Tag: renovation
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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,…
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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,…