Concrete Monsters — The Beauty of Brutalism

C o n c r e te M o n s te r s T h e B e a u ty o f B r u ta lis m

T ib e a u F e r g u s o n

Contents

Forward

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Bronx

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Brooklyn

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Long Island

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Manhattan

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New Haven

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Queens

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Roosevelt Island

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White Plains

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Maps

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All photographs ŠTibeau Ferguson 2020.

Forward Concrete Monsters: The Beauty of Brutalism is a deep dive into the wondrous world that we are on and it's facilities.

The buildings shown resemble the architectural style of

brutalism. Brutalism was first thrown into society in Europe after World War II. It was an easy and cheap way to make

affordable housing, and make a lot of them. One main part

of brutalism was that the buildings were mostly made out of concrete. This doesn't apply to all buildings, but most of

them. Concrete was affordable and very easily accessible. It then spread from western Europe to eastern Europe and

beyond. It made its way all the way to Japan, China, South America, and North America. Brutalism was now a global architectural style. Nowadays, there are still old brutalist buildings standing, but not the vast amount that were

standing nearly 40 years ago. Many people dislike the tall giants, but other are able to see through them and truly enjoy the presence of the beastly buildings.

Concrete Monsters: The Beauty of Brutalism

Bronx

Tracey Towers, Bronx, NY

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Brooklyn 7

Cadman Towers, Brooklyn, NY

Credit: New York Real Estate Brochures Collection - Columbia University.

Rendering of Cadman Towers townhouses. Credit: New York Real Estate Brochures Collection - Columbia University.

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Long Island 11

Endo Pharmaceuticals Building, Garden City, Long Island

View of model, Credit: Library of Congress, 1962

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Manhattan

AT&T Long Lines Building, Manhattan, NY

Mechanical oor plan. Credit: The Intercept.

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"The Tombs", Manhattan, NY

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Tribeca Synagogue, Manhattan, NY

Silver Towers Details, Credit: Pei Cobb Freed & Partners

Silver Towers, Manhattan, NY

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909 Third Avenue, Manhattan, NY

Rockefeller University, Manhattan, NY

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Fordham University, Manhattan, NY

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Fashion Institute of Technology, Manhattan, NY

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The Guggenheim Museum, Manhattan, NY

Frank Lloyd Wright, Hilla Rebay, and Solomon R. Guggenheim standing beside the 1945 model of the Guggenheim Museum. Credit: SRGF Archives, New York. Photo: Margaret Carson

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The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Manhattan, NY

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Lincoln Plaza Towers, Manhattan, NY

New Haven

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Beinecke Library, New Haven, CT

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Becton Engineering and Applied Sciences Center, New Haven, CT

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Ezra Stiles College, New Haven, CT

Eero Saarinen with scale model, Credit: Eero Saarinen collection, Archives at Yale

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Knights of Columbus Museum, New Haven, CT

MansďŹ eld Apartments, New Haven, CT

New Haven Fire Department, New Haven, CT

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Pirelli Tire Building, New Haven, CT 45

Rudolph Hall, New Haven, CT

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Temple Street Garage, New Haven, CT

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Ingalls Rink, "The Whale," New Haven, CT 51

Eero Saarinen used lined composition paper for this sketch of Yale’s Ingalls Rink (circa 1953). Credit: Yale News

Queens

Fort Tilden, Queens, NY

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Macy's Queens Plaza Garage, Queens, NY

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Macy's ground oor site plan (left) and parking (right). Credit: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.

Roosevelt Island

Motorgate Garage, Roosevelt Island, NY

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Northtown, Roosevelt Island, NY 63

Northtown Model Credit: Urban Development Corporation

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White Plains

White Plains Public Library, White Plains, NY 69

White Plains Public Library seen behind the Galleria shopping mall construction site.

Credit: Collection of White Plains Public Library, 1979.

Verizon Building, White Plains, NY

Galleria White Plains, White Plains, NY 71

Maps

Map of New York Buildings

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Map of New Haven Buildings