subway canopy at harvard square parameters: design protective canopy at t-stop station in cambridge, massachusetts
design: Hosting almost 23,000 visitors a day, this subway stop is a vital and vibrant part of the Harvard community. In the initial stages, the canopy was formed from the notion this
of
“pinching�
pinching
existed
a
flat
within
surface a
to
rigorous
create grid
covered
structure
space. and
In
formed,
further
iterations,
not
an
only,
en-
trance canopy, but also a sound cave to host the plethora of speakers and demonstrations that exist at the square. Further progress juxtaposed pinching upwards to pulling downwards to create a sloped and occupiable path, altering the current circulation pattern.