House Renewal
Harvard Adams House Residents Frustrated by Delays as Renovations Approach Second Year
After nearly two years of construction, renovations to Adams House’s Randolph Hall are now set to complete this spring — a change in timeline that has exacerbated some residents’ frustration about the project’s shifting schedule.
Harvard Students in 11 Undergraduate Houses Will Be Assigned to Overflow Housing
All but one of Harvard College’s 12 upperclassman houses will place students in overflow housing next year as the school’s oversized freshman class moves out of dormitories in Harvard Yard.
Students Find Unwelcome Dorm Room Guests, Including Insects, Mushrooms
Though students were excited to return to Harvard’s dorms this fall, upon their arrival some found unwelcome guests, including insects and mushrooms, and crumbling infrastructure in their rooms.
‘Shiny and Lovely’: Adams House Completes First Phase of Renovations
Boasting an improved ventilation system and expanded dining spaces, renovations to Claverly Hall of Adams House wrapped up earlier this month, marking the end of the first of three phases of the House’s renewal project.
Adams House Claverly Hall
Harvard completed the first phase of its Adams House Renewal Project — renovations to Claverly Hall — earlier this month. Though the exterior of Claverly remains the same, the interior has seen a significant overhaul.
Adams House Resumes Renovations After Five-Month Delay
Construction on Adams House has resumed after a five-month hiatus due to the City of Cambridge’s decision to place a moratorium on construction projects in response to the ongoing spread of coronavirus, according to an email sent to House affiliates Saturday.
Adams House Construction Encounters Delays Amid Coronavirus Spread
The renovation of Adams House faces another delay after the ongoing coronavirus pandemic caused an indefinite construction suspension, Faculty Dean Sean Palfrey ’67 wrote in a Friday email to The Crimson.
Adams House Renewal Town Hall
Members of Adams House met on Wednesday evening to hear and discuss updates on Adams's current construction.
Architects Present Adams House Renewal Plans
Seventy-nine percent of the student beds in Adams will be in singles and 77 percent will be in suite-style living after the House’s renovations are complete.
Students Note a Cacophony of Mixed Opinions on Lowell Bells
The bells are rung by the Lowell House Society of Russian Bell Ringers, an organization of “earplug-wearing and weather-braving” undergraduate bell ringers — and are officially known as “Klappermeisters,” according to the Lowell House website.
Historical Apthorp House to See Delay in Renewal Schedule Amid Complex Renovations
Apthorp House, which has served as Adams House’s faculty dean residence since 1931, anticipates at least a six month delay in the reopening of the building.
Mold Plagues ‘Virtually All Buildings,’ Dean Says After Dunster Mold Outbreak
Harvard administrators relocated several Dunster House affiliates into temporary accommodations after discovering an outbreak of mold in September, according to several affected students.
Flyby Investigates: New Lowell House
Everyone knows that Boston has two seasons: construction and winter. Harvard is no exception. Lowell House is the latest in the effort to renovate undergraduate housing, so (naturally) Flyby had to get the scoop for you.
Barriers to Entry
Students with physical disabilities sometimes struggle to navigate Harvard’s campus.
Lowell Dining Hall
When Lowell finishes renovations in the fall, its dining hall will no longer display a portrait of former University President A. Lawrence Lowell. Some Lowell residents currently live in the Inn at Harvard.
Renovated Lowell House Will Not Display Portrait of Controversial Former University President Abbott Lawrence Lowell
Lowell House will not display portraits of former University President Abbott Lawrence Lowell, Class of 1877, and his wife Anna Parker Lowell when it reopens in the fall, incoming Faculty Deans David I. Laibson ’88 and Nina Zipser announced in a Friday email to House residents.
Lowell House Construction
The floor plans for the renovated Lowell House were released this past Monday. Construction continues behind the fences surrounding the perimeter of the building.
Adams House Renewal
Plans for Adams House renewal and its timeline were shared with students and other residents Tuesday evening.
Administrators Unveil Adams Renovation Plans, Announce Construction Extended to Four Years
The Adams House renovations timeline, previously slated to begin in June 2019 and take three years, will now extend another year and conclude by August 2023, Faculty of Arts and Sciences administrators announced at a Tuesday town hall.
‘The Best Job at Harvard’: Diana Eck and Twenty Years of Lowell Tea and Loyalty
Diana L. Eck and Dorothy A. Austin have served as the faculty deans of Lowell House for twenty years. This spring they will step down.
Two College Students Arrested on Multiple Charges
The undergraduates had broken into the Lowell House construction site, per a public HUPD log filed May 14.
Mountaineering and Outing Clubs to Lose Offices in Adams House
Harvard admins have proposed giving the groups new space in the Quadrangle Recreational Athletic Center, an athletic facility in the Quad.
Lowell House
Lowell House is expected to be under construction until the fall of 2019, so in the meantime its residents have been relocated to the Inn and other ancillary buildings.
Lowell House Faculty Deans Eck, Austin to Step Down
Eck and Austin’s decision to step down comes after 20 years as Lowell faculty deans. A committee will choose new faculty deans before the start of the next academic year.
Adams Students Ask Architects to Keep House Quirks in Renovation
Students called on architects to keep the "finer details" of Adams House intact during planned renovations at a town hall held Wednesday night.