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Mattison added that he would like to have a better understanding of the goals and plans of the Work Team, a faculty-led group charged with recommending strategies for Harvard’s expansion into Allston. The committee was created in December after construction on the Science Complex ceased.
RETHINKING EXPANSION
Faced with the possibility of permanent transitions that will fill much of the currently available space, science departments and centers on the Cambridge campus may be forced to reevaulate plans for future expansion.
As a young man growing up in Philadelphia, Purcell said he saw first hand the effects of a contentious university expansion on the community. In the 1950s, Purcell witnessed the University of Pennsylvania’s ill-fated development in its surrounding neighborhoods.
Recently, the Work Team has been examining how other universities have managed their own expansion projects into neighboring communities, hoping to learn from those developments as the University decides how it will move forward in Allston.