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Allston Development Plans Rescaled

Commercial development of housing, a “private-sector enterprise research campus,” and a hotel and conference center would replace much of the academic expansion Harvard envisioned earlier.
6.16.11

Ambitions Realized

In a straitened era, landmark construction projects advance academic goals.
4.17.11

Prototyping House Renewal

“Old Quincy” renovation will test designs and construction for comprehensive modernization of undergraduate residences.
1.14.11

Gut Renovation

Harvard renews an older building to create new labs in Cambridge for stem-cell research.
10.19.10

Arrested Development

With construction on its huge science facility in Allston halted, Harvard reconsiders its planned expansion there.
3.1.10

Allston Development on Ice

The University will halt construction on its Allston science complex, and—significantly—revisit plans for campus development more broadly.
12.10.09

Theatrical Debut

Hasty Pudding Theatricals (HPT) returns to its historic home this year for its 160th production. (Since the inaugural show in 1844, the group…
1.1.08

Bricks & Politics

Every year, on a hot summer day, 10 Boston-area architects pile into a van together and drive around for hours looking for beauty. Lately, at…
9.1.07

Construction Gallery

Photograph by Jim Harrison [view larger photograph] Seen from atop William James Hall (and in detailed views below), the…
5.1.07

Harvard’s 50-Year Plan

Ten million square feet of new buildings, as many as 12,000 new jobs, and many billions of dollars: the numbers alone suggest the scope of…
3.1.07