Peter B. Lewis Building

Architect: Frank Gehry
Style: Deconstructivism
City: Cleveland, OH

The Peter B. Lewis Building in University Circle was designed by Frank Gehry, a Pritzker Prize-winning architect known for his deconstructivist approach to form. Its sculptural, non-orthogonal massing and undulating facade are distinctive for a business-school building.

the building

Sculptural massing. The building's non-orthogonal, sculptural massing is unusual for a business-school building, setting it apart from conventional campus architecture.

Undulating facade. The facade undulates in Gehry's deconstructivist manner, making the building distinctive and visible from the street.

the style

Deconstructivism (c. 1985–present): Fragmented, colliding volumes and tilted planes: controlled architectural chaos.

the architect

Frank Gehry is a Pritzker Prize-winning architect known for his deconstructivist forms.

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nearby

Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland 0.2 mi · 1968
Cleveland Museum of Art 0.2 mi · 1913
Ford Motor Company Cleveland Plant 0.3 mi
Allen Memorial Medical Library 0.3 mi · 1926
Maltz Performing Arts Center 0.4 mi · Byzantine · 1950
Alta Public Library 0.6 mi · Neoclassical · 1914

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