Dr. Lorena Bello Gómez

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Lorena Bello Gómez is a Design Critic in Landscape Architecture and Visiting Faculty at Harvard Graduate School of Design. Her academic journey includes a Master of Architecture with honors from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya and a Master of Architecture in Urban Design from Harvard's Graduate School of Design, culminating in a PhD in Urbanism from Barcelona UPC. Over the years, Bello has engaged in interdisciplinary collaborations with NGOs and local foundations, focusing on design expertise that positively impacts regenerative change in the context of climatic adaptation. She has worked extensively in environmentally vulnerable communities across Colombia, India, Mexico, Armenia, Spain, Japan, China, and Portugal, applying her insights from her dissertation, “Hybrid Networks.” Her research is informed by past positions, including a lecturer in architecture and urbanism at MIT's School of Architecture and Planning. Bello's significant contributions have been showcased in exhibitions such as the 2018 Venice Biennale and she has conducted workshops addressing the resilience of disaster-prone areas through publications like Reconstruction and Disaster Resilient Housing.

Research Interests

Experience

Design Critic

2021-01-01 — Present

Harvard Graduate School of Design • Cambridge, MA

Visiting Faculty focusing on Landscape Architecture.

Lecturer

2013-01-01 — 2021-12-01

MIT School of Architecture and Planning • Cambridge, MA

Lectured on architecture and urbanism.

Visiting Professor

2020-01-01 — 2021-12-01

University of Porto, FAUP • Porto, Portugal

Taught courses in architecture and urbanism.

Courses

SES-5447 Creating Environmental Markets STU-1212 Landscape Architecture IV STU-1401 AQUA INCOGNITA IV: Designing extreme climate resilience

Requirements for Harvard University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
TOEFL
Total
Required:80
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in a technical or quantitative field
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Specialization Notes

Administered by the Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS).