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Purnima Kapur

Chief of University Planning and Design

Purnima Kapur is Harvard University’s inaugural Chief of University Planning and Design. She oversees Planning and Design for all of Harvard University’s Campuses in Cambridge, Allston, the Longwood Medical Area as well as Harvard’s long range, and multi-phased work in Allston. She is a visiting faculty member at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design and has also served as an Adjunct Professor at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAAP).