Tag: renovation

  • Nation & World

    Storied space for women athletes gets upgrade

    “There is energy and spirit and tradition and history wrapped up in this boathouse. It has been filled over the years with amazing women.”

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    Members of rowing team dance in newly renovated Weld Boathouse.
  • Nation & World

    New, improved, and almost open

    With renovations complete, accessibility enhanced, and new collections to show off, staff at the Houghton Library look forward to welcoming visitors again.

    3 minutes
    Houghton Library exterior shot.
  • Nation & World

    Harvard’s GSD selects architects for proposed expansion

    The proposed expansion of Harvard Graduate School of Design will include new space to be integrated into the heart of the School’s existing structure.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Welcome renewal at Winthrop

    After more than a year of renovations at Winthrop House, returning students have discovered a residence that combines neo-Georgian character with 21st-century amenities.

    6 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Architect, donors named for new campus center

    Years of discussion about the need for a Harvard campus center came closer to fruition Nov. 14, when Harvard President Drew Faust announced that a donor had been found and an architect selected for an expansive facility to transform Holyoke Center. The center, expected to open in 2018, will be named for its major donors,…

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    In the swing of things

    During the renovation of Old Quincy House, three swing spaces in Harvard Square have become residential extensions of the Quincy community: Ridgley Hall, Hampden Hall, and Fairfax Hall.

    2 minutes
  • Nation & World

    From library to living room

    The newly renovated first floor of the Student Organization Center at Hilles (SOCH) was unveiled Wednesday night. The space was completely changed and updated over the summer as part of the College’s efforts to enhance undergraduate social spaces.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Changes at Gutman Library

    The Harvard Graduate School of Education’s (HGSE) Gutman Library has been partially refashioned into a thriving community space with areas dedicated to studying and socializing.

    2 minutes
  • Nation & World

    The Fogg begins to rise

    With most of Harvard Art Museums’ staffers and collections settled elsewhere, workers create a “state-of-the-art museum facility,” with plans to open in 2013.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Acclaimed architect Renzo Piano to design major Fogg renovation

    There are many reasons to love the Harvard Art Museum. For one, an extensive collection of art transports you from ancient times into the present. Then there is the signature design of the Fogg Museum building at 32 Quincy St., with its evocative courtyard, modeled after the 16th century facade of a home in Montepulciano,…

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