Metropolitan Correctional Center Chicago building
Chicago, United States
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The Metropolitan Correctional Center in Chicago is a brutalist concrete structure completed in 1975, designed by architect Harry Weese. Rising 289 meters, it stands as a stark example of the brutalist style applied to correctional architecture, its imposing concrete form dominating the Chicago skyline. The building's austere design reflects the functional demands of modern prison construction while embodying the raw, monumental aesthetic characteristic of brutalism during that era.
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Movement
- Built
- Type
- prison building
- Materials
- concrete
- Height
- 289 m
- Place
- Chicago, United States
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