Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, Connecticut:
At Yale University in downtown New Haven is the largest and most comprehensive collection of British art outside of the United Kingdom. The museum is called Yale Center for British Art (YCBA). It’s collection of paintings, sculpture, drawings, prints, rare books and manuscripts reflects the development of British art from the Elizabethan period onward.
The building’s modern architecture is known as New Formalism. The museum was the last work of architect Louis I. Kahn, who died while the museum was under construction. Kahn was recognized in his lifetime as among the most significant American architects of the Modernist period, and his reputation persists at a time when the work of some other Modernist designers is suffering neglect, alteration, or demolition.
▶️ Architectural style: Modern, New Formalism
▶️ Location: 1080 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT
▶️ Completed: 1974
▶️ Structural system: Concrete frame
▶️ Architect: Louis I. Kahn, one of the most revered modern architects of the 20th century.
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