Harvard University Science Center

Item

Title
Harvard University Science Center
Creator
Josep Lluis Sert (American architect, 1902-1983)
City
Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Country
United States
Date Created
1973 (creation)
Century
20th century
Classification
Architecture and City Planning
Style/Period
Twentieth century
Cultural Context
American
Materials
reinforced concrete
steel
glass
Techniques
construction (assembling)
Description
view from Cambridge Street
Harvard's main classroom and laboratory building for undergraduate science and mathematics, in addition to housing numerous other allied departments and services. Located just north of Harvard Yard, the Science Center was built in 1973 after a design by Josep Lluís Sert (then dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Design). As part of its construction the portion of Cambridge Street running along the north edge of Harvard Yard was depressed into an underpass, allowing unhindered pedestrian movement between the Yard and Harvard facilities to the north, including the Science Center itself. The Center includes teaching laboratories, five lecture halls, twenty general-use classrooms, a cafeteria, library, computer store and the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments.
Source
Saif Haq
Photographer
Saif Haq
Rights Holder
© Saif Haq
Access Rights
Users must request permission from the copyright holder for all use in publications, including theses and dissertations.

Josep Lluis Sert (American architect, 1902-1983), “Harvard University Science Center”, Saif Haq Collection, accessed November 7, 2024, https://exhibits.lib.ttu.edu/s/haq/item/16074