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Last Wednesday, Sever enjoyed a bit of glory when the American Institute of Architects (AIA) ranked it number 77 on its list of America’s 150 “favorite” works of architecture...

Author: By Siodhbhra M. Parkin, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Sever Ranks 77 on List of Top 150 Works of Architecture | 2/12/2007 | See Source »

...AIA’s poll 1,804 “randomly selected” Americans were instructed to pick their preferred choice of architecture from a list of 248 buildings prepared by an AIA panel. Sever beat famous buildings like Fenway Park (ranked 113) and New York’s Radio City Music Hall (100) to snag slot 77, standing as the only Harvard-affiliated building on the list...

Author: By Siodhbhra M. Parkin, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Sever Ranks 77 on List of Top 150 Works of Architecture | 2/12/2007 | See Source »

...don’t think it’s all that unexpected to have Sever ranked where it is,” said Annie T. Ardery ’10. “I mean, look at it. It’s magnificent...

Author: By Siodhbhra M. Parkin, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Sever Ranks 77 on List of Top 150 Works of Architecture | 2/12/2007 | See Source »

...find it absolutely surprising, especially given that it’s right next to something like Widener Library,” said Sean R. Tracy ’05, who was touring Sever during a recent visit back to campus. “I think anything else on the Yard, with the exception of Emerson, would be better suited for the title.” [SEE EDITOR'S NOTE BELOW...

Author: By Siodhbhra M. Parkin, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Sever Ranks 77 on List of Top 150 Works of Architecture | 2/12/2007 | See Source »

...spite of such subtleties, however, Sever has received considerable criticism in the past. As long ago as 1937, an article in The Crimson described the building as “bleak” and “depressing,” decorated with little more than “heating pipes of dubious aesthetic value...

Author: By Siodhbhra M. Parkin, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Sever Ranks 77 on List of Top 150 Works of Architecture | 2/12/2007 | See Source »

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