Robert Gaspard

Robert Gaspard

Graduate Student Associate

ALM Candidate in Global Development Practice, Harvard Extension School, Harvard University

robertgaspard@gmail.com

Areas of Expertise

Field
Architecture
Psychology
Urban Studies
Time Period
20th century
21st century
Present Day
Post-Soviet period
Topic
architecture
development
migration
resilience
space and place
Location
Central Europe
Eastern Europe
European Union
Former Soviet Union
France
Germany
Italy
Ukraine
United States
Western Europe
Robert Gaspard is an architect and urban researcher pursuing his ALM in Global Development Practice at Harvard University, where he is currently conducting stakeholder-engaged research with Ukrainian refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) to develop community-based housing and reintegration strategies in post-war Ukraine. He is a member of the Ro3kvit Urban Coalition for Ukraine and a co-founder of CURE – Creativity for Urban and Rural Empowerment, a non-profit Cultural Association based in Milan, Italy. Robert’s design & research interests include: community-engagement; participatory action research & co-design; sustainable housing & urban development; and walkable cities. He is a Board Member of the Continental European Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (Assoc. AIA) and is the currently appointed Germany Director for AIA Europe. Robert holds a B.S. in psychology from Texas A&M University and an M.Arch. from the University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture.