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Boston City Hall Plaza
One City Hall Plaza
Boston, MA 02201

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ArchitectureBoston,
September/October 2007.

ArchitectureBoston,
May/June 2005.

Campbell, Robert. “A new perspective on City Hall.”
The Boston Globe, May 24, 2008.

Drake, John C. “Embattled City Hall defenders change strategy.”
The Boston Globe, July 11, 2008.

DOCOMOMO_US/New England

Wolf, Gary. “Boston City Hall Plaza: A Modern Space for the City Upon a Hill.”

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Boston Redevelopment Authority Research Report. Government Center. Feb. 1970.

Krieger, Alex, editor. The Architecture of Kallman McKinnell & Wood. New York: Rizzoli International Publications, 1988.

Whiffen, Marcus and Frederick Keoper. American Architecture, 1607-1976. Massachusetts: MIT Press, 1981.

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Designer Bio

The firm of Kallmann McKinnell & Knowles was founded by Gerhard Kallmann (b.1915), Noel Michael McKinnell (b.1935), and Edward Knowles (b.1929) for the open design competition for Boston’s new government center. The successful entry gained immediate attention and exemplified the architects’ inventiveness with respect to housing a 20th-century city hall. The successor firm, Kallmann McKinnell & Wood Architects, has since become known for its design principle of creating buildings that respond both to the context and to precursors, while being thoughtful, influential structures. Other significant Kallmann McKinnell & Wood projects include the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in Massachusetts, the Becton Dickinson Corporate Headquarters in New Jersey, and the United States Embassy in Thailand. The firm has received numerous awards from the Boston Society of Architects and the American Institute of Architects, including the national Firm of the Year Award in 1984.

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