From the Rogers Building to the new Tech. The changing identity of MIT: why the move? -- President Maclaurin and the new site -- The first design of Stephen Child -- Desire Desparadelle's alternative -- A third design: Ralph Adam Cram's? -- The Eastman millions -- Freeman to the rescue -- "Study no. 7" -- Selection of Cass Gilbert -- William Welles Bosworth becomes a candidate -- Bosworth's early architectural training -- Vanderlip, Vail, and Bosworth -- Bosworth gets the nod -- The gentleman and the architect -- Bosworth's designs for MIT -- Bosworth-Freeman synthesis -- Between the lines of modernity -- The grand opening -- Architectural notes. The campus plan -- The dome -- The portico -- The court -- The statue of Minerva -- The genisis of MIT's Ionic Capitals -- Walker Memorial, the dormitories, and the president's house -- The unbuilt MIT chapel -- 77 Massachusetts Avenue entrance.
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