Washington, DC 3rd Church of Christ Scientist

    On 16th Street. Built in 1971 and designed by Araldo Cassutta of I.M. Pei & Partners.

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      a pastyboy groove added this photo to his favorites. (69 months ago)

    2. Kyle Walton (56 months ago | reply)

      Here's the Washington Post article I was telling you about.

    3. army.arch (56 months ago | reply)

      Craziness I say. Brutalism has not yet reached a point where we have enough perspective to say if a building is historic or not. Thanks for the link.

    4. Marcfoto (56 months ago | reply)

      Let's wait 50 more years and let the next generation decide!

    5. army.arch (56 months ago | reply)

      Definitely, the 50-year rule is there for a reason.

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      Stu_Jo added this photo to his favorites. (42 months ago)

    7. army.arch (38 months ago | reply)

      Ah too bad looks like a judge is going to overrule the DC Historic Preservation Commission:
      dcist.com/2009/04/judge_all_but_rules_fate_of _third_c.php...

    8. army.arch (37 months ago | reply)

      Yep definitely is going to bite the dust. Check this out and be sure to read the comments.
      dcist.com/2009/05/city_clears_way_for_demolit ion_of_t.php

      People just don't get it.

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      La Branĉaro added this photo to his favorites. (37 months ago)

    10. landseer312 (37 months ago | reply)

      I remember not that long ago (late 80s-early 90s) a certain strain of know-it-all (or is that no-it-all?) couldn't stop carping about Modern Architecture (the International high-style version) being by definition a cold inhuman and barren crime against society that couldn't be post-modernized quickly enough. A pediment here, a pitched roof, and maybe a french door and all was well. This subsided somewhat, but the anti-brutalists have only gained in bile since. My gosh, exposed concrete? Rough finishes? No wallpaper? But it doesn't look at all like a Thomas Kincaide painting or a Martha Stewart photograph. People have been taught such a narrow way to look at the world.

      A very special Oprah show on the work of Paul Rudolph would work wonders.

    11. army.arch (37 months ago | reply)

      LOL - Like we'd be able to get Oprah to talk about Brutalism let alone Paul Rudolph.

    12. army.arch (37 months ago | reply)

      Even more dialogue:
      dcist.com/2009/05/nothing_is_concrete_third_c hurch_of.php...

    13. landseer312 (37 months ago | reply)

      "LOL - Like we'd be able to get Oprah to talk about Brutalism let alone Paul Rudolph. "

      Perhaps a show where she gives away a Brutalist work of architecture to every audience member?

    14. Ken Zirkel (15 months ago | reply)

      Any update? Is it still standing?

    15. landseer312 (2 months ago | reply)

      The rare Brutalist-sensitive article in a mainstream news outlet: www.nytimes.com/2012/04/07/arts/design/unlove d-building-i...

      And even odder, on their front page the link is right next to the obit for Thomas Kinkade, who died yesterday, sadly at a relatively young age.

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