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Photo Essay

The Quarry
Photo Essay

The Quarry

Once a 20th century granite quarry called Babson Farm Quarry, the space now serves as a pool for ducks to swim and visitors to admire.

Rolleiflex
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Rolleiflex

From the Rockport photoessay: A view of the ocean is seen through the viewfinder of a vintage dual-reflex Rolleiflex camera. The photographer looks down into the waist-level viewfinder to take a square, large format photograph.

Crashing Waves
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Crashing Waves

On a windy day like Sunday, waves can reach several feet high and break over the long barrier of rocks.

Rocky Rockport
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Rocky Rockport

A former granite quarry, Halibut Point offers respite from busy student life with self-guided walking trails and expanisve views of the Atlantic ocean.

A Lone Light at Tata Hall
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Photo Essay: Allston

Crimson photographer Derek G. Xiao explores Allston, where two-thirds of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences is scheduled to move to in 2020.

A Lone Light at Tata Hall
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A Lone Light at Tata Hall

A lone light shines from Tata Hall on a Saturday night.

Tata Hall
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Tata Hall

Tata Hall, a facility completed in December 2013, stands under the stars of the Allston night. The seven-story Harvard Business School building includes residential space, classrooms, and common areas for Executive Education participants.

The Harvard Innovation Lab
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The Harvard Innovation Lab

The Harvard Innovation Lab rests empty.

Constructing the Harvard Life Lab
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Constructing the Harvard Life Lab

A chain-link fence surrounds a sign for the Harvard Innovation Lab. The University is currently constructing the Harvard Life Lab, slated to open in September 2016, a modular biotech addition to the existing i-lab dedicated to supporting student research and enterprise in biotechnology.

Trash and Recycle
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Trash and Recycle

A collection of trash and recycle bins sit behind the construction site for the "Gateway project." Construction on the building will continue through 2016, though University administrators are unsure at this point whether to dedicate it for academic purposes, or use it as a “mixed use institutional building” as originally intended.

A Lone Wheel Loader
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A Lone Wheel Loader

A wheel loader bearing the Harvard crest sits idle on site construction for the new School of Engineering and Applied Sciences complex. Two-thirds of the SEAS faculty is scheduled to move across the Charles in 2020.

The Continuum
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The Continuum

The Continuum's hours are displayed on its lobby windows. Harvard and city officials broke ground on the residential and retail complex--located at the corner of North Harvard Street and Western Avenue--in late 2013, with tenants moving into the completed building this past fall.

The Telephone Pole
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The Telephone Pole

A telephone pole in Allston stands under the night sky.

Road Signs
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Road Signs

A road sign along North Harvard Street in Allston gives directions to Harvard Square, ahead. Several projects aiming to expand the University's campus to its Allston neighborhood are already underway, with several more set to begin in the next few years.

Soldiers Field Road
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Soldiers Field Road

Soldiers Field Road separates the University's main campus in Cambridge and Allston. Construction is resuming in the Allston campus after delays related to the 2008 financial crisis.

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