Interim Executive Dining Facility Bridges Construction Gap at Business School

摘要

Harvard Business School's Kresge Hall, which was built in the 1950s and served primarily as an executive education dining center, was slated to be torn down to make space for a replacement facility. While the B school stood to gain an important new building, a pressing question became what to do in the meantime. How could Harvard accommodate the scores of prestigious executives who came to attend its executive education program in the style to which they had become accustomed-all in a high-end solution that could be mobilized quickly, cost effectively, sustainably and, above all, not look like a temporary solution, but like a permanent facility that fit well with other buildings on campus? This course will discuss how Harvard solved this dilemma and the design team's process, challenges, and accomplishments, and go on to describe the elements of such a facility from both a structural and food service operations standpoint. Also covered will be experiences with similar interim facilities at other universities.