News at Eleven (Back Page): Pieces moved

out of the room will be taken in by the Busch Reisinger Museum or sold through an auction house, according to library administrators.

GSD Department of Architecture Chair Toshiko Mori learned of the renovations to the room through an anonymous letter she received on June 14.

The Woodberry Room is one of only four [Alvar] Aalto projects in the U.S., according to Mori. Because Aalto designed the room in its entirety, “from the point of view of design, it's very, very important to keep everything intact,” Mori said.

from The Harvard Crimson: For Design Purists, Renovation Sparks Ire

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