Kresge Auditorium at MIT
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Kresge Auditorium at MIT is a landmark modernist performance hall on the MIT campus, renowned for its distinctive thin-shell concrete dome and innovative architectural design.
Aliases (2)
- Kresge Auditorium ×1
- Kresge Auditorium, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts ×1
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
MIT campus building
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auditorium → modernist building → performance hall → |
| architect |
Eero Saarinen
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| architecturalStyle |
International Style
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Modernist architecture → |
| campusArea |
MIT main campus
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| campusQuadrant |
west side of MIT campus
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| constructionStartDate |
early 1950s
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| country |
United States
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| donor |
Kresge Foundation
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| function |
concert venue
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lecture hall → performance space → |
| hasFeature |
backstage facilities
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lobby space → main auditorium → stage → |
| hasRenovation |
major renovation in the 2010s
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| landmarkStatus |
architectural landmark of MIT
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| locatedIn |
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus → |
| material |
reinforced concrete
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| namedAfter |
Sebastian S. Kresge
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| nearbyBuilding |
MIT Chapel
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MIT Student Center → |
| notableFeature |
large glass curtain walls
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triangular plan footprint → unsupported thin-shell concrete roof → |
| openingDate |
1955
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| owner |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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| partOf |
Kresge Oval ensemble
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| planType |
fan-shaped plan
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| primaryUse |
campus-wide events
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public performances → |
| recognizedFor |
innovative structural engineering
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modernist architectural design → |
| roofType |
thin-shell concrete dome
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| seatingCapacity |
approximately 1200
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| shape |
spherical segment dome
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| structuralSystem |
thin-shell structure
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| usedFor |
MIT concerts
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MIT lectures → ceremonies → conferences → |
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Eero Saarinen
("Kresge Auditorium, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts")
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Wallace Harrison → |
designed |
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Eero Saarinen
("Kresge Auditorium")
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knownFor |