Less construction ahead, quantum science and engineering, and more
Photograph by Peter Vanderwarker Town and Gown The section on capital projects in the 2020 edition of Harvard’s annual “Town Gown Report” to the City of Cambridge—in recent years chock-full of construction work planned or in progress, thanks to The Harvard Campaign and continuing programs like House renewal—suddenly reflects a far narrower pipeline. Beyond the second and third stages of the Adams House renewal, nothing is on the horizon. This reflects both Harvard’s rotation toward Allston and the severe reduction in capital spending in response to the pandemic’s financial i...