Bldg. 57
You are here
MIT Alumni Swimming Pool and Wang Fitness Center (Bldg. 57)
1939, Anderson and Beckwith; 2004, Frank Gehry with Canon Associates. Access via 21 Ames St.
-
MIT Alumni Swimming Pool and Wang Fitness Center (Bldg. 57) (Keith Morgan) -
(Dr. Meral Ekincioglu) -
(Dr. Meral Ekincioglu) -
(Dr. Meral Ekincioglu) -
(Dr. Meral Ekincioglu) -
(Dr. Meral Ekincioglu) -
(Dr. Meral Ekincioglu)
Cited as the building that marks the transition of MIT's architecture from Classical Revival to modern, this yellow brick and glass structure respectfully coexists with the older order. Following the credo of form follows function, the symmetrical, rectangular solid box features a large glass window oriented toward the south and set behind an enclosed court and garden for sunbathers. A high wall encloses the pool, whose entrance is on the west side of the pale ochre brick structure. The Wang Fitness Center connects the Alumni Swimming Pool to the Ray and Maria Stata Center (MT5) with locker rooms and space for conditioning.
Writing Credits
×
Data
-
Location: Cambridge, MassachusettsRegional Overviews:Architect:Styles:Materials:
What's Nearby
Citation
Keith N. Morgan, "MIT Alumni Swimming Pool and Wang Fitness Center (Bldg. 57)", [Cambridge, Massachusetts], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/MA-01-MT6.
Print Source
Buildings of Massachusetts: Metropolitan Boston, Keith N. Morgan, with Richard M. Candee, Naomi Miller, Roger G. Reed, and contributors. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2009, 305-305.
If SAH Archipedia has been useful to you, please consider supporting it.
SAH Archipedia tells the story of the United States through its buildings, landscapes, and cities. This freely available resource empowers the public with authoritative knowledge that deepens their understanding and appreciation of the built environment. But the Society of Architectural Historians, which created SAH Archipedia with University of Virginia Press, needs your support to maintain the high-caliber research, writing, photography, cartography, editing, design, and programming that make SAH Archipedia a trusted online resource available to all who value the history of place, heritage tourism, and learning.