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Begrisch Lecture Hall at New York University is representative of Marcel Breuer's later work with brut (rough-cast) concrete.
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The mass of the Begrisch Lecture Hall seems to float in air, supported by three small concrete piers and a stair.
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Marcel Breuer designed the 1966 Whitney Museum.
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The Whitney Museum in New York City has been described by some as an "inverted ziggurat."
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The current state of the Chamberlain Cottage (foreground), with a recent, two-story addition (behind), demonstrates the threats even to those Breuer projects that survive outright demolition.
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The screened porch of the Chamberlain Cottage now stands apart from the original home, with a recent addition between the two.
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The main floor of the 1948 Breuer house cantilevers off its foundation in four directions.
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An unpopular bid to replace New York City's Grand Central Terminal with a skyscraper of Breuer's design caused irreparable damage to his reputation.
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The Pirelli Building in New Haven, Connecticut, as designed by Marcel Breuer, was surrounded by green space.
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Today a comparatively small portion of the Pirelli Building survives, functioning partly as a billboard for the adjacent IKEA store.
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