Heroic: Concrete Architecture and the New Boston

Please note: Complimentary pass is only valid starting at Noon on Saturday April 9 until the program begins, not valid for any other days or for re-admission.

Boston architects and authors Mark Pasnik and Chris Grimley

From 1960 to 1976, concrete was used by some of the world's most influential architects in the transformation of Boston including Marcel Breuer, Eduardo Catalano, Henry N. Cobb, Araldo Cossutta, Kallmann and McKinnell, Le Corbusier, I. M. Pei, Paul Rudolph, Josep Lluís Sert, and The Architects Collaborative—creating a vision for the city’s widespread revitalization under the banner of the “New Boston.” Come and explore what some have coined “Brutalist” architecture, and the compelling story of a legacy Boston is just beginning to appreciate.

Complimentary AD20/21 show admission. A book signing with the authors will follow.

As the subject of “Brutalist” concrete architecture and its heritage have been taken up on a global scale, due in part to ongoing preservation debates around iconic—yet controversial—buildings, Heroic thoroughly examines the compelling story of the city, the material, and the movement, recording the intentions and aspirations of this generation and considering anew its legacies—both inspired and troubled.

About the Authors

Mark Pasnik, Michael Kubo, and Chris Grimley are collaborators in over,under, an award-winning, Boston-based architecture and design practice with work ranging from university buildings and museums, to city districts, to exhibitions and books. They are co-directors of the pinkcomma gallery, where they have curated several shows on modernism and Boston’s urban transformation. Mark Pasnik teaches at Wentworth Institute of Technology, Chris Grimley at Northeastern University, and Michael Kubo is a Ph.D. candidate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. (Mr. Kubo will not be on hand at the event.)

This panel is a special program at the AD20/21: Art & Design of the 20th & 21st Centuries Show April 7-10, 2016 at The Cyclorama, Boston Center for the Arts. See more information on the show at www.AD2021.com