Yale University Art Gallery Main Building

Architect: Louis Kahn
Style: Brutalism
City: New Haven, CT
Collection: brutalism

The Yale University Art Gallery Main Building was designed by Louis Kahn and is considered Kahn's first major building — the breakthrough commission that made it a pivotal work in modern architecture.

the style

Brutalism (c. 1950–1980): Monumental raw concrete: repeated modular units, deep-set windows, and fortress-like massing.

the architect

This was architect Louis Kahn's first major building, a celebrated breakthrough commission early in his career.

more by Louis Kahn

Yale Center for British Art New Haven · 1966
Richards Medical Research Laboratories Philadelphia

nearby

Yale Center for British Art 180 ft · Brutalism · 1966
Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library 280 ft · Brutalism · 1860
Harkness Tower 0.1 mi · Gothic Revival · 1921
Trinity Church on the Green 0.2 mi · Gothic Revival · 1814
Sterling Memorial Library 0.2 mi · Gothic Revival · 1930
Crawford Manor 0.3 mi · modern

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