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Tang Hall (Bldg. W84) and Westgate (Bldg. W85)
1972, Hugh Stubbins and Associates. 550 Memorial Dr. 1972, Hugh Stubbins and Associates. 540 Memorial Dr.
Defining the MIT campus on the farthest west end, two high-rise residential buildings serve as the principal landmarks, the more conspicuous Tang Hall, a twenty-four-story tower on Memorial Drive, and Westgate slightly behind. The former, its entrance on the east side, houses graduate students; the latter, with its entrance facing the river, is for families. Both are concrete-clad steel structures; the Tang's chamfered corners provide river views, whereas Westgate features such amenities as playgrounds, a picnic area, and tennis courts. A huge red steel sculpture by Tony Smith (1961) is a powerful presence enlivening the landscape.
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Keith N. Morgan, "Tang Hall (Bldg. W84) and Westgate (Bldg. W85)", [Cambridge, Massachusetts], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/MA-01-MT19.
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Buildings of Massachusetts: Metropolitan Boston, Keith N. Morgan, with Richard M. Candee, Naomi Miller, Roger G. Reed, and contributors. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2009, 309-309.
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