List of Marcel Breuer works

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Marcel Breuer. Table, Model B19, ca. 1928 Brooklyn Museum Marcel Breuer. Table, Model B19, ca. 1928.jpg
Marcel Breuer. Table, Model B19, ca. 1928 Brooklyn Museum
Cesca Breuer chair 2008.jpg
Cesca

This is a chronological list of houses, commercial buildings and other works by Marcel Breuer.

Contents

At Bauhaus – Weimar and Dessau

Independent practice – Berlin and Zurich

Doldertal Apartments (1935) BreuerRothDoldertal01.jpg
Doldertal Apartments (1935)

With Isokon and in partnership with FRS Yorke – London

At Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts with Gropius

Independent practice while still at Harvard

Independent practice in New York City with associates

Ariston Club (1948) - Mar del Plata, Argentina Parador Ariston.jpg
Ariston Club (1948) – Mar del Plata, Argentina
Rufus Stillman House I, Litchfield, Connecticut (1950) Stillman Photo 2.jpeg
Rufus Stillman House I, Litchfield, Connecticut (1950)
Dexter M. Ferry Cooperative House, Vassar College (1950) Dexter M. Ferry Cooperative House, October 2014.jpg
Dexter M. Ferry Cooperative House, Vassar College (1950)
UNESCO Headquarters - Paris, France (1958) Maqueta sede UNESCO.jpg
UNESCO Headquarters – Paris, France (1958)
Van Leer's Office building, Amstelveen, The Netherlands (1958) Kantoorgebouw Van Leer Amstelveen.jpg
Van Leer's Office building, Amstelveen, The Netherlands (1958)
Seymour Krieger House, Bethesda, Maryland (1958) SEYMOUR KRIEGER HOUSE, BETHESDA, MONTGOMERY COUNTY MD.jpg
Seymour Krieger House, Bethesda, Maryland (1958)
Hooper House II, Baltimore County, Maryland (1959) Livingroomwindow.jpg
Hooper House II, Baltimore County, Maryland (1959)
Mary College University of Mary (1960) University of Mary Bell Tower.jpg
Mary College University of Mary (1960)
St. John's Abbey Church at the campus of Saint John's University, 1961 Saint John's Abbey.jpg
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. Bridge to Colston Hall.jpg
Colston Hall, Bronx Community College (1961) Originally a New York University campus.
St. Francis De Sales Catholic Church, Muskegon, Michigan (1966) St. Francis De Sales Catholic Church.jpg
St. Francis De Sales Catholic Church, Muskegon, Michigan (1966)
Armstrong Rubber Company Building (1970) Armstrong Rubber Company HQ, aka Pirelli Building.jpg
Armstrong Rubber Company Building (1970)
Clarksburg-Harrison Public Library in Clarksburg, West Virginia (1975) The Clarksburg-Harrison Public Library in Clarksburg, West Virginia LCCN2015631632.tif
Clarksburg-Harrison Public Library in Clarksburg, West Virginia (1975)

Practice in New York, with eventual partners

Grand Coulee Dam Visitors Arrival Center (1978) Grand Coulee Dam Visitor Center.jpg
Grand Coulee Dam Visitors Arrival Center (1978)
Atlanta Central Library, 1980 Atlanta-Central-Library-01.jpg
Atlanta Central Library, 1980

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References

  1. "Marcel Breuer - Rare armchair, model no. B55, 1928-1929". Phillips. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  2. "Chamberlain Cottage". Great Buildings. Retrieved September 11, 2016.