A SYMPOSIUM SERIES 
          CURATED BY RAFFAELLA COLOMBO
          AND HOSTED AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY
          BY METALAB[AT]HARVARD.

¿SUSTAINABLE? 

[curated by Raffaella Colombo and hosted by Metalab(at)harvard] 

Assumes the form of a five-part online symposium series that critically interrogates the notion of sustainability. with a specific focus on landscape, communities, the built environment, and design, it promotes perspectives that deconstruct commonplaces and critically scrutinize claims of sustainability.  

Structured as a sequence of 30 focused talks, the series asks whether, how, and for whom current practices can truly be called “sustainable,” and what kinds of frameworks are needed to move beyond rhetorical claims toward more rigorous, accountable approaches. 

The initiative brings together leading thinkers and practitioners from institutions that include harvard university, politecnico di milano, tu delft, university of pennsylvania, illinois institute of technology, national university of singapore, northeastern university, berkeley, mit, eth zürich, tsinghua university, and yale university

The series will take place as five online symposia, each organized around a distinct thematic focus:

Lands and communities [march 2, 2026]
Landscape architecture [march 18, 2026]
Design and data [march 30, 2026]
The built environment [april 28, 2026]
Waterscapes [may 28, 2026]

Each symposium is divided into two sessions,
Each lasting one hour and twenty minutes, 
End will take place online starting at 11:30 am (et|edt) boston time— 5:30 pm (cet|cest).

link harvard.zoom.us/j/98173705912