The Hideo Sasaki Foundation works to advance equity in the design of the environment. We sponsor research and programs that empower communities and strengthen education in design.
Design Grants call for proposals applications are due Thursday, April 24, at noon.
Events
Hideo Sasaki: a Legacy of Collaborative Design
May 15, 2025
Join the Hideo Sasaki Foundation for a conversation about Hideo Sasaki’s legacy and the genesis of collaborative design. Hideo Sasaki was one of the most consequential designers and educators of the twentieth century. His legacy lies in bringing landscape architecture together with the other planning and design disciplines through his teaching at the Harvard Graduate School of Design and the professional practice that he founded, Sasaki. Learn more about his practice and legacy from two of his former students and colleagues.
What we do
Our values build on more than six decades of work by Hideo Sasaki, focusing on the following priority areas.
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Research & Grants
Large-scale, complex challenges require cross-disciplinary thinking. That’s why we convene experts and innovators from all backgrounds. Our research and grants bring issues of inequity in design to the forefront.
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Community Learning
Informed and engaged residents are central ingredients of a successful community. That’s why we host public programs that amplify a diversity of voices and address socially relevant topics as we work toward systemic change.
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Design Education
A thriving design industry relies on a pipeline of diverse, talented, and passionate practitioners who infuse new ideas and disrupt established patterns. That’s why we provide youth with opportunities to discover and explore careers in design.
History
The Hideo Sasaki Foundation is named after Hideo Sasaki, a Japanese American landscape architect who came of age in WWII. Hideo was a pioneer of modern design, a leader, and an educator. He articulated—and proved—the value of interdisciplinary design while breaking down the traditional barriers between practice and teaching.
The Hideo Sasaki Foundation was established by Sasaki, a multidisciplinary design firm founded by Hideo, with support from Hideo’s family and friends. Continuing Hideo’s legacy, we sit at the intersection of research, practice, education, and community-driven processes. We advance equity in design, inviting diverse partners to co-create change.
Hideo Sasaki
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