The Urban Design Program at Columbia UniversityÕs Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation is committed to engage the most pressing global urban issues of our time. KingstonÕs Harbour was selected as a 2010 Spring Studio site because it lies at the convergence of many of these issues. Included are rapid urban growth; inequity in access to physical, economic and social infrastructure; environmental sustainability; and complexity of stakeholder relationships. The studio challenged a diverse and international student body to engage with these realities and produce ideas that could contribute positively to the current debate about the future of Kingston and its Port areas.