List of Brutalist architecture in the United States explained
This is a list of buildings that are examples of the Brutalist architectural style in the United States.
Alabama
Alaska
- Z.J. Loussac Public Library, Anchorage (1986)
Arizona
Arkansas
- Bank of America Plaza, Little Rock[1]
California
- All original Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) stations, San Francisco Bay Area (1972–73)
- Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (former campus on Bancroft Way), UC Berkeley, (Mario Ciampi, 1970)
- Briggs Hall, University of California, Davis (unknown, 1971) (Smith Barker Hanssen, architects)
- Cal Poly Pomona College of Environmental Design
- Campus of the University of California, Irvine
- Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption, San Francisco
- Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Los Angeles
- Crafton Hills Community College, Yucaipa
- Earl Warren College
- Embarcadero Substation, San Francisco
- Embarcadero Center, San Francisco (John C. Portman Jr., 1968)
- Evans Hall (UC Berkeley)
- Geisel Library, University of California, San Diego, San Diego (William Pereira, 1970)
- Hilton San Francisco Financial District
- Huntington Beach Public Library
- Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport
- Inglewood City Hall, Inglewood, California
- Irvine High School
- Oakland Museum of California, Oakland (Kevin Roche, 1969)
- Portsmouth Square pedestrian bridge
- Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla
- Sam Bell Pavilion, La Jolla
- Samitaur, Los Angeles
- San Diego Stadium, San Diego, (Frank L. Hope & Associates, 1967)[2] (demolished)
- Sears, Roebuck and Company Pacific Coast Territory Administrative Offices, Alhambra
- Sheats Goldstein House, Los Angeles
- St. Basil's Catholic Church, Los Angeles
- UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design, Baur-Wurster Hall Berkeley, Vernon DeMars, (1964)
- Vaillancourt Fountain, Justin Herman Plaza, San Francisco (Armand Vaillancourt, 1971)
- Yosemite Hall, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo (Falk & Booth, 1969)[3]
Colorado
Connecticut
- Becton Engineering and Applied Science Center, Yale University, New Haven
- Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, New Haven
- Community Services Building, New Haven
- Crawford Manor
- Dixwell Avenue Congregational United Church of Christ
- Ezra Stiles and Samuel Morse Colleges, Yale University, New Haven
- Homer D. Babbidge Library
- Hotel Marcel (former Pirelli Tire Building), New Haven (Marcel Breuer & Robert F. Gatje, 1969)
- Kline Biology Tower
- Knights of Columbus Building, New Haven
- Louis Micheels House
- New Haven Central Fire Station, New Haven
- New Haven Coliseum, New Haven (Kevin Roche / John Dinkeloo & Associates, 1972) (demolished 2006–2007)
- Rudolph Hall, New Haven (Paul Rudolph, 1963)
- Temple Street Parking Garage, New Haven
Delaware
Florida
- 1111 Lincoln Road, Miami
- Disney's Contemporary Resort, Walt Disney World (Welton Becket, 1971)
- Mailman Center for Child Development, Miami
- Metrorail stations, early 1980s heavy metro system (1984)
- Miami-Dade County School Board Administration Building South Tower, Miami
- Office in the Grove, Coconut Grove, Miami (Kenneth Treister, 1972)
- Orlando Public Library, Orlando (John M. Johansen, 1966)
- The University of Florida Levin College of Law
- National Hurricane Center headquarters, Miami
Georgia
DeKalb County
Structures include:[5]
- Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co., 2204 LaVista Road NE (ca. 1970)
- Robert T. "Bobby" Burgess Building, DeKalb County Police Department, 3610 Camp Drive (1972)
- First National Bank of Atlanta, 2849 N. Druid Hills Road NE (ca. 1973)
- Clairemont Oaks, 441 Clairemont Avenue (1973-1975)
- DeKalb County Parking Deck, 125 W. Trinity Place (1974)
- Brevard Professional Building, 246 Sycamore Street (1974)
- Woodruff Health Sciences Center Administrative Building (WHSCAB) at Emory University, 1440 Clifton Road (1976)
- Emory Rehabilitation Hospital, 1441 Clifton Road (1976)
- Coan Recreation Center, 1530 Woodbine Avenue SE (1976)
- Bank of America, 155 Clairemont Avenue (ca. 1982)
- Kensington Marta Station, 3350 Kensington Road (1993)
Hawaii
Idaho
- Intermountain Gas Building, Boise[6]
- Whiting House, Sun Valley[7]
Illinois
- Arthur J. Schmitt Academic Center, DePaul University. Chicago (C.F. Murphy and Associates, 1968)[8] [9]
- Blue Cross-Blue Shield Building
- Cummings Life Sciences Center, Chicago
- Faner Hall (SIUC), Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Carbondale (1974)
- Henry Hinds Laboratory, Chicago
- Joseph Regenstein Library, University of Chicago (Walter Netsch, 1970)
- Kirsch Residence, Oak Park
- Lincoln Executive Plaza, Chicago
- Marina City, Chicago
- Metropolitan Correctional Center, Chicago
- Norris University Center
- Northwestern University Library, Evanston, (Walter Netsch, 1966–70)
- Old Prentice Women's Hospital Building
- Raymond Hilliard Homes, Chicago* Thomas Rees Memorial Carillon, Washington Park, Springfield, Bill Turley, (1962)
- University Hall (University of Illinois Chicago)
- Will County Courthouse, Joliet (1969)[10]
Indiana
- Bracken Library
- Clowes Memorial Hall, Butler University, Indianapolis, Evans Woollen III and John M. Johansen, (1963)
- College Life Insurance Company of America Headquarters, Indianapolis
- Eskenazi Museum of Art, Bloomington (I. M. Pei, 1982)
- Herman B. Wells Library, Indiana University, Bloomington (Eggers & Higgins, 1966–69)
- Indiana University Musical Arts Center, Indiana University, Bloomington (Woollen, Molzan and Partners, 1972)
- Minton–Capehart Federal Building, Indianapolis (Evans Woollen III, Woollen, Molzan and Partners, 1976)[11]
- Southside Junior High School, Columbus
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Structures include[13]
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
- 177 Huntington
- 320 Newbury Street (Boston Architectural College), Boston (Ashley, Myer & Associates, 1966)
- Alewife station, Cambridge (Ellenzweig, 1985)
- Boston City Hall, Boston (Kallmann McKinnell & Knowles/Campbell, Aldrich & Nulty, 1969)
- Boston Government Service Center, Boston (Paul Rudolph, 1962–71)
- Braintree High School, Braintree (1972)
- Campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Harvard University, Cambridge (Le Corbusier, (1962)
- Fall River Government Center, Fall River (1976)
- Fine Arts Center, University of Massachusetts, Amherst (Kevin Roche, 1975)
- The First Church of Christ, Scientist
- George Gund Hall, Harvard Graduate School of Design, Cambridge (John Andrews, 1972)
- George Sherman Union
- Harbor Towers
- Larsen Hall, Harvard University, Cambridge
- Law and Education Tower, Boston University, Boston
- Lawrence Public Library, Lawrence (Henneberg & Henneberg Architects, 1973)
- Lincoln House, Lincoln
- Mather House, Cambridge (Shepley, Bulfinch, Richardson and Abbot, 1971)
- Murray D. Lincoln Campus Center
- One Western Avenue, Harvard Business School, Boston
- Peabody Terrace
- Robert H. Goddard Library, Clark University, Worcester (John M. Johansen, 1969)
- Simmons Hall, Cambridge
- Smith Campus Center
- Solomon Carter Fuller Mental Health Center, Boston (1974)
- Technology Square
- Tisch Library
- University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston
- University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Dartmouth (Paul Rudolph)
- Wollaston station, Quincy (1971)
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
- Bradfield Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca
- Buffalo City Court Building, Buffalo (1974)
- Cube House, Ithaca
- Empire State Plaza, Albany
- Endo Pharmaceuticals Building, Garden City
- Engineering Building, Binghamton University, Vestal (1976)
- Erie Basin Observation Tower, Buffalo
- Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse
- First Unitarian Church, Rochester
- Folsom Library, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy (Pierik Quinlivan & Krause, 1976)
- Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca (I.M. Pei, 1973)
- Hudson River Museum, Yonkers
- J. W. Chorley Elementary School, Middletown
- Orange County Government Center, Goshen (Paul Rudolph, 1967)
- Palisades Center, West Nyack (1998)
New York City
- 1 Police Plaza (Gruzen and Partners, 1973)
- 811 Tenth Avenue
- 945 Madison Avenue museum building (Marcel Breuer, 1966)
- 33 Thomas Street (AT&T Long Lines Building) (John Carl Warnecke, 1974)
- Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building (Ifill, Johnson & Hanchard, 1974)
- Bobst Library, New York University (Philip Johnson, Richard Foster)
- Boston Road Apartments, Bronx
- Carman Hall, Lehman College, Bronx (1970)
- Chatham Towers, Manhattan
- Edward Durell Stone Townhouse, Manhattan
- Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
- Five Manhattan West
- Joseph Curran Building, Manhattan
- Kips Bay Towers
- Lincoln Square Synagogue, Manhattan
- Morrisania Air Rights
- New Museum, Manhattan
- New York Presbyterian Church, Queens
- New York Marriott Marquis
- North Central Bronx Hospital
- River Park Towers
- St. Frances de Chantal's Church
- St. John the Baptist Church
- St. Jude Church
- Temple Israel of the City of New York
- Tracey Towers
- Trinity Chapel, New York University
- University Village
- Waterside Plaza
- Weiss Research Building, Manhattan
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
- Bricker Federal Building, Columbus
- Cleveland Museum of Art Education Wing, Cleveland
- Continental Center, Columbus
- Crosley Tower, Cincinnati
- Hamilton County Justice Center, Cincinnati
- Huntington Plaza, Columbus
- Hyatt Regency Columbus, Columbus
- John F. Seiberling Federal Building and United States Courthouse, Akron
- Justice Center Complex, Cleveland
- Maag Library, Youngstown State University, Youngstown (1976)[22]
- The Ohio History Center, Columbus, (W. Byron Ireland & Associates, 1966)
- Rhodes State Office Tower, Columbus
- Rhodes Tower, Cleveland
- Seeley G. Mudd Learning Center, Oberlin College Library, Oberlin (Warner, Burns, Toan & Lunde, 1974)
- Sheraton Columbus Hotel at Capitol Square, Columbus
- The 9 Cleveland, Cleveland
Oklahoma
- Mummers Theater, Oklahoma City John M. Johansen (demolished)
Oregon
Pennsylvania
- 1700 Market
- Benedum Hall
- Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – Knoxville Branch, Pittsburgh (Paul Schweikher, 1965)
- Century III Mall, West Mifflin (1979)
- Charles Patterson Van Pelt Library, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
- Jennie King Mellon Library, Chatham University, Pittsburgh
- Main Hall, West Chester University, West Chester (1974) [23] [24]
- Penn Mutual Tower, Philadelphia
- University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh
- Wean Hall, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh (1971)
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
- Alkek Library, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas (1990)
- Alley Theatre, Houston, Texas (1968)
- Dallas City Hall, Dallas, Texas (I.M. Pei, 1978)
- Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library, Austin
- Lovett College, Rice University, Houston, Texas (1968)
- Perry–Castañeda Library (PCL), University of Texas at Austin, (1977)
- Webb Chapel Park Pavilion, Dallas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
- Alhadeff Sanctuary of Temple De Hirsch, Seattle
- Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellevue
- Freeway Park, Seattle, Washington (Lawrence Halprin, 1972–1976)
- Kane Hall, University of Washington, Seattle (Walker & McGough, 1971)[28]
- Meany Hall, University of Washington, Seattle (Kirk, Wallace & McKinley, 1974)
- Nuclear Reactor Building, University of Washington, The Architect Artist Group/TAAG, (1961)
- Odegaard Undergraduate Library, University of Washington, Seattle (Kirk, Wallace & McKinley, 1972)
- Rainier Tower, Seattle
- Seattle Central Library, Seattle
- Schmitz Hall, University of Washington, Seattle
- St. Joseph's Hospital, Tacoma
- Temple Beth Shalom, Spokane[29]
Washington, D.C.
Wisconsin
Wyoming
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Designer of shared spaces . 13 May 2017 .
- http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/growth-development/sdut-stadium-architect-renovation-qualcomm-chargers-2015nov06-htmlstory.html Showley, Roger. "The 'Q' is OK, its architect says," The San Diego Union-Tribune, Friday, November 6, 2015.
- Yosemite Hall - 114. Campus Plans and Drawings. 27 January 1967. 1–101.
- Web site: 1105 North Market Street (Wilmington Tower) . 16 July 2018 .
- Web site: Brutalist Architecture in DeKalb County . June 2022 .
- Web site: These local architects plan to stir up some dust | Idaho Business Review . 20 March 2017 .
- Web site: Whiting House . 7 March 2019 .
- https://www.depaul.edu/campus-maps/buildings/Pages/sac.aspx Schmitt Academic Center (SAC) - DePaul University.
- http://chicagobrutalism.com/works/schmitt-academic-center/ Schmitt Academic Center - Chicago Brutalism.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20171210190716/http://www.theherald-news.com/2014/04/08/downtown-joliet-has-style-many-of-them/ad86xdh/ Downtown Joliet has style – many of them
- "Biographical" Sketch in Book: Woollen, Molzan and Partners, Inc. Architectural Records, ca. 1912–2011 . Indiana Historical Society . 2017 . Indianapolis . See also: Mary Ellen Gadski, "Woollen, Molzan and Partners" in Book: David J. Bodenhamer and Robert G. Barrows. The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis . Indiana University Press. 1994 . Bloomington and Indianapolis . 1453–54 . 0-253-31222-1.
- Web site: pls4e . 2018-07-17 . Kansas Judicial Center . 2024-02-16 . SAH ARCHIPEDIA . en.
- Web site: Championing Louisiana's Brutalist buildings . 4 September 2019 .
- Web site: Suzassippi's Mississippi: Beauty in Brutalism? . 4 December 2012 .
- Web site: Mississippi's Modernist Landmarks .
- Web site: SAH Newsletter .
- Web site: From Corporate Icon to Urban Oasis: The Transformation of Pet Plaza into Pointe400 Luxury Apartments . 2024-07-25 . pointe400.com.
- Web site: pls4e . 2018-07-17 . Pointe 400 . 2024-07-25 . SAH ARCHIPEDIA . en.
- Web site: William D. Carlson Education Building . 17 July 2018 .
- Web site: Christensen Hall – University of New Hampshire // 1970. Buildings of New England. 8 March 2023.
- Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Main Library . . June 13, 2019.
- https://www.bupipedream.com/ac/44219/explaining-a-building-with-brutal-design/ Explaining a Building with Brutal Design
- News: Conaway . Tony . Tony Conaway . 24 April 2024 . Chester County Ledger . February 2018 . 13-14.
- Web site: Building Summaries (Main Hall) - WCU of PA . West Chester University of Pennsylvania . 24 April 2024.
- https://history.sd.gov/preservation/docs/ArchitectureofHaroldSpitznagelFirmSiouxFalls1929-1972.pdf
- https://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/TN-01-093-0092
- Web site: Fine Arts and Architecture Building . 17 July 2018 .
- Web site: The Imposing Brutalist Grandeur Of UW’s Red Square.
- Web site: Survey reveals hidden gems among Spokane's midcentury modern architecture | the Spokesman-Review.
- Web site: 2012-01-01 . 1800 NORTH POINT DR Property Record . 2023-10-18 . Wisconsin Historical Society . en.
- Web site: University of Wyoming Campus . August 2018 .