360 Newbury Street Renovation, Boston


Related people
Frank Owen Gehry (was created by)
Schwartz Silver Architects (architectural firm)
ADD Inc. (architectural firm)
Arthur H. Bowditch (architect)
Date
1918 (creation by Arthur Bowditch & ADD Inc.);2006 (renovated by Ghery & Schwartz Silver)
Location
North and Central America->United States->Massachusetts->Suffolk->Boston->Back Bay
Description
Gehry collaborated with the Boston-based firm Schwartz/Silver on this renovation of an exisiting warehouse built by Arthur Bowditch in 1918. The back (east) wall of the building was re-clad in lead-coated copper and a penthouse was added. Metal struts support a distinctive roof overhang and a canopy around the main entrance on the northwest corner of the building.
Style/Period
1980s (1980 - 1989)
Material
copper and brass
stonework
stone and/or rock