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Kresge Auditorium

Kresge Auditorium is an auditorium structure at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, located at 48 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts. It was designed by the Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen, with ground-breaking in 1953 and dedication in 1955. The building was named for its principal funder, Sebastian S. Kresge, founder of S. S. Kresge Stores and the Kresge Foundation.

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1955

Cambridge, Cambridge, United States

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Eero Saarinen

1910-1961 · Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, United States

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Eero Saarinen was a Finnish-American architect and industrial designer. Saarinen's work includes the General Motors Technical Center; the Dulles International Airport Main Terminal; the TWA Flight Center at John F. Kennedy International Airport; the Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center; the Gateway Arch; and the…

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Eero Saarinen and Associates

practice · Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, United States

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