Brad Pitt Rents Summer Love Nest For His Brainy Beauty

Brad Pitt is planning a secluded summer hiding away with professor and architect Neri Oxman — as he shells out big bucks to be near her in Massachusetts!

Insiders have reported that Brad — starting his new life as Angelina Jolie takes their kids to London— is planning to hide out in a penthouse at the Ritz-Carlton in Cambridge, Mass. That's the home of Harvard University, and close to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where Neri's a rockstar professor!

Brad was reportedly quick to compromise after Neri made it clear that she didn't want to be pursued by paparazzi in Hollywood. Instead, Brad's made the move to Mass, and chose the Ritz-Carlton penthouse so he could get some privacy with an entire floor to himself.

There's also a private entrance — but a source says Brad's also renting because he's building a dream house for his intellectual love. “They’ve been secretly scouting location sites,” said the insider, “looking for a perfect spot to make their artistic vision a groundbreaking reality!”