Year: 1964

Lecture Centre and Library, University of Cologne

In 1960 Gutbrod won the competition for the lecture hall. Originally, there were three auditoriums  built on stilts. Later on three more halls had been added on the ground floor. The foyer opened to all sides, integrating the building into the path sys…

Morristown Skymart

Overhead walkway system designed by Bebb & Fleming Architects, and constructed as part of Morristown’s 1963 Urban Renewal Plan.

Johannes XXIII

Designed by sculptor Josef Rikus, who says he only relied on architect Heinz Buchmann for the technical realization. On the interior, the spatial/conceptual idea of having the services held under a large concrete tree soon becomes apparent. The exterior…

Lambeth Towers

The ten story high rise features maisonette apartments, which is relatively unusual for rapidly built, affordable social housing. The complex appearance of the outer structure avoids the monolithic tendencies of similar social housing slabs built at the…

Dawson’s Heights

Two slab blocks follow the topology of the hilly site. The sculptural façades allow for balconies for all flats, while avoiding a rigid, rastered appearance. Similar to Park Hill, the different buildings were originally connected with elevated walkwa…

Trinity Hall

The seat of The Seven Incorporated Trades of Aberdeen is the third successive building to serve this purpose. The seven traceried windows were preserved from the previous 19th century building and represent the seven trades in glass paintings. This res…

The Vandenhaute-Kiebooms House

From the mid-1960s onwards the architect realized a series of dwellings, as well as a church, whereby the interior in each case is rendered completely in exposed concrete. In this early residence, there are no separate rooms. The kitchen, bedroom and ba…

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