House Renewal
Dunster Students Preview Suites in New Swing Space
Dunster House residents had the opportunity to view the rooms they may inhabit next year during a walkthrough of several suites at 20-20A Prescott Street Friday afternoon.
Dunster Swing
Right behind the Carpenter Center of Visual Arts is 20 Prescott Street. Displaced Dunster residents live here as the University renovates their house.
With McKinlock Renewal On Track, Faust Says River Houses Remain the Priority
As the newly released plans for the Dunster House renewal take shape and construction on Leverett’s McKinlock Hall continues to progress, University President Drew G. Faust said on Tuesday that Harvard’s focus for House Renewal, at least for the time being, remains on the river.
Accessing Harvard
When Valerie J. Piro ’14 was Currier HoCo chair, she couldn’t storm the freshman dorms on Housing Day like everyone else—she had to hand off the housing letters to a friend and watch as the rest of the group ran in. Dianna Hu ’15, a computer science concentrator, can’t use the back door of the science center—she has to enter through the front despite where she’s coming from, as there is no automatic button at the back for her to press. No matter how much she may want to, Chanel E. Washington ’15 can’t attend social events in certain houses; if the common rooms aren’t accessible, then she’s out of luck.
Plans for Dunster Renewal Unveiled, Construction Will Begin in June
Horizontal entryways, an art studio with a kiln, a “smart classroom,” and a new gym are among the features outlined in plans for the renewed Dunster House released Thursday.
Planning the Renewed Dunster
Once renewal is complete in the fall of 2015, Dunster House will include a new smart seminar room, a new student lounge, fitness center, in addition to refurbished residences.
Renewing Dunster
After renewal is complete, Dunster House will include a new lounge space on its lower level, which will overlook a new fitness room, shown here in an artist's rendering.
Renewing Dunster
The renewed Dunster House will feature a "smart classroom," on the House's lower level, shown here in an artist's rendering.
What To Do When There's Not House Renewal Construction
This week, Harvard announced that Winthrop will be in line after Dunster for House renewal, but it’s going to take a break from construction on any House in the 2015-2016 academic year first. Since we know students will miss being awoken in the early morning by the sounds of jack hammers, Flyby came up with a few ideas for projects that Harvard could pursue in the meantime.
Winthrop House To Be Renovated in 2016-2017
Winthrop’s planned renovation will follow a one-year break in House renewal construction following the renovation of Dunster House in 2014-2015, meaning that the 2015-2016 academic year will represent the first extended pause in the project.
Renewing Winthrop
Winthrop, pictured in a Crimson file photo from 2009, is the fourth House in line to be renovated as part of the House renewal project, the Winthrop House masters announced to the House community Wednesday evening.
Report, House Renewal at Center of First FAS Meeting
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences gathered Tuesday for the body’s first meeting of the fall semester to discuss a number of continuing initiatives on campus, including the pending relocation of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences to Allston, the new Harvard Museums of Science and Culture consortium, and the FAS Dean’s Annual Report for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Bistro Lev
This year, rumor has it that Leverett Dining Hall has rebranded itself as “Bistro Lev” due to Cambridge zoning laws which currently classify it as an assembly/residence. While we can’t speak to the truth of this, we know for certain that Harvard’s food scene has irrevocably changed.
Old Quincy's New Look
Old Quincy has been renamed Stone Hall in memory of Robert G. Stone Jr. '45, a former Harvard Management Company director.
Despite Concerns About Renovations, Parties Go On in Old Quincy
Although some had worried that the setup of the newly renovated and renamed building would prevent residents from successfully hosting parties in their rooms, students still managed to socialize this past weekend.
Newly Renovated Old Quincy Renamed Stone Hall
Harvard officials announced the name change Saturday afternoon at a ribbon-cutting ceremony outside the newly renovated building.
5 Questions You’ve Got About Last School Year, Answered
If you weren't on campus last year and feel like you're returning to a strange new world of over-emphasized collaboration policies and construction sites, you might have a few questions about what happened here at Harvard during the 2012-2013 school year. Flyby's here to answer them for you.
At Worksites Across Campus, Workers Cope with Scorching Temperatures
On a day in which temperatures hit 99 degrees in Boston, workers were out in full force Friday at Harvard’s Old Quincy and Old Leverett buildings.
Working in the Early Evening Heat
Workers talk near and walk through a Mill Street entrance to Old Leverett at around 6:30 p.m. Friday. Temperatures were still around 90 degrees in the area as they wrapped up the day's electrical and demolition work.
Looking Down on a Final Day
The Inn at Harvard, pictured from its third floor inside, closed its doors Monday after 22 years of operation.
Laid-Off Workers Trade Goodbyes as the Inn at Harvard Closes Its Doors
Nearly 22 years ago, Mustapha Jorti helped welcome the first guests to the Inn at Harvard. On Monday, the University-owned hotel’s final day of operation, he manned a quiet front desk as the Inn’s last patrons checked out of their rooms.