:: Moshe Safdie and Associates :: ROSOVSKY HALL, HARVARD

Moshe Safdie and Associates | Project Details

Project Name	ROSOVSKY HALL, HARVARD - RADCLIFFE HILLEL
Project Location	CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS
Client	Harvard University Harvard-Radcliffe Hillel
Inception Date	1992-01-01
Completion Date	1994-01-01
Total Area	21,000 sq. ft. (1,950 sq. m.)
Project Cost	$3,650,000
Status	1992-1994
Design Team
Brief	The Harvard-Radcliffe Hillel provides Jewish educational, cultural, religious, and social opportunities for students and faculty and is a center of Jewish life in the community. The building, named for the former dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, is located off Harvard Square. The building's centerpiece is a circular courtyard defined by three slylit, vaulted spaces that open onto Plympton Street. The versatile green space, enclosed by load-bearing steel columns, can accommodate a 'sukkah' during festivals. On the building's ground floor is a student lounge, dining hall, and a multi-purpose room. Upper floors feature a library, offices, and multi-purpose rooms for worship and meetings. Clad with brick and precast concrete, the building has a leaded copper roof.