Hoffman Laboratory
Address20, Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Site Number332
Alternate Names
David & Arnold Hoffman Laboratory of Experimental Geology,
Building Root Number
04145
Architect (Original)
The Architects Collaborative, Inc.
Land Acquired
1896
Constructed 1963
Building Acquired 1963
Constructed 1963
Building Acquired 1963
StatusActive
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Site Name HistoryThe site is named for David Hoffman and Arnold Hoffman (1922-1964), brothers of mining entrepreneur and Harvard benefactor Robert D. Hoffman (1898-1975).Historical NotesHoffman Laboratory was designed by The Architects Collaborative and opened in 1963. It currently houses the Earth and Planetary Sciences department.Additional InformationDedication Ceremonies of the David and Arnold Hoffman Laboratory of Experimental Geology. Harvard University, December 14, 1963. Scrapbook. Harvard University Archives call number HUB 1451.5.
General Information By and About the David and Arnold Hoffman Laboratory of Experimental Geology. Harvard University Archives call number HUB 1451.
Baum, Edward, Peter Jacobs, William Mead, and Robert Nichols. Harvard Geo-Chemical Building, Hoffman Laboratory, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Harvard University, Department of Architecture, 1963. Loeb Design Library call number Bau Thesis.
“TAC Designs New Geology Labs for Harvard.” Architectural Record, vol. 135, no. 1, 1964, p. 240, usmodernist.org/AR/AR-1964-01.pdf.
“Experimentation in the Harvard Tradition: David and Arnold Hoffman Laboratory of Experimental Geology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts; The Architects Collaborative, Inc., Architects.” Progressive Architecture, vol. 45, no. 3, Reinhold PubCorp, etc, 1964, pp. 144-.
“Harvard Dedicates Its New Geology Laboratory Saturday.” Cambridge Chronicle, 12 Dec. 1963, p. 24.
“Hoffman Geology Lab To Open Next Month.” The Harvard Crimson, 15 Jan. 1963, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1963/1/15/hoffman-geology-lab-to-open-next/.
“New at Harvard.” Cambridge Chronicle, 8 Aug. 1963, p. 8.
“New Geology Lab Opens.” The Harvard Crimson, 6 Aug. 1963, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1963/8/6/new-geology-lab-opens-pthe-modern/.
“TAC Designs New Geology Labs for Harvard.” Architectural Record, vol. 135, no. 1, Jan. 1964, p. 240.
