Archive for February, 2007

Hitchcock Hall gutted, structure revealed

February 25th, 2007  |  Published in All News, Hitchcock Hall, Lamb & Rich, Preservation

Amazing photos of the scoured interior of Hitchcock Hall have been posted to the OPDC site.

The builders only knew the first-floor plan when they put the foundation in during 1912, since the rest of the building had not been designed. One wonders whether any of the concrete piers are afterthoughts.

Class of 1953 Commons elevations

February 25th, 2007  |  Published in '53 Commons, All News, North Campus

More detailed drawings of the ’53 Commons are available.

The Shower Towers are almost gone

February 25th, 2007  |  Published in All News, Berry Library, Bradley/Gerry, Kemeny/Haldeman, North Campus, Preservation

The OPDC continues its generous photographic documentation of the Bradley/Gerry demolition: one view shows Kemeny with Berry in the background, as it was meant to be seen, although just a little bit of Bradley is still standing.

Variations on Berry Row

February 25th, 2007  |  Published in '53 Commons, All News, Berry Row, North Campus

Richard Burck Associates has an interesting variation on the Berry Row landscape plan at their website, more rectilinear than the one depicted on the OPDC site.

The project also includes the landscaping of the unnamed rectangular yard in front of the ’53 Commons, which will be lined with elms.