Taubman Building
Address15, Eliot Street, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Site Number709
Alternate Names
Taubman Center for State & Local Government,
Idan and Batia Ofer Building
Building Root Number
02114
Architect (Original)
The Architects Collaborative, Inc.
Architect (Renewal)
Robert A. M. Stern Architects
Constructed
1990
Building Acquired 1990
Dedicated 1990
Renewed 2017
Building Acquired 1990
Dedicated 1990
Renewed 2017
StatusActive
Site Name HistoryThe original building is named after Adolph Alfred Taubman, a real estate developer and philanthropist from Michigan. The 2017 addition was named for Idan and Batia Ofer, philanthropists, who donated the funds for its construction.Historical NotesThe Taubman building was completed in 1990 to plans by The Architects Collaborative of Cambridge. It was built for the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. An addition, named the Idan and Batia Ofer Building, was constructed in 2017 as a portion of the Harvard Kennedy School campus transformation project. The Ofer addition was designed by the noted New York-based firm, Robert A. M. Stern Architects.Additional Information
Taubman Center for State and Local Government. General Information by and about the Taubman Center for State and Local Government. Harvard University Archives call number HUB 1823.2.
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Richard & Nancy Fisher Family Rotunda