Sherman Fairchild Biochemistry
Address7, Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Site Number310
Building Root Number
04435
Architect (Original)
Payette
Building Acquired
1981
Constructed 1981
Constructed 1981
StatusActive
Site Name HistoryThe site is named for Sherman Fairchild (1896-1971) an inventor, philanthropist and founder of over 70 companies, including Fairchild Aviation and Fairchild Semiconductor.Historical NotesThe Sherman Fairchild Laboratory was designed by Payette, a Boston-based architecture firm, and completed in 1981. It currently houses the Harvard department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology.Additional Information
Harvard University Archives. Construction Management Records, ca. 1953-1986. Harvard University Archives call number UAV 298.8000
Engelmayer, Paul A. “University Dedicates Biochem Building.” The Harvard Crimson, 3 Oct. 1981, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1981/10/3/university-dedicates-biochem-building-pin-a/.
“Harvard Honors Fairchild.” Cambridge Chronicle, 8 Oct. 1981, p. 15.
“Gut Renovation.” Harvard Magazine, Nov-Dec. 2010, https://harvardmagazine.com/2010/11/gut-renovation.
"Vanderweil Engineers Acquires CCR Pyramid." EC & M, 2010. http://ecmweb.com/contractor/vanderweil-engineers-acquires-ccr-pyramid.
Hock, Lindsay. "Improving past Excellence: A Groundbreaking Building in 1981, the Sherman Fairchild Biochemistry Building Received a 2012 Sustainable, Flexible, and Bright Face Lift from Payette." R & D Magazine, vol. 55:3 (2013). http://www.rdmag.com/article/2013/06/improving-past-excellence.
Payette Associates. Fairchild, Sherman, Biochemistry Laboratory, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Harvard Fine Arts Library, Digital Images & Slides Collection, 1985.13212 and 1993.22934.
Hsieh, Daniel. A Study of the Air and Heating Systems of the Sherman Fairchild Biochemistry Building. Thesis Harvard University, 1985. Cabot Science call number ESHsieh1985.