[3] As a permanent tribute, the plaza and arcade inside the Holyoke Center were named in honor of Edward W. Forbes.

[5] Within a few years the building's novel design and technical features began to present numerous difficulties, which a Harvard official likened to "a five-car accident at an intersection.

[7][8] From 1964 to 1979, the penthouse dining room was decorated with five large paintings installed by Mark Rothko, an Abstract Expressionist artist.

Since their removal, the artworks have been publicly displayed only five times, most recently from November 2014 to July 2015, at the newly renovated Harvard Art Museums.

[9][10][11][12] Danh Vō's We the People was installed in honor of Drew Gilpin Faust as part of the renovation of the building in 2018.