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- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Himalayan Journey
religion, art, and architecture of western and central Bhutan. Roughly the size of Switzerland, with a population under one million, tiny, landlocked Bhutan is perched between preserving its centuries-old culture while embracing... View Details
- 21 Nov 2013
- News
Case Study: BlackBerry and Thorsten Heins
of BlackBerry’s problems were sown well before Heins took on the CEO role. BlackBerry’s system had its roots in a mobile data architecture that came out of paging networks. By developing complimentary software that connected to email... View Details
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
All in a Day's Work
people are so fun and engaging.” Oakes, who studied architecture as an undergraduate at Rice University, says she’s always been interested in the link between a project’s design and its social impact. Her decision to attend HBS resulted... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Welcome to the Future
building was of paramount importance to the planners. All architectural details, the open and private meeting spaces, and even the tools to facilitate learning (such as multimedia technology and movable furniture) were designed to create... View Details
- 01 Apr 1998
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Professor Ramchandran Jaikumar Remembered
research on the integration of computers into the manufacturing process led to the development of a "minimalist" architecture for manufacturing. His framework emphasizes the elimination of process disruptions and the mini- mization of... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Negotiating in 3-D: An Overarching Way to Get to Yes?
concerned about sovereignty. The solution was to establish a buffer zone under the Egyptian flag rather than continue a vain zero-sum search over where to draw a boundary line in the sand. The third dimension challenges the basic View Details
Keywords: Anita M. Harris
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Faculty Books
satisfaction in my career? How can I avoid compromising my integrity? Using lessons from some of the world’s greatest businesses, Christensen and his coauthors provide insight into these challenging questions. The Architecture of... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Hawes Hall Dedicated
Sharing the podium with the Haweses were Dean Clark; Student Association copresidents Annemarie Jensen and Sal Khan (both HBS '03); Cahal Stephens, president and CEO of Einhorn Yaffee Prescott Architecture & Engineering; and Peter Campot,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Zanzibar: Something for Everyone
opted for the walking tour began by visiting an Arab fort and then the Sultan’s Palace — the first building to have electricity in Zanzibar — where we saw exhibits of copper and ivory artifacts, hippo tusks, wooden masks, and weavings. As we walked, we witnessed the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Ink
present tangible ways in which it can do so (and why).” What I’m Reading “A brilliant materials scientist takes us through the remarkable histories and properties of the world around us, from self-healing concrete to the molecular View Details
- 01 Jan 2008
- News
Anand G. Mahindra, MBA 1981
borders. “When the global market comes to your doorstep,” he observes, “if you don’t have the same advantages—the synergies and scale that global networks bring—you’re not going to be safe at home.” The organizational architecture... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
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The Exchange: The Road Ahead for Crypto
the system, the harder it is to manage that balance. Wang: We talked about bitcoin. And Scott, you mentioned stablecoins, but there are other altcoins and tokens, as well. What are the differences? Kominers: Bitcoin was the original cryptocurrency, and its underlying... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Ask the Expert: Gimme Shelter
project,” says Oakes, who brings experience in finance and development to the table, plus a degree in architecture and the ability to flowchart anything. “It takes figuring out where there might be opportunities, and then being willing to... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Collective Wisdom
Cathedral. Even the design of the HBS campus began as an architecture competition. Contests work well when we don't know what the right approach may be to a problem. Today they're used in a variety of situations, from creating logos to... View Details
- 07 Nov 2016
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The Business of Saving Old Buildings
Roger Webb (MBA 1961) is the founder and chairman emeritus of the Architectural Heritage Foundation in Boston and was instrumental in launching Preservation Massachusetts, a statewide nonprofit historic preservation organization. In this... View Details
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Crash Pad
When 4753 North Broadway opened in 1924, the neoclassical tower represented the height of American architectural design, a terra-cotta temple of capitalism at the heart of Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood. Over the next century, a series of banks occupied the spacious... View Details
- 30 Aug 2018
- News
Sharing a Passion for Art
Netherlands in attendance. The name Voorlinden (literally “in front of the Linden”) has been associated with the surrounding landscape since the 16th century, but the museum’s architecture itself is decidedly modern. Walls consist of... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Long-Term Investor: Dick Jenrette
mansions and grandeur of a former era certainly made an indelible impression." His interest in architecture piqued, the young Jenrette discovered a natural talent for drawing elegant houses and for shaping canals, bridges, and whole... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Jan 2005
- News
Louis V. Gerstner, Jr., MBA 1965
unchallenged position in the marketplace until Japanese firms such as Hitachi and Fujitsu flooded the market with less expensive alternatives. In a bold opening move, Gerstner slashed the price of mainframe systems and pushed the development of a more efficient... View Details
- 26 Aug 2016
- News
Connecting with the Past
several years as a consultant for Construction Specialties, a manufacturer of specialized architectural products. At the same time, his nephew Mark brought him on board as an investor and marketing consultant in several high-tech... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken