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  • Groundbreaking: May 2006
  • Completion: Scheduled for August 2007
  • Architect: Shepley Bulfinch Richardson and Abbott
  • Location: Adjacent to Rand Hall
  • Architectural objectives: to create a “critical mass” of housing across College Street and bring Rand Hall more fully into the campus community
  • Structure: Three linked buildings connected by glass walkways on the second and third floors
  • Size: 56,000 square feet, 152 beds (52 doubles and 48 singles)
  • 105 to 110 square feet of sleeping space per student
  • Spacious first-floor lounge and kitchen
  • Basement lounge for student activities
  • Small study spaces
  • First-floor apartment for an adult resident director
  • Attractive terrace extending from the first-floor lounge to Rand Hall
  • Open to all class years

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