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In such respects Martin Dressler is an urban fable about civilization and its discontents, the repression of instincts in the service of progress. Yet this commercial hero also represents a period of social history when ambition and new wealth outstripped utility and taste. Dressler's Grand Cosmo, an architectural and...
For more than three centuries, Harvard has been celebrated for its maintenance of historic landmarks. During this past year, however, the University's reputation for architectural preservation has been marred by controversy surrounding the renovation of the Harvard Union.
"The review process did not allow adequate representation from people in the University whose expertise [lies] in renovations and preservation," said K. Michael Hays, professor of architectural theory at the GSD.
With the ceiling of the Great Hall already removed, the Committee to Save the Great Hall of the Harvard Union (now reconstituted as the Harvard Alumni Architectural Review Committee or HAARC) filed for a temporary restraining order.
The arguments set forth in court alluded to Harvard's application last year to the Massachusetts Architectural Access Board requesting variances to preserve doors in the Union that are not wheelchair-accessible.