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The two buildings of the Center for Government and International Studies, flanking Cambridge Street, give a new look to Harvard's eastern edge...

The two buildings of the Center for Government and International Studies, flanking Cambridge Street, give a new look to Harvard's eastern edge. This view, up Prescott Street, shows the work in progress in mid September; occupancy is scheduled for the spring.
Photograph by Jim Harrison
     

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