ART
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Harvard University / Blackstone Offices

Architect
Bruner/Cott & Associates
Dates
  • Constructed, 2006
Awards
  • BSA Award for Sustainable Design 2007
  • Environmental Design and Construction Finalist – Excellence in Design Awards 2007
  • College Planning & Management – Green Design Award 2008
  • Cambridge Historical Commission - Preservation Award 2008
  • AIA New England - Merit Award for Design Excellence 2008
 Podcasts
Harvard Blackstone Offices - Lee Cott
Description
The 46 Blackstone Street renovation unified three 19th-century masonry buildings into an environmentally sustainable workplace for Harvard University Operations Services (UOS). A glazed 100'-long lightslot joins the buildings, and a three-story skylit stairway allows light deep into the building. Over 90% of occupants now enjoy daylight, fresh air and views from operable windows.

Blackstone was Harvard's first LEED Platinum-certified building, and a model for environmental design on campus. A...
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Location
46 Blackstone St
Cambridge, MA 02139
United States

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