Hugh Stubbins
Hugh Asher Stubbins Jr. (January 11, 1912 – July 5, 2006) was an American architect who designed several high-profile buildings around the world.
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Hugh Stubbins

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- Name
- Hugh Stubbins
- Birth Name
- Hugh Asher Stubbins Jr.
- Born
- 11 January 1912
- Birthplace
- Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
- Died
- 5 July 2006
- Place of death
- Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
- Education
- Georgia Institute of Technology, Harvard University
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- architect
- Known for
- Yokohama Landmark Tower · Citigroup Center · Ronald Reagan Presidential Library · PacWest Center · Federal Reserve Bank of Boston · Kongresshalle
- Languages
- French
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Hugh Asher Stubbins Jr. (January 11, 1912 – July 5, 2006) was an American architect who designed several high-profile buildings around the world.
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Biography
Biography
Hugh Stubbins studied at Harvard Graduate School of Design and Georgia Tech. The recorded working language is French. Employment is recorded with Harvard University and KlingStubbins. Works named in the authority record are Yokohama Landmark Tower, Citigroup Center, Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, PacWest Center, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and Kongresshalle.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Hugh Stubbins • Birth Name — Hugh Asher Stubbins Jr. • Born — 11 January 1912 • Birthplace — Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. • Died — 5 July 2006 • Place of death — Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. • Education — Georgia Institute of Technology, Harvard University • Practice — Hugh Stubbins and Associates The Stubbins Associates KlingStubbins • Significant Buildings — Citigroup Center in New York
Biography
Biography
Hugh Stubbins was born in Birmingham, Alabama, and attended the Georgia Institute of Technology before earning his master's degree from Harvard University's Graduate School of Design, where he studied with Walter Gropius, a founder of the Bauhaus movement in Germany. Stubbins remained on the faculty at Harvard until 1972. He formed his own practice in 1949, which grew to become Hugh Stubbins and Associates in 1972. Its successor company, The Stubbins Associates, merged with Philadelphia-based Kling in 2007 to form KlingStubbins. The New York Times called his 1977 Citicorp Center "by any standard... one of New York's significant buildings." Stubbins died of pneumonia at age 94, on July 5, 2006, at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Recognition
Recognition
• Illustration — The food court at Citigroup Center is named for Stubbins In 2021, a spacious food hall named after Stubbins opened on the ground floor of Citigroup Center. The food court, named simply The Hugh, features 17 restaurants, bars, and food vendors.
Works
Works
Among the buildings he designed: • 1946 Stubbins family home, Lexington, Massachusetts • 1957 Kongresshalle, Berlin, Germany • 1952–1953 Lantern Hill Subdivision in East Lansing, Michigan • 1959 Administrative buildings at Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts: Irving Presidential Enclave, Gryzmish Academic Center, and Bernstein-Marcus Administration Center • 1960 Loeb Drama Center, Harvard University • 1960 Norman and Marion Perry House, Campton, New Hampshire • 1964 The New New Quad, later known as Butler College, Princeton University (demolished) • 1964 Coles Tower at Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine • 1965 Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School • 1966 Southwest Residential Area at University of Massachusetts Amherst • 1968 The Hotchkiss School, Main Building • 1968 Forsyth Wickes Addition, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston • 1968 Jadwin Physics Building, Princeton University • 1968–1971 Johnson Library Center, Cole Science Center, Franklin Patterson Hall and Dormitories at Hampshire College • 1970 Usdan Student Center, Brandeis University • 1970 George Robert White Wing, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston • 1971 Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia (demolished 2004) • 1972 Daniel Burke Library at Hamilton College, Clinton, New York • 1973 Pusey Library, at 27 Harvard Yard, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA • 1976 Federal Reserve Bank building, Boston, MA • 1976 Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library at Princeton University • 1977 Citigroup Center in New York • 1971 College Five, renamed Porter College, University of California Santa Cruz • 1983 One Cleveland Center in Cleveland • 1984 PacWest Center in Portland, Oregon • 1986 Treasury Building, Singapore • 1988 Fifth Avenue Place, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania • 1988 Nashville City Center, Nashville, Tennessee • 1990 Salesforce Tower, Indianapolis, Indiana • 1991 Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California • 1993 Yokohama Landmark Tower in Japan
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
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1912
Hugh Stubbins was born on 11 January 1912.
1957
Haus der Kulturen der Welt is dated 1957.
1976
Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library is dated 1976.
1976
Citigroup Center is dated 1976.
1977
St. Peter's Lutheran Church is dated 1977.
1991
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library is dated 1991.
1993
Yokohama Landmark Tower is dated 1993.
2006
Hugh Stubbins died on 5 July 2006.
Places
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Birmingham.
Birth place
Cambridge.
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Context
Primary material
Context
The circumstances in which Hugh Stubbins stands. Stubbins; Hugh Asher, Jr. Work and production. Works recorded as notable number 6: Yokohama Landmark Tower, Citigroup Center, Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, PacWest Center, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and Kongresshalle.
Documents and archives
Primary material
Documents and archives
authority file
- Gemeinsame Normdatei 1087552591, Hugh Stubbins Associates Architects.
General reference · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
- Getty Union List of Artist Names 500518716, Hugh Stubbins & Associates.
General reference · The Getty Research Institute
reference work
- “Hugh Stubbins”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
authority record
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q713546: Hugh Stubbins
General reference · Wikidata
Notes from the source article
Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
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- 1.On this day in Alabama history: Architect Hugh Stubbins born. alabamanewscenter.com. January 11, 2019.
- 2.KlingStubbins. History — A Legacy of Design and Technical Innovation.
- 3.Hugh Stubbins Jr., 94; Architect of Icons. Washington Post. AP. 12 July 2006.
- 4.Fabricant, Florence. A New Food Hall for Midtown. The New York Times. 7 September 2021.
- 5.Town of Lexington Inventory of Historic Areas & Structures: Post 1940 Period. Town of Lexington Massachusetts.
- 6.Bernstein, Gerald S. Building & Campus: An Architectural Celebration of Brandeis University 50th Anniversary. Brandeis University Office of Publications. 43–45, 77. 1999. 0-9620545-1-8.
- 7.The New New Quad. Princeton University.
- 8.Hotchkiss, the Place by The Hotchkiss School - Issuu. issuu.com. 24 January 2012.
- 9.Daniel Burke Library Turns the Page on 40 Years.
- 10.Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Google News Archive Search. news.google.com.
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authority file
Gemeinsame Normdatei 1087552591, Hugh Stubbins Associates Architects.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
Secondary witnessauthority file
Getty Union List of Artist Names 500518716, Hugh Stubbins & Associates.The Getty Research Institute
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