Later History
It houses the department of Visual and Environmental Studies of the University, as well as the Harvard Film Archive, the largest collection of 35mm films in New England. It screens a large quantity of independent, international and silent films.
Le Corbusier never actually saw the building. He was invited to the opening ceremony, but he declined the invitation on account of his poor health.
The French artist Pierre Huyghe explored the creation of the building in his 2004 work This Is Not A Time For Dreaming".
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