Tag: Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Campus Center
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Richard A. Smith dies at 95
Richard A. Smith, a former member of both of Harvard’s governing boards, has died at age 95. Smith was a member of the Harvard Corporation from 1991 to 2000, and…
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They’re alive!
The living walls at the Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Campus Center — eight organic interior designs made of climbing, creeping arms of trees and blocks of ferns and other tropical plants —are a welcome addition to Harvard’s newly configured social hub year-round.
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Art of chess
Players bond and battle during Community Chess Weekend at Harvard’s Smith Campus Center.
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The center in the crossroads
Harvard’s redesigned Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Campus Center officially opened Sept. 20 with a dedication ceremony attended by Harvard President Larry Bacow, President Emerita Drew Faust, and members of the Harvard and Cambridge communities.
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‘In our common spaces lie uncommon opportunities’
Under President Drew Faust, the Committee on Common Spaces at Harvard has created new spaces across campus in order to generate greater discussion, collaboration, partnership, learning, and sense of belonging.
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Serving up community and sustainable fare
The renovation of the Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Campus Center is on schedule, and food vendors have been announced for its fall opening.
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Topping off Smith Campus Center
The midpoint of the Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Campus Center renovation project was celebrated in a traditional topping-off ceremony.
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Welcoming the world to Harvard
A gift in memory of Moise Y. Safra will support the Moise Y. Safra Welcome Pavilion, which will be located at the entrance of the Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Campus Center when it reopens in 2018.
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Smith project gets OK from Board of Zoning Appeal
The Cambridge Board of Zoning Appeal (BZA) gave its approval to Harvard University’s Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Campus Center renovation plans Thursday night. The project had previously secured the approval of the Cambridge Historical Commission, the Harvard Square Advisory Committee, and the Cambridge Planning Board.
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Smith Campus Center, re-envisioned
Harvard unveiled its initial design concepts for the new Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Campus Center during two open houses.
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Plans for Smith Campus Center
With a series of open houses scheduled for later this month, planners recently unveiled design concepts for the Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Campus Center that include new formal and informal gathering areas, a wide variety of eating options, flexible meeting or event spaces, fireplaces, landscaped gardens, and even a roof terrace.
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Early outlines for Smith Center
Extensive outreach within the Harvard community is beginning to shape the development of the Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Campus Center as a cornerstone addition to President Drew Faust’s Common Spaces initiative.
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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,…