getting beyond euclid - View this location on map 'at the massachusetts institute of technology, cambridge's other university, numbers are king. they denote classes ('i've got 6012' means you're headed to microelectronic devices and circuits) and even majors (8, for instance, is physics), and most buildings on the largely undistinguished campus are known by them. but two recent additions have not only names but also architectural verve. the undergrads living in simmons hall designed by steven holl, say it reminds them of a waffle or sponge, thanks to the 5,500 cut-out windows that give it a porous look. just down the road is frank gehry's fanciful new stata center (32 vassar street). orange brick portions pay humorous homage to m.i.t.'s boxy engineering labs, but they're cut up by aluminum waves, lacking right angles, that resemble the pleats of a skirt or a chef's toque.'' New York Times 229-243 vassar street, Cambridge, MA Cultural, Active, Architectural

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