LOCATION: 3-31 Niagemachi, Oita, Oita Prefecture 870-0046, Japan ARCHITECT: Arata Isozaki DATES: 1964-1966 NOTES: Now Oita Art Plaza. Oita Library has since relocated, but building has been thoughtfully converted by Arata Isozaki himself into an “art complex”––a unique circumstance for an architect to be able […]
All posts tagged “Sheet-Formed Concrete”
TAKAMATSU PREFECTURAL GYM | Takamatsu
LOCATION: 2 Chome−18−19 Kagawa-ken, Takamatsu-shi, Fukuokachō, Japan, 〒760-0066 ARCHITECT: Kenzo Tange DATES: 1962-1964 Site Visit(s): Thurs Oct 23 2014 _________________________________________ RELEVANT LINKS http://www.archdaily.com/285955/ad-classics-kagawa-prefectural-gymnasium-kenzo-tange/
ST. JOHN’S ABBEY CHURCH | Collegeville
LOCATION: 2900 Abbey Plaza, Collegeville, MN 56321 ARCHITECT: Marcel Breuer DATES: 1958-1961 NOTES: The Abbey Church was placed the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. Site Visit: Tues Sept 30, 2014 _______________________________________ RELATED LINKS St John’s University Archives – St John’s Abbey Church St […]
RAILWAY STATION | Skopje
LOCATION: Bulevar Kuzman Josifovski Pitu 15, 1000 Skopje, Macedonia (FYROM) ARCHITECT: Janko Konstantinov DATES: 1969 NOTES: Part of Kenzo Tange’s 1965 urban reconstruction plan. Site Visit: Fri Sept 19 2014 _____________________________________ RELEVANT LINKS http://archimess.tumblr.com/post/13127712012/kenzo-tange
RAKETE (“THE ROCKETS”) | Zagreb
LOCATION: Ulica Lavoslava Ružičke, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia ARCHITECT: Centar 51 Design Group – Berislav Šerbetić, Ljubo Iveta, Vjenceslav Richter, Olga Korenik DATES: 1968 NOTES: Initial designs were altered to increase seismic stability in response to the catastrophic 1963 earthquake in Skopje, Macedonia. Site Visit: Tues […]
COUVENT DE LA TOURETTE | Éveux
LOCATION: Route de la Tourette, 69210 Éveux, France ARCHITECT: Le Corbusier (with Iannis Xénakis) DATES: 1956-1960 (Designs begun in 1953) NOTES: Classified as a “Monument Historique” in 1979; the building underwent extensive restorations between 2006-2013 Site Visit: Weds Jul 16-Fri Jul 18 2014 (2 night […]
UNITÉ D’HABITATION | Firminy
LOCATION: Rue de la Font du Loup, 42700 Firminy France ARCHITECT: Le Corbusier (with completion by André Wogenscky upon Le Corbusier’s death in 1965) DATES: 1964-1967 NOTES: Designated as a “Monument Historique” in 1993 Site Visit: Weds July 16 2014 ________________________________________ The last of the […]
COLLECTING CONCRETE
“It is truly bizarre. For a start it is almost uniformly grey.” Guardian reporter Sean Thomas’s description of Le Corbusier’s Couvent de la Tourette is a notably unsympathetic one*, but not an entirely uncommon one. Concrete is quite often dismissed as simply dull, bland, and grey. And […]
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO SCARBOROUGH | Toronto
LOCATION: 1265 Military Trail, Toronto, ON, Canada ARCHITECT: John Andrews DATES: 1963-65 NOTES: Originally founded as Scarborough College, the campus was rapidly built – designed and constructed in a “Critical Path” fashion – which, according to John Andrews, contributed to concrete’s selection as the primary construction […]
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE PLAZA | Boston
LOCATION: 210 Massachusetts Ave, Boston, MA USA ARCHITECT: I.M. Pei & Associates DATES: 1968-1973 NOTES: Landmarked by Boston Landmark Commission (2011). Due to lagging church attendance, the complex is currently under redevelopment. In the past six years, the Church has consolidated all of its operations […]
BOSTON CITY HALL | Boston
LOCATION: 1 City Hall Ave, Boston, MA 02201 United States ARCHITECT: Kallmann McKinnell & Wood DATES: 1968 NOTES: Site Visit(s): Thu Apr 24, Tues Apr 29 2014 __________________________________________
SALK INSTITUTE | La Jolla
LOCATION: 10010 N Torrey Pines Rd, La Jolla, CA 92037, United States ARCHITECT: Louis Kahn DATES: 1959-1965 NOTES: Landmark designation in 1991; Recipient in 1992 of AIA 25 year award Site Visit: Tues Apr 8 2014 ________________________ RELEVANT LINKS http://www.archdaily.com/61288/ad-classics-salk-institute-louis-kahn/