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Harvard Business School, Boston, MA

Creating a new hub for executive education at Harvard Business School

This new building, named in honor of a generous gift from the Dr. James Si-Cheng Chao and Family Foundation, will replace Kresge Hall and become the new “front door” to the Executive Education precinct. Our design signals this commitment to executive education, welcomes and orients participants, and provides space for learning, socializing, dining and networking.

The heart of the building is a multi-story Hub, highlighted by a terraced gathering stair that attract groups and individuals to linger and interact.

Programs elements include three primary dining areas seating a total of 520 participants; two flexible Hive-type classrooms; multiple group rooms for team work; staff offices; several lounges and break areas; a multi-purpose room and a roof terrace.

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“ The greatest challenge...was in the development of an exterior building architecture that complements both the HBS traditional architecture and the emerging contemporary architecture of the Executive Education precinct…[Goody Clancy] got it exactly right with the proper proportions, materials, and architectural elements.”

— Andrew O’Brien,
Chief of Operations, Harvard Business School

Program

  • Reception space
  • Flexible classrooms
  • Project rooms
  • Dining and servery
  • Offices

Size

90,000 GSF new

LEED Gold Certified

Awards & Publications

  • ENR New England, Best Project Award for Higher Education/Research
  • U.S. Green Building Council-MA, Green Building Market Leadership Award in Beauty

Photographer

© Robert Benson Photography

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Sustainability & Resilience

At Goody Clancy, our environmental philosophy is founded upon macro-resiliency in planning for neighborhoods and communities and the sustainable design of new and renewed buildings, systems, and the user environment.

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