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The Summit at Danbury

The Summit at Danbury, formerly known as the Matrix Corporate Center and before that as the Union Carbide Corporate Center, is an architecturally unique building in Danbury, Connecticut, United States. It was constructed in 1982 as the headquarters of the Union Carbide chemical company, it is known for its unusual style and floorplan layout. The complex was designed by the late famous architect Kevin Roche who also…

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1982

Connecticut, Connecticut, United States

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Kevin Roche

1922-2019 · Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

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Kevin Roche was an Irish-born American architect and Pritzker laureate whose work linked modern corporate and civic architecture with refined spatial order.

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