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This sidewalk, which lifts off the street and wraps through the building, was to become a link for students between the historic Georgian Yard and a planned expansion beyond Prescott Street, in the direction of downtown Boston. In the years since, however, Harvard has expanded in other directions, geographically and academically, in part marginalizing the building’s dual purpose of providing pedestrian connection and bringing the visual arts to the center of the Harvard experience...
...East Campus, the women’s campus. Wharton mentions a university-authorized publication describing the “restless,” intriguing gothic architecture of West Campus, which creates a “harmonious atmosphere for learning,” in comparison to the bland and stately Georgian architecture of East Campus, “an integral part of the tranquil dignity found there...
There was a time, of course, when R.E.M., the Georgian architects of such paralyzingly catchy tunes as “Losing My Religion” and “Everybody Hurts” were the darlings of the college rock scene, selling nearly 45 million albums. Even after leaving indie IRS Records for Warner Brothers in 1988, R.E.M. maintained musical credibility, generally lauded by critics and fans alike. The combination of Peter Buck’s lush guitar work and Michael Stipe’s piercing, emotion-choked vocals, made their sound truly unique...
...owned by the National Trust, the houses at 54 Inge Street have been restored to reflect what it was like to live there in different eras. Visitors can join a guided tour (advance booking recommended) or stay in one of three "holiday cottages" restored in Georgian, Victorian and Art Deco styles...
...thanks to Reese Witherspoon's perky performance we do, not least because we have all been in her position, desperate to impress our betters. Moreover, director Mira Nair has created a pretty panorama--populated with solid actors like Bob Hoskins and Gabriel Byrne--of English life in the Georgian era for Becky to master. It is more exotic than Thackeray's, more laden with the booty of a burgeoning colonial empire, but Nair, Indian by birth, is entitled to her opinions about the exploitations on which England's wealth was based...