After working in the Boston area for a decade, I enjoy every opportunity revisiting projects that were once construction sites just several years ago.

Cambridge is an interesting city for Architecture, rich in history, curious about modernism and home of two leading acedemic institutions, MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and Hardvard University.

One recent project is Simmons Hall by architect Steven Holl for MIT. This building marks a departure for buildings in Cambridge. Namely it's abstract form/scale and use of materials and color.

A description of the Owner/Architect relationship and design process is accounted for here:
simmons.mit.edu/prehistory/sh_prehistory_3architect.html (http://simmons.mit.edu/prehistory/sh_prehistory_3architect.html)

And the Steven Holl website:
www.stevenholl.com

These are a few pictures I took on 02/20/06

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You might want to include directions if it is going to stay in the travel forum...nice job though otherwise.

located on the east side of Cambridge, MA
south of Massachusetts Avenue (main connector running east/west)

Simmons Hall by Steven Holl
229 Vassar Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 253-5107

also on Vassar Street
The Stata Center by Frank Gehry
Building 32
32 Vassar Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
USA
tel:+1-617-253-5851


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