Blue Cross Blue Shield Building, Boston
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The Blue Cross Blue Shield Building in Boston is a prominent Modernist office tower designed by architect Paul Rudolph, noted for its bold concrete forms and sculptural façade.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shield Building, Boston canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1853176 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Blue Cross Blue Shield Building, Boston Context triple: [Paul Rudolph, notableWork, Blue Cross Blue Shield Building, Boston]
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A.
John Hancock Tower, Boston
John Hancock Tower in Boston is a prominent modernist skyscraper and the tallest building in New England, renowned for its sleek glass design.
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B.
Government Center, Boston
Government Center in Boston is a major civic and administrative district that includes Boston City Hall and several key government buildings and plazas.
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C.
Boston City Hall
Boston City Hall is a prominent example of Brutalist civic architecture in downtown Boston that houses the city’s municipal government offices and council chambers.
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D.
Boston Convention and Exhibition Center
The Boston Convention and Exhibition Center is a large, modern convention facility in Boston’s Seaport District that hosts major trade shows, conferences, and events.
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E.
Old Colony Building
The Old Colony Building is a historic Chicago skyscraper recognized as a significant example of late 19th-century commercial architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Blue Cross Blue Shield Building, Boston Target entity description: The Blue Cross Blue Shield Building in Boston is a prominent Modernist office tower designed by architect Paul Rudolph, noted for its bold concrete forms and sculptural façade.
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A.
John Hancock Tower, Boston
John Hancock Tower in Boston is a prominent modernist skyscraper and the tallest building in New England, renowned for its sleek glass design.
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B.
Government Center, Boston
Government Center in Boston is a major civic and administrative district that includes Boston City Hall and several key government buildings and plazas.
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C.
Boston City Hall
Boston City Hall is a prominent example of Brutalist civic architecture in downtown Boston that houses the city’s municipal government offices and council chambers.
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D.
Boston Convention and Exhibition Center
The Boston Convention and Exhibition Center is a large, modern convention facility in Boston’s Seaport District that hosts major trade shows, conferences, and events.
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E.
Old Colony Building
The Old Colony Building is a historic Chicago skyscraper recognized as a significant example of late 19th-century commercial architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Modernist building
ⓘ
commercial building ⓘ office building ⓘ skyscraper ⓘ |
| architect | Paul Rudolph ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Brutalism
ⓘ
Modernism ⓘ |
| associatedOrganization | Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts ⓘ |
| category |
Brutalist architecture in Massachusetts
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Buildings and structures in Boston ⓘ Modernist architecture in the United States ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedBy | Paul Rudolph ⓘ |
| facadeCharacteristic |
bold concrete forms
ⓘ
sculptural façade ⓘ |
| function | office tower ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalFeature |
deeply modeled exterior surfaces
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emphasized vertical elements ⓘ projecting concrete elements ⓘ |
| location |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston
Massachusetts ⓘ |
| materialUsed | reinforced concrete ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
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surface form:
Blue Cross Blue Shield
|
| occupant | Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts ⓘ |
| structuralSystem | concrete frame ⓘ |
| usedFor | administrative offices ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Blue Cross Blue Shield Building, Boston Description of subject: The Blue Cross Blue Shield Building in Boston is a prominent Modernist office tower designed by architect Paul Rudolph, noted for its bold concrete forms and sculptural façade.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.