RMJM, the UK-based architecture firm announced on March 17 that it is presenting a $1.5 million gift to support “The RMJM Program for Research and Education in Integrated Design Practice” at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design. The gift will support advanced student and faculty research; development of case studies and curricula for use at the master’s, doctoral, and executive levels; and the dissemination of research findings through lectures, conferences, and publications. The program began with a three-day design firm leadership conference at the GSD, attended by CEOs of major design firms from all over the world, as well as faculty from the GSD and the Harvard Business School. The program aims to “encourage more architects to enter the profession by training them to integrate business management principles and a knowledge of advanced technologies with design skills to improve project delivery, client satisfaction, and their firm’s bottom line.” “This program is about initiating the dawn of a new era for the architectural profession,” said RMJM Chief Executive Peter Morrison in a press release. “We passionately believe that tomorrow’s design leaders will be as equally adept and sophisticated commercially and economically as they are architecturally.”