As the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States, Harvard has emerged as one of the world's most well-known universities. Organized into ten academic faculties and the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, it is spread across 200 acres and centers on Harvard Yard in Cambridge. Developed along the Charles River adjacent to the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Harvard has the largest financial endowment of any academic institution. This has supported a number of different campus building projects across the university’s history.
Cambridge: The Latest Architecture and News
Scott Brownrigg's Cambridge Biomedical Campus Project Receives Planning Permission
Scott Brownrigg's 1000 Discovery Drive has been granted planning approval from Cambridge City and South Cambridgeshire District Councils in United Kingdom. As the second building of the Biomedical Campus in Phase 2, the project includes 100,000 square feet of net internal area across laboratories and office space. The design aims to form a flexible and adaptable design to drive innovation within the scientific and medical community.
Health Yoga Life / BOS|UA
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Architects: BOS|UA
- Area: 1500 ft²
- Year: 2017
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Manufacturers: AutoDesk, Chaos Group, Sherwin-Williams, Adobe, Atlantic Plywood, +7
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Professionals: Allied Consulting Engineering Services
University Key Worker Housing / Mecanoo
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Architects: Mecanoo
- Area: 27700 m²
- Year: 2018
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Professionals: AECOM, Gardiner & Theobald
Abode at Great Kneighton Housing / Proctor and Matthews Architects
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Architects: Proctor and Matthews Architects
- Area: 861 m²
- Year: 2019
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Manufacturers: VELUX Group, Argonaut, Bentley Systems, Hanson jetfloor, Ibstock, +7
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Professionals: Countryside Properties, Environ, SW Planning, Townshend Landscape Architects, Kaizenge, +1
Kendall Square Garage / French 2D
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Architects: French 2D
- Area: 26000 ft²
- Year: 2019
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Manufacturers: Facid
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Professionals: Facid North America
Marmalade Lane Cohousing Development / Mole Architects
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Architects: Mole Architects
- Area: 4300 m²
- Year: 2018
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Professionals: Coulson Building Group, Instinctively Green, Hoare Lea
Idea Exchange Old Post Office Library / RDHA
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Architects: RDHA
- Area: 1736 m²
- Year: 2018
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Manufacturers: 3M, C.R. Laurence, Assa Abloy, Interface, Bobrick, +8
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Professionals: Jain Consultants, WSP, Aercoustics Engineering Ltd, Valdor Engineering Inc., Collaborative Structures Ltd., +3
Microsoft New England Research & Development Center / Sasaki
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Architects: Sasaki
- Area: 110000 ft²
- Year: 2018
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Manufacturers: Interface, Arktura, Haworth, Maharam, The Woodworks
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Professionals: Thornton Tomasetti, Columbia Construction, Lam Partners Inc
Infographic: The Bauhaus, Where Form Follows Function
UPDATE: In honor of the 100th anniversary of the Bauhaus, we’re re-publishing this popular infographic, which was originally published April 16th, 2012.
From the “starchitect” to “architecture for the 99%,” we are witnessing a shift of focus in the field of architecture. However, it’s in the education system where these ideas really take root and grow. This sea change inspired us to explore past movements, influenced by economic shifts, war and the introduction of new technologies, and take a closer look at the bauhaus movement.
Often associated with being anti-industrial, the Arts and Crafts Movement had dominated the field before the start of the Bauhaus in 1919. The Bauhaus’ focus was to merge design with industry, providing well-designed products for the many.
The Bauhaus not only impacted design and architecture on an international level, but also revolutionized the way design schools conceptualize education as a means of imparting an integrated design approach where form follows function.
Peter Hall Performing Arts Centre / Haworth Tompkins
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Architects: Haworth Tompkins
- Area: 2340 m²
- Year: 2018
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Professionals: Charcoalblue, RG Carters, Skelly & Couch, Price & Myers
Dorothy Garrod Building / Walters & Cohen Architects
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Architects: Walters & Cohen Architects
- Area: 6900 m²
- Year: 2018
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Manufacturers: Northcot Brick
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Professionals: Ab Rogers Design, AKT II, Beacon Planning, BHSLA, Eight Associates, +12
Cambridge Assessment HQ / Eric Parry Architects
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Architects: Eric Parry Architects
- Area: 360000 ft²
- Year: 2018
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Manufacturers: Handrail Design, Ibstock, Limetec, Sedak, St-Joris
Harvard HouseZero / Snøhetta
MIT Press to Make Landmark Architecture Books Freely Accessible Online
The MIT Press, in collaboration with the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, is set to digitize landmark out-of-print architecture and urban studies books published by the MIT Press, making them freely accessible online for discovery and research. Aided by a $157,000 grant by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, MIT Press are enabled to digitize a collection of “image-rich and intellectually prized architecture and urban studies titles” complete with the commissioning of new forewords for the works. Following the project’s completion, MIT Press intends to distribute a minimum of 25 titles for free on several platforms, including its own ebook service.
Among the titles to be released are Francoise Choay’s “The Rule and the Model: On the Theory of Architecture and Urbanism,” which links modern theory with classical and Renaissance architecture, and John Templer’s “The Staircase,” regarded as the first theoretical and historical analysis of the elemental stair. Books on the subject of famous architects will also be released, such as Donald Leslie Johnson’s “Frank Lloyd Wright vs. America: The 1930s” and Grant Hildebrand’s “On Leon Battista Alberti: His Literary and Aesthetic Theories.”
Power on Campus - Harvard Energy Facility Showcases the Beauty of Infrastructure
On a prominent, highly visible site within Harvard University’s Allston Campus, a celebration of the beauty of infrastructure is beginning to take shape. Designed by Boston-based Leers Weinzapfel Associates, the 58,000 square foot Allston Campus District Energy Facility (DEF) represents a new, highly efficient infrastructure typology, delivering electricity and water for the campus, whilst simultaneously showcasing the intricate complexity of engineering and design.
Leading Cambridge School / CDC Studio
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Architects: CDC Studio
- Area: 2940 m²
- Year: 2017
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Manufacturers: TECU®, Trespa, Forbo Flooring Systems, Audience Systems, Ecophon, +7
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Professionals: Beacon Planning, Kier Construction, Smith and Wallwork, The Landscape Partnership
Cambridge To Oxford Connection: Ideas Competition Reveals Gallery of Finalists
The National Infrastructure Commission and Malcolm Reading Consultants have revealed an online gallery of the four final design concepts for The Cambridge to Oxford Connection: Ideas Competition.
The competition, which launched in June, focuses on the 130-mile corridor connecting Cambridge, Milton Keyes, Northampton, and Oxford. It acknowledges the presence of world-leading universities, highly skilled workers and tech firms, but also the corridor’s failure to function as a connected economic zone.