College Creates Models for Old Quincy Rooms

Harvard Planning and Project Management has constructed a full-scale model of what several rooms in revamped Old Quincy will look like when it opens in the fall of 2013.

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Quincy residents can expect common rooms resembling this life-sized mock-up when they move back into Old Quincy in Fall 2013 after its renovation. Old Quincy has been called a “test project” in the University’s plans to renew all 12 Houses.

College Will Furnish Quincy Common Room During House Renovations

The College will purchase common room furniture with which to furnish all Quincy House suites next fall in order to alleviate the need for summer storage space when the renovation of Old Quincy begins this June, Dean of the College Evelynn M. Hammonds and Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Michael D. Smith announced Tuesday in a statement on the FAS website.

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Quincy Students Welcome Temporary Housing Options

Although students in Quincy House will be spread out among five buildings next year as Old Quincy undergoes renovation, residents ...

Quincy House Removes Senior Standing Option

Rising juniors in Quincy House will not have the option of taking senior standing in the House’s upcoming rooming lottery, in which sophomores, juniors, and seniors can be assigned to three residential buildings in Harvard Square.

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Old Leverett Will Be Next in House Renovations

Leverett House’s McKinlock Hall will be the second dorm to undergo renovation as part of the College’s House Renewal project, following the completion of construction on Old Quincy in the 2012-3 school year.

Administrators Plan "Mock-Up" of Renovated Old Quincy Room

As the June 2012 start date for the renovation of Old Quincy approaches, administrators announced that they will create a life-sized “mock-ups” of a room in renovated Old Quincy.

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Old Quincy: A Test Project

Come 2013, when the first stage of a series of renovations across the Houses is complete, gone will be the walk-through room setup and cramped quarters that plague so many inhabitants of Old Quincy.

Harvard Announces Renovation Plans for Old Quincy House

Separate vertical entryways and walk-through bedrooms will no longer be a part of Old Quincy come 2013, when a test of House renewal is complete.

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When Old Quincy is renovated, its basement will see substantial changes, including the addition of bedrooms and a new common room.

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An underground common room with access to a terrace will be one of the most significant changes to Old Quincy when renovations are complete in 2013.

Disparate Apartment Buildings Tapped for Quincy Swing Space

Students displaced by the upcoming renovation of Old Quincy will be housed in three apartment buildings around Harvard Square.