Word: caged
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...leave us with a very clear sense of purpose. The most distinct and important theme of the rally was the fact that the administration is not responsive to student needs. Some specific examples of this were mentioned by speakers; the PBH controversy, randomization and the razing of Carey Cage. The solution to this problem seems to be the "empowerment" that PBHA organized this rally to foster...
Your assertion that Harvard approached the building's demolition in isolation from the preservation community is not true. In September, Harvard openly brought its plan for Carey Cage to the Boston Landmarks Commission, the City's public body specifically empowered to consider historic preservation issues...
...Commission is comprised of seasoned professionals and business-people experienced in evaluating difficult planning and preservation decisions. After listening to Harvard's campus planning objectives and after making its own evaluation of the merits of the building, the Commission unconditionally granted the University the right to demolish Carey Cage. Harvard then waited two months before actually moving forward with demolition...
...University has carefully evaluated a range of alternatives to the demolition of Carey Cage, including options to build the new athletics facility elsewhere in the area. However, extremely poor soil conditions limited the remaining buildable sites in the athletics complex to land located between the Stadium and Briggs Cage, Reuse of Carey Cage was found to be impractical due to its scale, dimensions and structural system that did not lend itself to dismantling. Costs associated with the idea of moving Carey Cage proved to be prohibitive...
...preserving them as active parts of University life. However, for those of us who have responsibility for maintaining the functionality of our physical environment, difficult choices are sometimes required. In this case, we have an opportunity to enhance dramatically Harvard's athletics complex, and the demolition of Carey Cage was a necessary part of this project. --Harris Band Director of Physical Planning