Max Abramovitz
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| Born | May 23, 1908 Chicago, Illinois,U.S. |
| Died | September 12, 2004(aged 96) |
| Alma mater | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,Columbia UniversitySchool of Architecture,École des Beaux-Arts |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Awards | Resident of the American Academy in Rome (RAAR 1961) |
| Practice | Harrison & Abramovitz |
| Buildings | David Geffen Hall,Avery Fisher Hall,Phoenix Life Insurance Company Building |
Max Abramovitz(May 23, 1908 – September 12, 2004) was an American architect. He was best known for his work with the New York City firmHarrison & Abramovitz.
Life[edit]
Abramovitz was the son ofRomanian Jewishimmigrant parents. He graduated in 1929 from theUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignSchool of Architecture. While at Illinois, Abramovitz was a member of theTau Epsilon Phifraternity.[1]He later received an M.S. fromColumbia University's architecture school in 1931. He also was the recipient of a two-year fellowship at theÉcole des Beaux-Artsin Paris before returning to the US and becoming partners withWallace Harrisonfrom 1941 to 1976. In 1961, he was an invited resident (RAAR) of the American Academy in Rome.
Abramovitz died in September 2004 inPound Ridge, New York,at the age of 96. His drawings and archives are held by theAvery Architectural and Fine Arts LibraryatColumbia University.[2]Abramovitz also received an honorary Doctorate in Fine Arts from the University of Illinois in 1970.
Work[edit]
Brandeis University[edit]
Abramovitz was a friend and student ofBrandeis UniversitypresidentAbram L. Sachar,who recruited him to work on his new campus.[3]For 30 years, Abramovitz oversaw university planning, was a University Fellow and served on its Board of Overseers and the Creative Arts Commission.[3]Abramovitz designed the "vast majority of buildings on the Brandeis campus" during the mid-1950s, including:[3]
- The Three Chapels, 1955[4][5]
- Slosberg Music Center, 1957[3]
- Pearlman Hall, 1957[6]
- TheRose Art Museum,1961[4]
Other work[edit]
- Jerome Greene Hall[7]at Columbia University, New York, 1961
- David Geffen HallatLincoln Center,originally called Philharmonic Hall, and laterAvery Fisher Hall,New York City, 1962
- three buildings on thecampus of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- State Farm Center(formerly Assembly Hall), at its time the world's largest edge-supported dome, 1963
- Krannert Center for the Performing Arts,1969
- Hillel International building,1951
- Phoenix Life Insurance Company Building,Hartford, Connecticut,1963
- Temple Beth Zion,Buffalo, New York,1967images
- theUniversity of Iowa Museum of Art,and the Arts Campus of theUniversity of Iowa,Iowa City,Iowa,1968 onwards
- the International Affairs Building at Columbia University, New York, 1970[8]
- theU.S. Steel Tower(also known as USX Tower)Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania,1970
- National City Tower,Louisville, Kentucky,1972
- theTour Gan,La Defense,Paris,France, 1974
- theLearning Research and Development Center building,University of Pittsburgh,1974, demolished 2022
- One SeaGate,Toledo, Ohio,1982 (as Abramovitz, Harris & Kingsland)
- AEP Building,Columbus, Ohio,1983 (as Abramovitz, Harris & Kingsland)
- Capitol Square,Columbus, Ohio,1984 (as Abramovitz, Harris & Kingsland)
- Rockefeller Center,in New York City, and the interior ofRadio City Music Hallin Rockefeller Center
- Student Organization Center at Hilles, formerly the Hilles Library atRadcliffe Collegeand now a part ofHarvard University
References[edit]
- ^Friedl, John L. Jr., ed. (1929).Illio(College yearbook). Champaign, Illinois. pp.472.
{{cite book}}:CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^Kennedy, Randy (15 September 2004)."Max Abramovitz, 96, Dies, Architect of Avery Fisher Hall".The New York Times.Retrieved1 Jan2020.
- ^abcd"Building Brandeis: Style and Function of a University".Brandeis University.Archived fromthe originalon 12 August 2020.Retrieved20 January2019.
- ^abBernstein, Gerald S (1999).Building & Campus: An Architectural Celebration of Brandeis University 50th Anniversary.Brandeis University Office of Publications. pp. 34–37.ISBN0-9620545-1-8.
- ^"The Three Chapels".Building Brandeis.Brandeis University. Archived fromthe originalon 28 April 2016.Retrieved20 January2019.
- ^"Style of a Campus".Building Brandeis.Brandeis University. Archived fromthe originalon 12 August 2020.Retrieved20 January2019.
- ^"Jerome Greene Hall – WikiCU, the Columbia University wiki encyclopedia".www.wikicu.com.Retrieved2016-11-23.
- ^"International Affairs Building – WikiCU, the Columbia University wiki encyclopedia".www.wikicu.com.Retrieved2016-11-23.
External links[edit]
- Obituary fromNew York Times,15 Sep 2004
- New York Architects Profile
- Information on Harrison, Abramovitz, & Abbe– from Emporis.com
- Information on Harrison & Abramovitz (the firm's earlier incarnation)– from Emporis.com
- Max Abramovitz Architectural Records and Papers, 1926–1995.Held by the Department of Drawings & Archives,Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University.
- Architect Max Abramowitz, Designer of Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center, Dies (Architectural Record, September 17, 2004)
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| People | |
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- 1908 births
- 2004 deaths
- Jewish architects
- American people of Romanian-Jewish descent
- Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation alumni
- Modernist architects from the United States
- University of Illinois School of Architecture alumni
- Tau Epsilon Phi
- Architects from New York City
- 20th-century American architects
- People from Pound Ridge, New York
- Fellows of the American Institute of Architects