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...sort of the worst culprit of that before I left,” says Gann, who studied at La Sorbonne. What separates Panarelli’s and Datar’s experiences from students like Gann’s is perhaps the tremendous difference in lifestyle between urban cities like Paris and poverty-stricken countries like Tanzania. For Panarelli, the lack of technology in Tanzania was both an obstacle and a learning experience. While grateful for the lack of modernization which helped her place more value on material comfort, by the end, she missed the convenience of hot water...
...leader in promoting educational equality. It is indisputable that Summers listened to student demands. Summers has also crafted an enduring vision for Harvard’s expansion into Allston. It combines a strong emphasis on science research buildings with new undergraduate Houses, multi-purpose performance spaces, and an urban redevelopment plan. This expansion, in tandem with the recent enlargement of the Faculty, will place Harvard at the forefront of future scholarship, scientific and otherwise.In short, Harvard’s future seems secure even if its present is just the opposite. During his resignation speech yesterday, Summers talked about his vision...
...which will house the Harvard Stem Cell Institute, will be located on the south side of Western Avenue adjacent to the WGBH radio station. It will be designed by Behnisch, Behnisch & Partner, a German firm renowned for its environmentally-friendly modern designs.In an interview Friday, Professor in Practice of Urban Design Alex Krieger, whose company, Chan Krieger & Associates, is helping design open spaces in the Allston campus, said the decision is the first concrete step taken since planners released a report last May outlining possible sites for several Harvard buildings in Allston.The Western Avenue site ultimately chosen has been under...
...interview Friday, Professor in Practice of Urban Design Alex Krieger, whose firm is involved in the campus expansion project, said of the Allston announcement: “This has been scheduled for this week for quite awhile...
...1980s and '90s, an unassuming Thai boutique called Greyhound did respectable business in Bangkok's Siam Center shopping mall, selling reasonably priced clothes that melded international urban chic with local tastes. For its co-owner and designer, an advertising executive named Bhanu Inkawat, the shop was little more than a weekend hobby. But in 2003, with Thailand starting to become more fashion conscious, Bhanu saw an opportunity: he quit his day job and poured his energy into Greyhound. Today, Bhanu, 50, presides over a growing style empire with 12 designers, 14 clothing stores and seven caf?s in Bangkok, franchises...