Building W07, Everett Moore Baker House
An MIT staff member writes, “This dormitory, located along Memorial Drive, west of Massachusetts Avenue, was designed entirely – including the furniture- by the Finnish architect Alvar H.H. Aalto....
View ArticleBaker House Icicle
An alumnus of the class of 1963 writes, “I nominate something that no longer exists, that could not have existed in its original state for more than a few months if left alone, but which was destroyed...
View ArticleBaker House Piano Drop
An alumnus of the class of 1981 writes, “The Baker House Piano Drop is a celebration of the student spirit, where a (non-functioning) piano is dropped six stories from the roof of Baker House to the...
View ArticleTwist of the Tool
An alumnus of the class of 1975 nominates The Twist of the Tool, “a 20 min movie where Kirk and Spock land at MIT and meet [drumroll] The Director. He unleashes The Beast and Godzilla on them while...
View ArticleBaker House Purity Test
A commenter on another nomination writes, ” what about another even better known Baker House origination, the purity test, which has developed almost to mythological status – mythological in the sense...
View ArticleThe Great Baker House Snow Hack
An alumnus of the class of 1968 writes, “Baker House residents make snow indoors! As The Boston Herald Traveller said: “In the second floor shower rooms at Baker House, they threw the windows wide open...
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