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...donor recently gave Harvard money for the fountain, which will cost close to $250,000, Peter Walker, the structure's designer and a professor of landscape architecture and urban design at the Graduate School of Design said this week...
George B. Oommen, the project's manager and special assistant to the vice president for administration, said recently the gift marks the first time Harvard has received a donation specifically for a fountain...
President Bok has been overseeing the project's funding and keeping in touch with the donor, Oommen said, adding that Bok has shown great interest in the fountain and kept a close watch over its development...
According to current plans, the fountain will consist of a group of large stones placed randomly within a circular area close to 60 feet across. Water jets in the center will form a fine mist extending up to 20 feet toward the sides and close to five feet...
Using steam to create the mist during winter, the fountain will function year round, Oommen said, adding, "there will be a rainbow as long as there is sunlight...