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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...

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Quest 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)...

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Modern 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...

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Charles 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...

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Tension 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...

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a 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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