Harvard Chapel

Boston, Massachusetts

New Construction

Architect

Moshe Safdie and Associates
Somerville, Massachusetts

Copper System: Prepatinated, profiled copper panel system

Rectangular flat seam copper wall panels of different sizes cover the curving wall. For the first time, and at the time unique to this project, a proprietary process of artificial patination was employed. This process provided the architect and the university with a green patina at the completion of construction.

Architectural Category: Exotic or Unusual Applications