As a part of the Harvard Graduate School of Design's, Grounded Visionaries campaign, it has been announced that the school has received a $15 million gift from Ronald M. Druker (Loeb Fellow ’76) and the Bertram A. and Ronald M. Druker Charitable Foundation — the largest single gift in the school’s history. 

Druker’s long-standing involvement in the development of the school goes back to him being one of the early inductees into the school’s prestigious Loeb Fellowship program, a time during which he first articulated many of the principles that define not only his projects but also his perspective on urban planning and design across the region. 

Continuing from 1975 to 1983, Druker taught as a member of the school’s faculty in urban design. Cherishing his growing connection to the GSD, Druker established an endowment creating the Druker Traveling Fellowship in 1986. More recently, Druker has served on the school’s Visiting Committee, on the Dean’s Advisory Council, and as Chair of the school’s Strategic Planning Committee.

The gift will be the foundation on which the renovations and expansion of Harvard Graduate School of Design main building, Gund Hall, will take place. Ronald Druker has long been a friend, supporter, and advocator of the school and has worked closely with Dean Mohsen Mostafavi on developing and meeting spatial and facility needs of the school in regards to its increasing focus on design innovation. 

In recognition of the record-setting gift and never ending support from Mr. Druker, the main exhibition space at the Harvard Design school will be renamed the Druker Design Gallery. 

In the words of Dean Mostafavi, “I am delighted that this generous gift from Ron, one of the GSD’s most prominent, committed, and long-standing advocates and supporters, will provide resources crucial to helping us move forward our plans to build new, innovative spaces of research and learning…it is equally meaningful and fitting for the school to be able to name its primary exhibition space in his honor.”

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