Design and the Built World
Read cities, objects, and systems with greater care, then turn observation into considered action.
Continuing studies for working adults
Make room for deeper work.
Small seminars, practiced mentors, and serious study shaped around a working life.
Study that connects ideas to practice.
Studio seminar
Writing for Public Life
Develop clear arguments and a durable writing practice across essays, criticism, and research.
Technology and Society
Examine the choices behind digital systems through history, ethics, and hands-on inquiry.
Attention is a skill we can practice.
Our courses make space for close reading, generous discussion, and work that improves through revision.
Small by design
Seminars stay conversational, with enough time for every learner to contribute.
Grounded in making
Each course ends with a piece of work you can test, share, or continue.
Teachers who stay close to the work.
Our faculty are active writers, designers, researchers, and practitioners who bring current questions into every room.
Start with one good question.
Programs are designed for curious adults from many fields. Prior academic specialization is not required, only a willingness to read, discuss, and revise.
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