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Although no one argued that Hunt represented great architecture, and represented great architecture, and very few people knew where the building was before the controversy, Len Gittleman, lecturer on photography, called Hunt "the only building in Boston that represents the struggles of American architecture at the turn of the century," and the Society of Architectural Historians joined the fight to preserve the structure...
...architectural style displayed in Hunt Hall was eventually developed into that of Frank Lloyd Wright and his contemporaries, Gittleman said...
...Gittleman said he believed that Bok had indeed considered aesthetics in his decision, but he added that "I guess I would have weighed the intrinsic qualities of the building higher than Bok apparently...
Yesterday's decision apparently is final, Gittleman said, because demolition of Hunt Hall will begin this summer and there seems to be no way to organize additional opposition before then...
...matter is as closed as I can imagine--unless someone wants to lie down in front of the bulldozers," Gittleman explained...