em> remains significant as a record of the GSD\u2019s mid-century efforts to promote dialogue among the design disciplines and to establish urban design as a field of shared inquiry.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Curated by Ines Zalduendo, Special Collections Curator at the Frances Loeb Library, M.Arch \u201995<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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An Opinion on Architecture <\/em>| Task: A Magazine for the Younger Generation in Architecture <\/em>| Synthesis<\/em> | Connection: Visual Arts at Harvard <\/em>| for’m <\/em>| The Harvard Architecture Review <\/em>| re\/alignment <\/em>| APPENDX: Culture\/Theory\/Praxis <\/em>| isthmus <\/em>| Gamut<\/em> | Trays: A Student Journal of the GSD<\/em> | New Geographies <\/em>| Platform <\/em>| Harvard Real Estate Review <\/em>| Open Letters <\/em>| Very Vary Veri <\/em>| MASKS, the Journal: Journal of the Dissimulation in Art <\/em>| Process: Journal of the GSD Design Research Forum<\/em> | OBL\/QUE<\/em> <\/em>| WID Bibliography<\/em> | Pairs <\/em>| Translations<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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