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Moreover, Harvard does not treat such projects lightly. They went out and hired one of the most prestigious--and expensive--architects in the area. Graham Gund, whose father lent his name to Harvard's design school building. They also decided to install a phone and heating...
...they squabbled and they squabbled Gund went back to the drawing board about 300 times in fact--and came up with a final play and ornately designed wooden 5 foot by 5 foot house with a pointy roof. The commission suggested changing the roofing material and the paint color. The plan was set in action, the University shelled out $25.000 In early July, the structure was unveiled amid fanfare. And they worked happily ever after...
...with the Harvard mentality itself Charles Sullivan, executive director of the commission. pshaws any claims that his organization inflated the costs, noting that they recommended few actual changes, and that Harvard obviously went into the project with grand designs in mind. "You don't hire Graham Gund to build a telephone booth." Sullivan adds...
Robert H. Scott vice president for administration, perhaps sums it up best when he says. "We wanted to build a quality gatehouse." Such an obsession may seem silly (Gund says he spent "an inordinate amount amount of time for that sized building.") "But it's the mindset of getting things that look the best and setting few cost restrictions that led officials three years ago to purchase seven kiosks for $6000 each. When Tufts got similar items for about $150 apiece. That is, in part, why it costs $60,000 to get a bachelor's degree from Harvard...
Acknowledging the criticism from some local artists who complain of too many repeats in this year's display, Graham Gund, a well-known collector and the architect responsible for the ICA's dramatic interior, explains. "It's impossible to please all of the Boston artists, and it's important to remember that the ICA helps Boston artists in other ways, by bringing the works of other artists here to educate local artists." Gund, whose collection includes works from all over the world, believes that "Boston artists are less 'out' than those in San Francisco and Chicago," nevertheless he says that...