List of Marcel Breuer works
This is a chronological list of houses, commercial buildings and other works by Marcel Breuer.
Completed work
Structures
| Completed | Name | Location/City | Country | Other architects | Notes[1][2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | Gropius, Moholy-Nagy, Kandinsky, and Muche Interiors | The Bauhaus – Dessau | Germany | Bauhaus | |
| 1927 | Piscator Apartment | Berlin | Germany | Independent practice | |
| 1927 | Weissenhof Siedlung – Gropius and Stam Apartment Interiors | Stuttgart | Germany | Independent practice | |
| 1932 | Harnischmacher House I | Wiesbaden | Germany | Independent practice | [3] |
| 1935 | Spring Trade Fair Competition | Budapest | Hungary | Independent practice | [4] |
| 1936 | Doldertal Apartments | Zurich | Switzerland | Alfred and Emil Roth | [5] |
| 1936 | Gane's Exhibition Pavilion | Bristol | England | with F. R. S. Yorke | [6] |
| 1937 | London Theatre Studio | London | England | with F. R. S. Yorke | [7] |
| 1937 | Rose House (Shangri-La) | Lee-on-the-Solent | England | with F. R. S. Yorke | [8] |
| 1937 | Macnabb House (Sea Lane House) | Angmering | England | with F. R. S. Yorke | [9] |
| 1938 | Two Houses for Masters, Eton College | Buckinghamshire | England | with F. R. S. Yorke | [9] |
| 1936 | Ventris Apartment in Highpoint | London | England | with F. R. S. Yorke | |
| 1938 | Gropius House | Lincoln, Massachusetts | United States | with Walter Gropius | |
| 1938 | Hagerty House | Cohasset, Massachusetts | United States | with Walter Gropius | |
| 1939 | Breuer House, Lincoln | Lincoln, Massachusetts | United States | with Walter Gropius | |
| 1939 | Ford House | Lincoln, Massachusetts | United States | with Walter Gropius | |
| 1939 | Alan I W Frank House | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | United States | with Walter Gropius | |
| 1939 | New York World's Fair Pennsylvania State Exhibition | Queens, New York | United States | with Walter Gropius | |
| 1940 | Chamberlain Cottage | Wayland, Massachusetts | United States | with Walter Gropius[10] | |
| 1941 | Weizenblatt House | Asheville, North Carolina | United States | with Walter Gropius | |
| 1941 | Aluminum City Terrace | New Kensington, Pennsylvania | United States | with Walter Gropius | |
| 1945 | Geller House I | Lawrence, New York | United States | Demolished in 2022.[11] | |
| 1946 | Tompkins House | Hewlett Harbor, New York | United States | ||
| 1947 | Breuer House, New Canaan I | New Canaan, Connecticut | United States | Cantilevered | |
| 1947 | Mills House | New Canaan, Connecticut | United States | ||
| 1947 | Ariston Club | Mar del Plata | Argentina | with Eduardo Catalano | |
| 1947 | Robinson House | Williamstown, Massachusetts | United States | ||
| 1948 | Kniffen House | New Canaan, Connecticut | United States | with Eliot Noyes | |
| 1948 | Scott House | Dennis, Massachusetts | United States | ||
| 1948 | Thompson House | Ligonier, Pennsylvania | United States | ||
| 1949 | Kepes Cottage | Wellfleet, Massachusetts | United States | ||
| 1949 | Breuer Cottage | Wellfleet, Massachusetts | United States | ||
| 1949 | Hooper House I | Baltimore, Maryland | United States | ||
| 1949 | House in the Museum Garden, Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) | Manhattan, New York | United States | ||
| 1950 | Tilley House | Red Bank, New Jersey | United States | based upon the MoMA House | |
| 1950 | Lauck House | Princeton, New Jersey | United States | based upon the MoMA House | |
| 1950 | Foote House | Chappaqua, New York | United States | based upon the MoMA House | |
| 1950 | Marshad House | Croton-on-Hudson, New York | United States | ||
| 1950 | Wolfson Trailer House | Pleasant Valley, New York | United States | ||
| 1950 | Clark House | Orange, Connecticut | United States | ||
| 1950 | Englund House | Pleasantville, New York | United States | ||
| 1950 | Hanson House | Huntington, New York | United States | ||
| 1950 | Stillman House I | Litchfield, Connecticut | United States | ||
| 1950 | Peter and Karen McComb House | Poughkeepsie, New York | United States | ||
| 1950 | Ferry Cooperative Dormitory at Vassar College | Poughkeepsie, New York | United States | ||
| 1951 | Breuer House, New Canaan II | New Canaan, Connecticut | United States | Rubble stone | |
| 1951 | Pack House | Scarsdale, New York | United States | ||
| 1951 | Witalis House | Kings Point, New York | United States | ||
| 1951 | Sarah Lawrence College Arts Center | Bronxville, New York | United States | ||
| 1951 | Grosse Pointe Public Library | Grosse Pointe, Michigan | United States | ||
| 1951 | Abraham & Straus Exterior Façade | Hempstead, New York | United States | ||
| 1952 | Caesar Cottage | Lakeville, Connecticut | United States | ||
| 1952 | Levy House | Princeton, New Jersey | United States | ||
| 1953 | Northfield Elementary School | Litchfield, Connecticut | United States | with O'Connor & Kilham | |
| 1953 | Saint John's Abbey and University Master Plan | Collegeville, Minnesota | United States | with Hamilton Smith | |
| 1953 | Torin Corp Manufacturing Plant | Oakville, Ontario | Canada | ||
| 1953 | Edgar Stillman Cottage | Wellfleet, Massachusetts | United States | ||
| 1954 | Crall House | Gates Mills, Ohio | United States | ||
| 1954 | Neumann House | Croton-on-Hudson, New York | United States | ||
| 1954 | Snower House | Kansas City, Kansas | United States | with Robert Gatje | |
| 1954 | Grieco House | Andover, Massachusetts | United States | ||
| 1954 | O E McIntyre, Inc Manufacturing Plant | Westbury, New York | United States | with William Landsberg | |
| 1954 | Starkey House | Duluth, Minnesota | United States | with Herbert Beckhard and Robert Gatje | |
| 1954 | Gagarin House I | Litchfield, Connecticut | United States | with Herbert Beckhard | |
| 1955 | Connecticut Junior Republic | Litchfield, Connecticut | United States | with Herbert Beckhard | |
| 1955 | Saint John's Abbey Monastery Wing | Collegeville, Minnesota | United States | with Hamilton Smith | |
| 1956 | Torin Corp Manufacturing Plant | Van Nuys, California | United States | Supervising architect: Craig Ellwood | |
| 1956 | Bantam Elementary School | Bantam, Connecticut | United States | with O’Connor & Kilham | |
| 1956 | Litchfield High School (Litchfield, Connecticut) | Litchfield, Connecticut | United States | with O’Connor & Kilham | |
| 1956 | Karsten House | Owings Mills, Maryland | United States | ||
| 1957 | Laaff House | Andover, Massachusetts | United States | with Herbert Beckhard | |
| 1957 | De Bijenkorf Department Store | Rotterdam | The Netherlands | Associated architect: nl:Abraham Elzas | |
| 1957 | Members' Housing at the Institute for Advanced Study | Princeton, New Jersey | United States | with Robert Gatje | |
| 1958 | UNESCO Headquarters | Paris | France | with Pier Luigi Nervi and Bernard Zehrfuss | |
| 1958 | United States Embassy | The Hague | The Netherlands | ||
| 1958 | Van Leer Office Building | Amstelveen | The Netherlands | ||
| 1958 | Staehelin House | Feldmeilen | Switzerland | with Herbert Beckhard | |
| 1958 | Krieger House | Bethesda, Maryland | United States | ||
| 1959 | Westchester Reform Temple | Scarsdale, New York | United States | with William Landsberg | |
| 1959 | Hooper House II | Baltimore, Maryland | United States | with Herbert Beckhard | |
| 1959 | Saint John's University St. Thomas Aquinas Hall | Collegeville, Minnesota | United States | with Hamilton Smith | |
| 1959 | Annunciation Priory Convent | Bismarck, North Dakota | United States | with Hamilton Smith | |
| 1960 | Library and Administration Building at Hunter College (now Lehman College) | The Bronx, New York | United States | with Robert Gatje | |
| 1960 | McMullen Beach House | Mantoloking, New Jersey | United States | with Herbert Beckhard | |
| 1960 | Resort Town Flaine Master Plan | Haute-Savoie | France | with Herbert Beckhard | |
| 1961 | Saint John's Abbey Church and Bell Banner | Collegeville, Minnesota | United States | with Hamilton Smith | |
| 1961 | New York University (now Bronx Community College) Dormitory and Student Center | The Bronx, New York | United States | with Robert Gatje | |
| 1961 & 1970 | New York University (now Bronx Community College) Technology Buildings; five structures including Begrisch Hall | The Bronx, New York | United States | with Hamilton Smith | |
| 1961 | IBM La Gaude Research Center | La Gaude | France | with Robert Gatje | |
| 1961 | Kacmarcik House | St. Paul, Minnesota | United States | ||
| 1963 | Wise Cottage | Wellfleet, Massachusetts | United States | ||
| 1963 | Torin Corp Machine Division | Torrington, Connecticut | United States | with Robert Gatje | |
| 1964 | Torin Corp Manufacturing Plant | Nivelles | Belgium | with Hamilton Smith | |
| 1965 | Rufus Stillman House II | Litchfield, Connecticut | United States | with Herbert Beckhard | |
| 1966 | Torin Corp Administration Building | Torrington, Connecticut | United States | with Herbert Beckhard | |
| 1966 | Torin Corp Manufacturing Plant | Swindon | England | with Robert Gatje | |
| 1966 | Saint John's University Alcuin Library | Collegeville, Minnesota | United States | Hamilton Smith | |
| 1966 | Saint John's University Peter Engel Science Building | Collegeville, Minnesota | United States | with Hamilton Smith | |
| 1967 | Saint John's University St. Patrick, St. Boniface, St. Bernard Halls | Collegeville, Minnesota | United States | with Hamilton Smith | |
| 1968 | Saint John's University Ecumenical Institute | Collegeville, Minnesota | United States | with Robert Gatje | |
| 1968 | Annunciation Priory, Mary College | Bismarck, North Dakota | United States | with Tician Papachristou | |
| 1968 | Torin Corp Manufacturing Plant | Rochester, Indiana | United States | with Robert Gatje | |
| since 1968 | IBM France Extensions | La Gaude | France | with Robert Gatje and Mario Jossa | |
| since 1969 | Over fifty buildings at Resort Town Flaine | Flaine | France | with Robert Gatje and Mario Jossa | |
| 1969 | Geller House II | Lawrence, New York | United States | with Herbert Beckhard | |
| 1971 | Torin Corp Technical Center | Torrington, Connecticut | United States | with Herbert Beckhard | |
| 1974 | Rufus Stillman House III | Litchfield, Connecticut | United States | with Tician Papachristou | |
| 1963 | Fairview Heights Apartments | Ithaca, New York | United States | with Hamilton Smith | |
| 1966 | Koerfer House | Moscia (Tessin) | Switzerland | with Herbert Beckhard | |
| 1966 | The Whitney Museum of American Art third location | Manhattan, New York | United States | with Hamilton Smith | |
| 1966 | St. Francis de Sales Church | Muskegon, Michigan | United States | with Herbert Beckhard | |
| 1966 | ZUP de Bayonne Master Plan & Apartments | Bayonne | France | with Robert Gatje | |
| 1967 | Laboratoires Sarget-Ambrine Headquarters | Merignac | France | with Robert Gatje | |
| 1968 | Department of HUD Headquarters | Washington, D.C. | United States | with Herbert Beckhard | |
| 1968 | IBM Master Plan and Manufacturing Center | Boca Raton, Florida | United States | with Robert Gatje | |
| 1968 | Project for Grand Central Tower | Manhattan, New York | United States | with Herbert Beckhard | |
| 1969 | Soriano House | Greenwich, Connecticut | United States | with Tician Papachristou | |
| 1970 | IBM Boca Extensions | Boca Raton, Florida | United States | with Robert Gatje | |
| 1970 | University of Massachusetts Amherst Campus Center | Amherst, Massachusetts | United States | with Herbert Beckhard | |
| 1970 | Yale University Becton Laboratory Building | New Haven, Connecticut | United States | with Hamilton Smith | |
| 1970 | Cleveland Museum of Art Education Wing | Cleveland, Ohio | United States | with Hamilton Smith | |
| 1970 | Armstrong Rubber Company Headquarters | New Haven, Connecticut | United States | with Robert Gatje | |
| 1970 | Baldegg Convent "Mother House" | Lucerne | Switzerland | with Robert Gatje | |
| 1971 | Cleveland Trust Company Headquarters | Cleveland, Ohio | United States | with Hamilton Smith | |
| 1971 | Bryn Mawr School for Girls Lower and Elementary | Baltimore, Maryland | United States | with Hamilton Smith | |
| 1973 | Sayer House | Glanville | France | with Mario Jossa and Robert Gatje | |
| 1974 | American Press Institute Conference Center | Reston, Virginia | United States | with Hamilton Smith | |
| 1974 | SNET Telephone Systems Building | Torrington, Connecticut | United States | with Hamilton Smith | |
| 1975 | Grand Coulee Dam Third Power Plant | Grand Coulee, Washington | United States | with Hamilton Smith | |
| 1976 | Torin Corp Manufacturing Plant | Penrith, New South Wales | Australia | with Harry Seidler and Bruce Rickard | |
| 1978 | Grand Coulee Dam Visitors Arrival Center | Grant and Okanogan counties, Washington | United States | with Hamilton Smith | |
| 1975 | Mundipharma Hqs and Mfg Bldg | Limburg | Germany | with Robert Gatje | |
| 1975 | Clarksburg Harrison Public Library | Clarksburg, West Virginia | United States | with Hamilton Smith | |
| 1976 | Department of HEW Headquarters | Washington, D.C. | United States | with Herbert Beckhard | |
| 1977 | SUNY@ Buffalo Furnas Hall School of Engineering and Applied Sciences | Amherst, New York | United States | with Robert Gatje | |
| 1977 | Madison Park High School | Boston, Massachusetts | United States | ||
| 1979 | Strom Thurmond Federal Building and United States Courthouse | Columbia, South Carolina | United States | with James C. Hemphill, Jr. | |
| 1980 | Atlanta Central Public Library | Atlanta, Georgia | United States | with Hamilton Smith |
Furniture
| Completed | Name | Other architects | Notes[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | The African chair with Gunta Stölzl | Bauhaus | Completed while still a student |
| 1923 | Furniture and built-in cabinetry for the Haus am Horn, Weimar | Bauhaus | Completed while still a student |
| 1925 | First all-tubular steel chair (the Wassily) | Independent practice | |
| 1925 | Stool / Side Table of tubular steel (leading to cantilevered chair) | Independent practice | |
| 1928 | First cantilevered steel chair (the Cesca) | Independent practice | |
| 1929 | Model B 55 cantilevered steel chair | Independent practice | [12] |
| 1935 | Plywood Tables and Stacking Chairs | Isokon furniture company | |
| 1936 | Reclining Plywood Chairs | Isokon furniture company |
Other works
- 1931 Berlin Building Exhibition – "Haus fur ein Sportsmann" – Berlin, Germany
- 1954 Harnischmacher House II – Wiesbaden, Germany
- 1932 Wohnbedarf Furniture Stores – Basel and Zurich, Switzerland – for Sigfried Giedion
- 1935 Doldertal Apartments – Zurich, Switzerland – with A and E Roth for Sigfried Giedion
- 1936 Model for the "Civic Center of the Future" FRS Yorke
- 1968 Project for Grand Central Tower, New York (unbuilt)
Gallery
- Marcel Breuer. Table, Model B19, ca. 1928 Brooklyn Museum
Doldertal Apartments (1935)
Ariston Club (1948) – Mar del Plata, Argentina
Rufus Stillman House I, Litchfield, Connecticut (1950)
Dexter M. Ferry Cooperative House, Vassar College (1950)
1957 new building Bijenkorf store in Rotterdam in cooperation with Abraham Elzas. On the right a sculpture by Naum Gabo
Van Leer's Office building, Amstelveen, The Netherlands (1958)
Seymour Krieger House, Bethesda, Maryland (1958)
Hooper House II, Baltimore County, Maryland (1959)
Mary College University of Mary (1960)
St. John's Abbey Church at the campus of Saint John's University, 1961
Colston Hall, Bronx Community College (1961) Originally a New York University campus.
St. Francis De Sales Catholic Church, Muskegon, Michigan (1966)
Clarksburg-Harrison Public Library in Clarksburg, West Virginia (1975)
Atlanta Central Library, 1980
References
- 1 2 Hyman 2001, pp. 386–388.
- ↑ McCarter 2024, pp. 434–437.
- ↑ Hyman 2001, p. 320.
- ↑ Hyman 2001, p. 292.
- ↑ Hyman 2001, p. 306.
- ↑ Hyman 2001, p. 293.
- ↑ Hyman 2001, p. 287.
- ↑ Hyman 2001, p. 322.
- 1 2 Hyman 2001, p. 323.
- ↑ "Chamberlain Cottage". Great Buildings. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
- ↑ James S. Russell, FAIA Emeritus, Though Beloved, Midcentury Modern Houses Are Vanishing, Architectural Record, February 20, 2022.
- ↑ "Marcel Breuer - Rare armchair, model no. B55, 1928-1929". Phillips. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
Sources
- Hyman, Isabelle (2001). Marcel Breuer, Architect: The Career and the Buildings. Harry N. Abrams. ISBN 978-0-8109-4265-3.
- McCarter, Robert (2024). Breuer. Phaidon. ISBN 978-1-83866-947-8.
External links
Media related to Buildings by Marcel Breuer at Wikimedia Commons