Mid‐century Modern Concrete and Glass Facades New Design and Restoration for Today’s University Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Campus Center Harvard University
Hopkins Architects ‐ Design Architect Bruner/Cott Architects ‐ Executive Architect & Façade Restoration Architect Simpson, Gumpertz + Heger ‐ Concrete Restoration Engineer Arup – Building Envelope Engineer for New Construction
Josep Lluis Sert introduced modernism derived from Le Corbusier into university settings starting in the mid‐1950’s. Holyoke Center was an ambitious, ten‐story exposed concrete structure that covered an entire city block in the heart of Harvard Square. It was basically an office tower with a section devoted to university health services, street level retail including a bank. It was not a popular building.
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