MIT East Campus - Kendall Square Gateway | Cambridge

[Bananarama]

What is the purpose of the canopy structure? It doesn’t seem to provide protection from the elements given that the T head houses exit outside of the covered area.

It protects the elevator which is where someone is more likely to wait.

 

[bigpicture7]

Neat (and fairly thorough!) write up, with photos, on the Kendall Inbound Head House project:

MIT’s New Campus Gateway Doubles as a Subway Headhouse

The geometric ensemble by NADAAA and Perkins&Will acknowledges the needs and motivations of both the institute and the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority.

www.architecturalrecord.com

Photo (c) John Horner via Architectural Record

 

[BeeLine]

From 8/3

 

[BeeLine]

From 8/3