The Architect as Designer
Charles Luckman Associates, the lead architects of the Prudential Center (they teamed with local firm Hoyle, Doran and Berry, the successors of Cram and Ferguson), was one of the largest architecture...
View ArticleQuest Eternal
Pru aficionados will recognize this sculpture. Made by sculptor Donald DeLue and called “Quest Eternal,” It was placed in the north plaza of the Prudential Center 1965 (after the official dedication)...
View ArticleModern Visions
In the spring of 1957 architects from Charles Luckman Associates were playing around with different schemes for the Prudential Center. In this rendering, found in the Charles Luckman Papers, shows...
View ArticleCharles Luckman at the AIA
At the 1967 convention of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), Charles Luckman – architect of the Prudential Center – was asked to speak on the theme of “Practice.” (He is on the right side of...
View ArticleTension Between Architect and Client
Charles Luckman Associates (CLA) took on design responsibilities for many of the key tenants at the Prudential Center, including the New England Merchants Bank, which occupied the entire southwest...
View Articlea sketch: pavilion and plaza
This 1963 drawing from Charles Luckman’s offices demonstrates the architects’ aspirations for the retail pavilions — there were four of them, one at each of the tower’s corners — at the Prudential...
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