Kresge Auditorium
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Thin shell
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| Function / usage: |
Lecture hall
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| Original name: | Building W16 |
| Completed in: | 1955 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA, North America |
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| Part of: |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| span | 49 m | |
| seats | 1238 + 200 |
Materials
| shell |
reinforced concrete
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Participants
Architecture
Structural engineering
Relevant Web Sites
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archINFORM: Kresge Chapel and Auditorium, MIT
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Great Buildings Online: Kresge Auditorium
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HABS: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Kresge Auditorium, Massachusetts Avenue at Amherst Street, Cambridge, Middlesex County, MA
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Kresge Auditorium (Mary Ann Sullivan)
Relevant Publications
- L'art de l'ingénieur, Éditions du Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (France), ISBN 2858509115, 1997; pp. 254-255
- Saarinen, Taschen, Cologne (Germany), ISBN 3836513307, 2009; pp. 37-41
- L'auditorium et la chapelle de L'institut de Technologie du Massachusetts à Cambridge (U.S.A.), in "La Technique des Travaux", September 1956, n. 9-10 v. 32
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0000138 |
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| Created: | 16/04/1999 |
| Last Updated: | 05/03/2013 |