To foster the connection between students and New England’s rich architectural landscape, members of HAUS collectively visit the region’s most historic and thoughtfully designed structures. Through tours led by academics, architects, builders, and owners, HAUS members have the unparalleled opportunity to connect with the built environment.

HAUS TOURS

Upcoming Tours

  • Carpenter Center for Visual Arts

    Le Corbusier

  • Institute of Contemporary Art

    Diller Scofidio + Renfro

  • New England Aquarium

    Cambridge Seven Associates

  • Gropius House

    Walter Gropius

Past Tours

Harvard Art Museums’ Somerville Research Facility

  • Bank and Max feel the banded armrests of the Basculant Chair

  • 1929 Barcelona Chair by Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe with original upholstery

  • Silas captures a photo of the 1972 Wiggle Chair by Frank Gehry

  • Emily sits in a Knoll manufactured Wassily Chair by Marcel Breuer

  • Harry looks back at the 1930 Basculant Armchair by Le Corbusier et al.

  • Curatorial Fellow Clemens Ottenhausen lifts the Maison du Bresil stool

Harvard HouseZero by Snohetta

  • Residents admire the solar chimney which pulls air from the basement

  • Faceted stairwell spirals up all floors with hexagonal panels

  • 285 sensors embedded within the building collect 17 million daily data points

  • Sachi and Leo appreciate the exposed timber framing

  • Window treatments are custom shaped to allow maximum daylight

  • The building has 100% daylight autonomy (no daytime electric light)

  • Thermal energy is stored and slowly released throughout each day