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Reply-To: mbarker@MIT.EDU
Subject: N42 Moving Questions
Date: Wed, 06 Nov 1996 11:00:00 EST
From: Mike Barker <mbarker@MIT.EDU>


As I think everyone is aware by now, a small team has been formed to
work with the architect on the project of moving some parts of IS to
N42.

The project schedule calls for space planning to be complete by
December 20.  The move will take place next year.  To meet this
schedule, we will be having a meeting today and quickly moving forward
on this.

The architect is Steve Perry, of Perry and Radford Architects.

To make sure your interests and those of your team members have been
considered, I ask you to send me (mbarker@mit.edu) answers to the
following by this weekend.  I will summarize your responses and
provide that information to the other team members.

1.  What are special or unique qualities of your team's work which
affect architectural planning?  (For example, does your team's work
require a hardware stockroom?  Does it require an electronic
"visitor's center"?  Does it require small, informal meeting areas?
Does it require telephones and "walkup" access?)

2.  What are special or unique needs of your team members in their
office work environment?

3.  What features of existing IS spaces are good (and why are they
good)?  What existing features aren't good (and why aren't they good)?

Although we have not yet had our first meeting, I want to make sure
that you know the kind of questions we are trying to address.  I want
to provide you with an opportunity to provide your answers, and those
of the people you work with and know.  As the scope of our work and
the parameters of the move become clearer, I hope we will all be able
to see our interests and concerns being reflected, first in the design
and then in the actual building.

I look forward to working with you to make the N42 project a success for
all of us.

Mike Barker