The Harvard Gazette

Paul Tange ’81

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“For a lot of Japanese people, Harvard is very unstructured, very diverse, a place where people are not shy about expressing their opinions,” said Carl Kay, a businessman in Tokyo and president of the Harvard Club of Japan. “The Harvard Club is a place where they can reconnect with that. It touches a place where they’ve stretched and grown.”

A Harvard bridge to Japan

Leader of University club works to foster community, understanding, sharing

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DateMarch 25, 2013April 10, 2019

Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower, one of the Toyoko's tallest, is unconventional in more than just design. It is a school skyscraper that contains 10,000 students in three institutions of higher education. The striking building was designed by Paul Tange, who graduated from Harvard College in 1981 and the Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) in 1985. Photo by Ned Brown/Harvard Staff

Creator of skyscrapers

Harvard-trained architect builds across Asia, including high-rise schools

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DateMarch 20, 2013April 10, 2019

Harvard University President Drew Faust visits the Keio Girls Senior High School in Tokyo. Drew Faust (left) speaks to a gathering of students. Staff Photo Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard University News Office

Harvard in Japan

Dispatches chronicle historic and cultural aspects of President Faust's trip

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DateMarch 19, 2010July 26, 2019