Academy of Arts and Sciences Headquarters
- Architect
- Kallmann, McKinnell and Knowles
- Year
- 1981
- Style
- Brutalism
- City
- Boston, MA
- Collections
- concrete bostoncambridge campus moderns
The Academy of Arts and Sciences headquarters in Cambridge went up in 1981, designed by Kallmann, McKinnell and Knowles — the same firm behind Boston City Hall a decade earlier.
the style
Brutalism (c. 1950–1980): Monumental raw concrete: repeated modular units, deep-set windows, and fortress-like massing.
More on Brutalismthe architect
Kallmann, McKinnell and Knowles is the Boston firm best known for Boston City Hall, the Brutalist landmark that made their reputation before this Cambridge commission.
nearby
- House at 6 Kent Court
- William James Hall
- Martin W. Carr School
- Luther Brooks House
- Church of the New Jerusalem
- Memorial Hall