ART
ARCHITECTURE
& HISTORY
in the Public Realm
Harvard Science Center and Expansion
Recent Architecture: Educational

Architect
Sert, Jackson and Associates (Jose Luis Sert)
Addition Architect
Leers Weinzapfel Associates
Dates
  • Constructed, 2004
Awards
  • BSA Honor Award 2004
  • AIA New England Honor Award 2004
  • Chicago Athenaeum American Architecture Award 2006
  • International Design Award, Institutional Category 2007
 Podcasts
The Harvard Science Center Addition - Part 1 - Andrea Leers
The Harvard Science Center Addition - Part 2 - Andrea Leers
Description
Three rooftop additions expand the 1970 modern landmark designed by Josep Lluis Sert to accommodate growing departments of the History of Science, Statistics and Computer Services, and the world acclaimed Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments.

The main addition at the East Terrace is a four-story structure replacing a one-story wing. Housing the Department of the History of Science and the Collection, this wing is configured as a four-story townhouse with offices and classrooms and...
Leers Weinzapfel Associates
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Location
1 Oxford St
Cambridge, MA 02138
United States

Nearby Items
The Plaza at Harvard University 292 feet
Memorial Hall, Harvard University613 feet
Littauer Center733 feet
Memorial Church, Harvard University880 feet
Holden Chapel916 feet
Sherman Fairchild Renovation for Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University0.2 miles
University Hall, Harvard University0.2 miles