Dome

Massachusetts Ave. facade (has two story retail wing at left); In 1955, Sert founded a studio in Cambridge, Massachusetts, which in 1958 became a partnership with Huson Jackson and Ronald Gourley. Sert was the Graduate School of Design dean when he designed the building. Holyoke Center, which occupies a full city block in the heart of Harvard Square, is a ten-story, 360,000 square foot facility. The main plan of the concrete structure is H-shaped, with the north wing along Massachusetts Avenue and south wing along Mt. Auburn Street. The central connecting portion sets back from both Dunster Street and Holyoke Street and is approximately the same width as the two wings. Holyoke Center is the main administration building of Harvard University. It includes underground parking, the arcade, shops, and a bank at street level, university offices above, and a fully equipped infirmary, and University Health Services. At street level, a pedestrian arcade, occupying two stories in height, runs through the block. The building is set for renovation in 2016 and has been renamed. Source: docomomo (US) [website]; http://www.docomomo-us.org (accessed 8/2/2014)