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I don't know if Green Bldg is my favorite, but I definitely agree that Stata [0] is not a great building. It might look interesting to visitors, but it's super

I don't know if Green Bldg is my favorite, but I definitely agree that Stata [0] is not a great building. It might look interesting to visitors, but it's super difficult to navigate, and it doesn't have that stature that says "important science is being conducted in this building", unlike its neighbors 46 (neuroscience) [1] or 76 (Koch) [2]. [0] https://s3.amazonaws.com/thetech-production/images/web_photos/web/2844_statasuit.jpg?1460719372 https://s3.amazonaws.com/thetech-production/images/web_photo... [1] https://capitalprojects.mit.edu/sites/default/files/styles/project_full_540x348/public/003966-Andy-Ryan.jpg?itok=T6OC6z8d https://capitalprojects.mit.edu/sites/default/files/styles/p... [2] https://capitalprojects.mit.edu/sites/default/files/styles/project_full_540x348/public/007750-Vanderwarker.jpg?itok=lhaIjT98 https://capitalprojects.mit.edu/sites/default/files/styles/p...

ghaff 7y ago
Stata made some aesthetic sense in isolation. My understanding was that its unusual look and big price tag was justified by the argument that it would be the northeast entrance to the campus. But it's had various problems both in terms of usability and in terms of various problems with the structure and associated elements. But then with all the other construction in that area, including some very big buildings, Stata now gets almost lost amongst its various neighbors.