bricks and mortar - Publications - Faculty & Research

28 May 2019
News

The Physical Campus in a Virtual World

the brick and mortar of the Harvard Business School campus remains vital and irreplaceable. And as we continue to... View Details

Keywords: Nitin Nohria

01 Jun 2008
News

The Making of a School

BRICK BY BRICK: Completion of the campus dormitories took place in sixteen months. BAKER LIBRARY HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS On a stroll through campus, it’s almost impossible to envision HBS without the iconic columns View Details

Keywords: George Bates MBA '25; Dean Wallace Donham; George F. Baker; Bishop William Lawrence; Lawrence Lowell; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

03 Mar 2009
First Look

First Look: March 3, 2009

Working PapersAdding Bricks to Clicks: The Contingencies Driving Cannibalization and Complementarity in Multichannel Retailing (revised) Authors:Jill Avery, Thomas J. Steenburgh, John Deighton, View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

26 Feb 2008
First Look

First Look: February 26, 2008

Prevention-focused and older individuals—who engage in processing that shifts reference points to less extreme instances—show a decreased sensitivity to variance. We discuss the marketing implications of preferences for variance. Adding... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

Portrait Project

Dina Wang

My dad taught me everything I know about art and beauty. After he passed away, I found it difficult to see much beauty. I was blinded—an artist's worst nightmare. But with time, I realized that I honor him most when I see the world in the... View Details

01 Dec 2018
News

Raising the Barrio

waterfront. An elevated six-lane highway cuts through the heart of it all. Below the traffic, the narrow and often unpaved streets are crowded with makeshift brick and... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Mar 2018
News

In My Humble Opinion: Urban Renewal

yin and yang between the improvement of the built environment and the preservation of nature,” says Rosenfeld, a member of the California advisory board The Trust for Public Land. “I’d like to think we’re... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

18 Sep 2013
Research & Ideas

Excerpt: Manufacturing Morals

according to the Olmsted brothers' initial landscaping plan, contrasts pleasingly with the buildings' red brick and echoes their white painted trim. White-flowered shrubs and... View Details

Keywords: Education

21 Aug 2008
News

Stylin’ at Gallatin

percent of the discarded materials were recycled in some way. Three thousands bricks were reused in the renovation. Gallatin is the second residence hall and fifth building on the HBS campus to achieve LEED... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Jun 1999
News

Spangler Center Groundbreaking

With six inches of fresh snow underfoot, Dean Kim B. Clark and a hardy assembly of HBS students, faculty, and staff welcomed a group of distinguished guests to campus in late February to participate in a... View Details

01 Jun 1999
News

McArthur Hall Dedication

of the six-story, 96,000-square-foot brick building to pay tribute to McArthur, his wife, Natty, and their family, who arrived in a procession led by a bagpiper from the Boston Police Department. "This is a... View Details

01 Jun 2010
News

Michael Depatie

Hotel, here in the Fisherman’s Wharf area. It’s located in the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, in a 1907 warehouse that shares a courtyard with the Cannery complex. We preserved many of the original details, including these wonderful Douglas fir beams... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries

01 Sep 2009
News

Ready for Launch

that provides incentives to employees while generating profits and growth.” The plan: Rechargeable batteries are a safe, clean, affordable energy source. Each battery has the size and weight of a View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

01 Jun 2014
News

A Look at Olook

André Beisert's olook targets a very particular part of Brazil's new consumer market. "Our brand has a persona," Beisert (MBA 2009) says in his white brick office, which sits atop a small warehouse in the Vila Nova Conceição neighborhood... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; fashion; Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores; Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores

27 Nov 2023
Blog Post

Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - Opportunities for Green Entrepreneurship in the Face of Policy Inaction

Achenyo Idachaba-Obaro’s TED Talk, available here: Achenyo Idachaba: How I turned a deadly plant into a thriving business | TED. Ifedolapo Runsewe is the Managing Director of Freee Recycle Limited, an industrial plant that transforms used car tires into paving View Details

01 Jun 2007
News

Last Look

What’s Going on Here? Who, what, where, when, and why .we’d appreciate any information that will help us identify what’s going on in this photograph plucked from the archives of Baker Library. Please contact us at bulletin@hbs.edu, or HBS... View Details

01 Dec 2011
News

Construction Begins on New Exec Ed Building

Visual Appeal: The lower two floors of Tata Hall will be wrapped in glass, opening views into and through the building and establishing a visual connection between HBS and the... View Details

Keywords: Construction of Buildings; Construction; Accommodation; Hospitality

01 Mar 2017
News

Lego Stays on Script

interlocking bricks and figures: “He was talking to himself and telling stories. He had a much bigger adventure in his head than what was physically in front of him. I realized... View Details