Property Information Resource Center
http://www.upo.harvard.edu/pirc/
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| Harvard University Planning Office |
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| Main Number | (617) 496-1862 |
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| Address: | Holyoke Center, 1350 Massachusetts Ave. Rm. 550, Cambridge, MA 02318 |
| Access Information: | Open to qualified researchers (first priority given to supporting the work of internal Harvard planning, building, and renovation projects and related research).
Open by appointment.
Project engineers, architects, and project managers working on Harvard University projects must have a valid 33-digit account code.
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| Circulation Policy: | Materials do not circulate but may be copied for authorized patrons. |
| Holdings Description: | The Property Information Resource Center seeks to document the history of Harvard University's buildings and land.
Forming the core of the collections are more than 100,000 architectural and technical drawings of Harvard's buildings, on a variety of formats ranging from traditional supports [linen, vellum, paper, and Mylar (TM)] to electronic surrogates and born-digital formats, such as TIF and AutoCAD files.
New drawings are acquired via the Capital Appropriation Project System (CAPS), including new construction and renovation projects. Most are as-built or record drawings for construction projects within the last 100 years of Harvard's history. In addition, some older drawings, the oldest dating from 1840, as well as some design development and schematic design drawings are available. While not comprehensive, the collection covers almost every building on Harvard's campus to some extent, either in the form of original construction documentation or drawings for renovations and additions or both. Hard-copy drawings are stored off-site; authorized reprographics orders require a turn-around time of 3-5 business days.
The PIRC also maintains smaller supporting collections of planning records, surveys, maps, books and visual materials, and deeds of Harvard-owned properties.
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| Directions: | The PIRC is located in Holyoke Center Room 550, 1350 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge. Holyoke Center is located at the corner of Massachusetts Avenue, Holyoke Street, and Mount Auburn Street.
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| Faculty (School) Affiliation: | Central Administration |
For information about library hours: http://www.upo.harvard.edu/pirc/about/hours.html
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