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Marcel Breuer at Saint John's University
Marcel Breuer, one of the most remarkable yet underappreciated architects of the 20th century, brought an ambitious vision to Saint John's University when he was hired in 1953 to transform their campus. His 10 buildings here are considered some of the best of his career — and some of the best examples of the heavy, and sometimes difficult, Modernist style that followed World War II. The Chronicle of Higher Education | slideshow
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- AP on Mar 05, 08 | 10:54 am

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a few from my visit there

A beautiful place. The stainglass windows in the back were originally designed by bauhaus color theorist Josef Albers. But a jealous monk who wanted his own place in architectural history spent the money to cut and install the glass himself. As wonderful as they still are, the blues and greens should have been brilliant swathes of white, yellow, orange, and red that would have flooded the interior with bright light.
- jesusismyfriend, Mar 05, 08 | 11:36 am
nice pics Jumphigh. thanks for the link.
- AP, Mar 05, 08 | 11:39 am
"We feel that the modern architect with his orientation toward functionalism and honest use of materials is uniquely qualified to produce a Catholic work," Abbot Baldwin wrote. Building anything less than great Modernist work would be "deplorable," the abbot added, "since our age and our country have thus far produced so little truly significant religious architecture."

I really like the staircase in the library too.
- BrianBuchalski, Mar 05, 08 | 12:09 pm
Brian...I really liked that quote to..

- namhenderson, Mar 05, 08 | 12:21 pm
nobody - not even zaha or rem - could pull this off today. too much time commitment, dependence on craftspeople, etc, and i can't believe that even they could convince their clients. and yet it's so beautiful!

fantastic stuff.
- Steven Ward, Mar 05, 08 | 6:32 pm
also, a guest house by vincent james

- holz.box, Mar 05, 08 | 11:15 pm
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