Description
Offering the complete, never-before-told story of the twenty-five gates that form portals to Harvard Yard, this beautiful gift book recounts the aesthetic vision for America’s preeminent university, developed by renowned architecture firm McKim, Mead & White.
The book discusses the architectural intentions of the gates, as well as the human drama behind their fruition—tales of wealth, power, and institutional and personal ambition.
Illustrated with previously unpublished sketches by Roger Erickson, architect and landscape architect; stunning color photographs of each gate by Ralph Lieberman; and a beautiful hand-drawn three-dimensional aerial map of Harvard Yard that denotes the location of each gate by RISD graduate student Christopher Beck.
Amazon Customer –
I gave this book to a friend,a Harvard Graduate. He loved it. It made him take a ride to Cambridge and look at the Gates in a whole different light. Moreover, he shared it with his family, also Harvard grads, and they enjoyed it also. The photos and the easy to follow format all made for a very nice read.
A. Richert –
Excellent mini histories behind the gates around Harvard Yard. An excellent read to enrich a visit to Harvard!
barbara –
this fit-in-your-pocket guide is rich in all you’d expect from a Pulitzer Prize-winning architecture critic who puts his lens on the history-steeped, beautifully-wrought gates of Harvard Yard. this wonderful little book makes you pause, pay attention, and soak in the layers of history, revealing the wonder of the gates, too long overlooked, and known merely as places to pass through.