Summer Courtyard Construction

This year's HSPH graduates will be the last to tread on the bricks of the courtyard on Kresge's west side. Beginning next week, these bricks will be removed and replaced in a summer-long construction project. According to Kevin Connors, project manager engineer with Harvard Medical School's Department of Engineering and Construction, the bricks are being replaced for two reasons. First, the layer of waterproofing that lies underneath the bricks needs to be replaced to protect the rare book collection of the Countway Library of Medicine, which is housed underneath the courtyard. Second, all of the bricks are old and many are damaged.

The work begins on the north side of the courtyard and will progress in sections toward the south. Pedestrian access across the plaza will be maintained throughout the project, although the tables and chairs usually placed in the courtyard will be absent this year. The noise of the construction is not expected to create a disturbance.

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