| Mid-Century Architecture |
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| MISSOURI: MISC. BUILDINGS |
| Ethical Society St. Louis, MO |
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| The Ethical Society was designed by Harris Armstrong and completed in 1964. It features a peaked roof, glass walls, and Frank Lloyd Wright influenced trellis work. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. |
| Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, MO |
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Arrowhead Stadium was built between 1968-1972. This football stadium was designed by Charles Deaton, who also did the Colonial Bank in Denver, CO. Arrowhead is one of two side-by-side stadiums, known as the Harry S. Truman Sports Complex. Kaufmann Stadium, used for baseball, was also designed by Deaton and built at the same time, opening in 1973.
Arrowhead was to have the world's first rolling stadium roof but that idea was dropped due to budgetary concerns. Arrowhead's building design influenced other later stadiums (Giants Stadium in NJ, the Silverdome in MI, Rich Stadium in NY, Pro Player Stadium in FL, and Ericsson Stadium in NC). For more, see these websites: 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. |
| Lambert-St. Louis Airport St. Louis, MO |
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| Lambert-St. Louis Airport was designed in 1956 by Minoru Yamasaki. Originally, there were three domes with a fourth built a few years later. The buildings bear a strong resemblance to Saarinen's Kresge Auditorium of 1954 (Cambridge, MA). For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. |
| Gateway Arch St. Louis, MO |
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| The Gateway Arch, designed by Eero Saarinen, opened in 1965. It was actually the winner of a 1947 design competition but construction didn't start until 1961. It is 630' tall, sheathed in stainless steel, and cost $13 to build. Trams contained in both legs of the Arch take visitors to an observation area on top. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. |
| McDonnell Planetarium St. Louis, MO |
Osco Drug Springfield, MO |
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The James S. McDonnell Planetarium is now part of the Science Center in Forest Park. It was designed by Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum and built in 1963. The concrete shell is shaped like a nuclear plant cooling tower. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3.
This Osco Drug features a folded plate structure set in front of the roof. Osco Drug, a division of Albertsons, has over 35 stores in MO. The building is from the 1960s and originally housed a Katz Drug. It became a Skaggs before becoming an Osco and, as of 2006, is becoming a CVS. For more, see this website. |
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More MO Mid-Century Buildings:
The Climatron: 1, 2 (St. Louis) Ladue Middle School (St. Louis) |
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