Max Abramovitz
American architect (1908–2004)
Max Abramovitz (May 23, 1908 – September 12, 2004) was an American architect. He was best known for his work with the New York City firm Harrison & Abramovitz.2
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Born May 23, 1908, died Sep 12, 2004.1
Companies
- Harrison & AbramovitzFounder13
Early life and education
- Date not recordedColumbia University3
- Date not recordedUniversity of Illinois College of Fine and Applied Arts3
- Date not recordedUniversity of Illinois School of Architecture3
- Date not recordedColumbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation3
- Date not recordedUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign3
Brandeis University
Abramovitz was a friend and student of Brandeis University president Abram L. Sachar, who recruited him to work on his new campus. For 30 years, Abramovitz oversaw university planning, was a University Fellow and served on its Board of Overseers and the Creative Arts Commission. Abramovitz designed the "vast majority of buildings on the Brandeis campus" during the mid-1950s, including:
The Three Chapels, 1955
Slosberg Music Center, 1957
Pearlman Hall, 1957
The Rose Art Museum, 1961
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Career
Occupation: university teacher, architect.6
- Date not recordedWorked at Yale University4
- Date not recordedWorked at New York University4
- Date not recordedWorked at Columbia University4
- Date not recordedFounded Harrison & Abramovitz5
Known for: David Geffen Hall, Temple Beth Zion, Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Building.7
Other work
Jerome Greene Hall at Columbia University, New York, 1961
David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center, originally called Philharmonic Hall, and later Avery Fisher Hall, New York City, 1962
three buildings on the campus 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, 1967 images Archived 2022-08-17 at the Wayback Machine
the University of Iowa Museum of Art, and the Arts Campus of the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 1968 onwards
the International Affairs Building at Columbia University, New York, 1970
the U.S. Steel Tower (also known as USX Tower) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1970
National City Tower, Louisville, Kentucky, 1972
the Tour Gan, La Defense, Paris, France, 1974
the Learning 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 of Radio City Music Hall in Rockefeller Center
Student Organization Center at Hilles, formerly the Hilles Library at Radcliffe College and now a part of Harvard University
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Personal life
Awards
- Date not recordedRome Prize12
Links
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- 1WikidataMax Abramovitz on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaMax Abramovitz on Wikipedia
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- 13WikidataHarrison & Abramovitz, Founder
- 14Wikimedia CommonsMax Abramovitz photo by Daderot, Public domain