The Harvard Graduate Center was completed by Walter Gropius in 1950. It consists of simple academic buildings made of concrete with brick and limestone exteriors.  It is eight buildings in total, which include dorms, meeting halls, lounges, and a cafeteria. The dorms are made of reinforced concrete but the community buildings are made of steel. The dorms are a simple design: a central corridor and single or double rooms on the sides. The buildings are connected by covered walkways.

            The biggest negative for me is that this series of buildings doesn’t match the rest of the traditional Harvard University buildings. These are modern buildings that exemplify the International style architecture, which clashes against the classical Georgian style that is prominent throughout the Harvard campus. At the time it may have seemed bold and modern but now it just looks like a cheap afterthought in comparison.