Main Library
New Mexico, United States
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The Main Library in Downtown Albuquerque is a concrete-framed Brutalist structure designed by local architect George Pearl and opened in 1975. The building exemplifies Brutalist principles through its bold concrete form while prioritizing functional interior flexibility via a modular layout and movable partitions—a design Pearl himself regarded as among his three or four most significant works. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019 and designated an Albuquerque historic landmark in 2020, it serves as the main branch of the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Library system.
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- Type
- library building
- Heritage
- listed on the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties, National Register of Historic Places listed place
- Place
- New Mexico, United States
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