Inspired Innovation: Harvard’s Enterprise Research Campus

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Harvard's Enterprise Research Campus is a non-institutional hub for innovation that brings together entrepreneurs and researchers to solve global challenges in health, climate, and equity. Situated near leading universities, the center fosters interdisciplinary collaboration to turn research into real-world solutions.

Driven by a diverse design team with a vision for sustainability and resilience, the campus transforms a former industrial rail yard into a pedestrian-friendly space rooted in community. Join us to see how it exemplifies the power of collective community vision, set to foster advancements locally and globally for years to come.

Learning Objectives

1. Find out how this collective of architectural teams successfully partnered to achieve a common vision for the campus.
2. Explore the campus greenway and other spaces that engage the community and create a pedestrian-friendly environment.
3. Examine the structural challenges associated with the tall buildings on campus—including a dramatic cantilever on the hotel structure built using steel trusses—and how architecture and engineering can work together to achieve outcomes.
4. Learn how this P3 partnership and project benefits the Allston neighborhood along with how intentional mixed uses will transform a former industrial area into a center for global innovation.

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