Law School, Looming Larger

Photograph by Jim Harrison (View larger) Subsurface construction proceeds on Harvard Law School's northwest building, which extends along...

Photograph by Jim Harrison

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Subsurface construction proceeds on Harvard Law School's northwest building, which extends along Massachusetts Avenue (diagonally across the upper left) north of Pound Hall, from which this late-winter photograph was taken. The new complex will accommodate classrooms as well as faculty and research offices.

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