Harkness Graduate Center
This student dormitory, cafeteria and social center was designed by Walter Gropius (assisted by a group of young architects, including Benjamin Thompson) and decorated by artists of the Bauhaus school. Murals in Harkness Commons are by Joan Miro, Josef Albers, Jean Arp, and Herbert Bayer. Here students gather to eat and talk in dining and social rooms. Student mailboxes, the Law School Coop and a coffee shop are also located here.
Connected to the main building by covered walkways are five law school dormitories: Ames, Dane, Holmes, Shaw and Story Halls. While these dorms predominantly house law students, graduate students from other Harvard schools also reside here.
The sculpture by Richard Lippold entitled World Tree is in the Center's courtyard.
As you leave Harkness Commons, you will be facing Holmes Field, originally an athletic field, where the Law School's Commencement luncheon is held each June. At your left is Hauser Hall, #12, the newest building and last stop on the tour.