House Renewal
House Renovations Prompt Noise Complaints From Students
Students who live in buildings around the Old Quincy construction site say that the noise from the renovations has escalated in the past few weeks as the renewal of the building proceeds.
Quincy Swing Housing
Everywhere you look around Harvard, signs of construction greet you. It's time to say "out with the old, and in with the new," as Quincy House renovates Old Quincy and moves some of its students to Dewolfe and apartment buildings. FM decided to check out swing housing in Hampden Hall and see how the apartments compare to normal dorms.
Students Adjust to Quincy Swing Housing
Students who moved into swing spaces this week said that apart from small bedrooms and traffic noise from the streets, they have so far enjoyed their apartment-style housing and their new home’s proximity to classes.
Spotted on Plympton Street
Quincy House residents, rejoice! If you were worried about that feeling of isolation a few hundred feet down Plympton Street, ...
Dunster House To Be Renewed in 2014-2015
Dunster House will be the first full House to be renovated as part of the University’s House Renewal project during the 2014-2015 academic year.
Hard of Hearing?
In an administration where McLoughlin and Nelson formerly had the most direct contact with students, Hammonds may be forced to take on a more visible role. But she is trying to listen to a demographic that is not even showing up to be listened to.
Old Quincy Groundbreaking
House Masters Lee and Deborah Gehrke, Deans Evelyn M. Hammonds and Michael D. Smith, students, and alumni gathered in Quincy courtyard to celebrate the groundbreaking at Old Quincy, initiating the 2012-2013 renovations.
Quincy Groundbreaking Marks the Beginning of Renewal
Sporting bright yellow foam construction hats stamped with a penguin, residents of Quincy House marked Harvard’s symbolic transition from planning to the implementation stage of the College-wide House renovation project at Old Quincy’s groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday evening.
Harvard Will Launch Historic Capital Campaign in 2013
Harvard hopes to publicly launch its University-wide capital campaign in 2013. The campaign will likely aim to raise at least $6 billion, according to senior administrators and people with knowledge of the situation, which would likely make it the largest capital campaign ever run by an institution of higher education.
College Creates Models for Old Quincy Rooms
Harvard Planning and Project Management has constructed a full-scale model of what several rooms in revamped Old Quincy will look like when it opens in the fall of 2013.
College Will Furnish Quincy Common Room During House Renovations
The College will purchase common room furniture with which to furnish all Quincy House suites next fall in order to alleviate the need for summer storage space when the renovation of Old Quincy begins this June, Dean of the College Evelynn M. Hammonds and Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Michael D. Smith announced Tuesday in a statement on the FAS website.
Quincy Students Welcome Temporary Housing Options
Although students in Quincy House will be spread out among five buildings next year as Old Quincy undergoes renovation, residents ...
Quincy House Removes Senior Standing Option
Rising juniors in Quincy House will not have the option of taking senior standing in the House’s upcoming rooming lottery, in which sophomores, juniors, and seniors can be assigned to three residential buildings in Harvard Square.
TOP 10 NEWS STORIES OF 2011
As 2011 comes to an end, The Crimson looks back at the most important events at Harvard over the year.
Old Leverett Will Be Next in House Renovations
Leverett House’s McKinlock Hall will be the second dorm to undergo renovation as part of the College’s House Renewal project, following the completion of construction on Old Quincy in the 2012-3 school year.
Administrators Plan "Mock-Up" of Renovated Old Quincy Room
As the June 2012 start date for the renovation of Old Quincy approaches, administrators announced that they will create a life-sized “mock-ups” of a room in renovated Old Quincy.
Old Quincy: A Test Project
Come 2013, when the first stage of a series of renovations across the Houses is complete, gone will be the walk-through room setup and cramped quarters that plague so many inhabitants of Old Quincy.
Harvard Announces Renovation Plans for Old Quincy House
Separate vertical entryways and walk-through bedrooms will no longer be a part of Old Quincy come 2013, when a test of House renewal is complete.