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Boston City Hall and Mitchell/Giurgola Architects: Thoughts and Themes on a Competition’s “Runner-Up”

Pages 446-470 | Received 25 Jun 2023, Accepted 11 Oct 2023, Published online: 05 Dec 2023

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Figure 1. View from southeast, Boston City Hall, competition, stage II, 1962, architects Mitchell/Giurgola Architects in association with David A. Crane & Thomas R. Vreeland Jr. Source: Mitchell/Giurgola (collection coll. 267), University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design Architectural Archives.

Figure 1. View from southeast, Boston City Hall, competition, stage II, 1962, architects Mitchell/Giurgola Architects in association with David A. Crane & Thomas R. Vreeland Jr. Source: Mitchell/Giurgola (collection coll. 267), University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design Architectural Archives.

Figure 2. Final model, Boston City Hall, competition, stage II, 1962, architects Mitchell/Giurgola Architects in association with David A. Crane & Thomas R. Vreeland Jr. Source: Boston City Archives.

Figure 2. Final model, Boston City Hall, competition, stage II, 1962, architects Mitchell/Giurgola Architects in association with David A. Crane & Thomas R. Vreeland Jr. Source: Boston City Archives.

Figure 3. Ground level plan, Boston City Hall, competition, stage II, 1962, architects Mitchell/Giurgola Architects in association with David A. Crane & Thomas R. Vreeland Jr. Source: Mitchell/Giurgola (collection coll. 267), University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design Architectural Archives.

Figure 3. Ground level plan, Boston City Hall, competition, stage II, 1962, architects Mitchell/Giurgola Architects in association with David A. Crane & Thomas R. Vreeland Jr. Source: Mitchell/Giurgola (collection coll. 267), University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design Architectural Archives.

Figure 4. View of main lobby area, Boston City Hall, competition, stage II, 1962, architects Mitchell/Giurgola Architects in association with David A. Crane & Thomas R. Vreeland Jr. Source: Mitchell/Giurgola (collection coll. 267), University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design Architectural Archives.

Figure 4. View of main lobby area, Boston City Hall, competition, stage II, 1962, architects Mitchell/Giurgola Architects in association with David A. Crane & Thomas R. Vreeland Jr. Source: Mitchell/Giurgola (collection coll. 267), University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design Architectural Archives.

Figure 5. East–west sections, Boston City Hall, competition, stage II, 1962, architects Mitchell/Giurgola Architects in association with David A. Crane and Thomas R. Vreeland Jr. Source: Mitchell/Giurgola (collection coll. 267), University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design Architectural Archives.

Figure 5. East–west sections, Boston City Hall, competition, stage II, 1962, architects Mitchell/Giurgola Architects in association with David A. Crane and Thomas R. Vreeland Jr. Source: Mitchell/Giurgola (collection coll. 267), University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design Architectural Archives.

Figure 6. North–south sections, Boston City Hall, competition, stage II, 1962, architects Mitchell/Giurgola Architects in association with David A. Crane and Thomas R. Vreeland Jr. Source: Mitchell/Giurgola (collection coll. 267), University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design Architectural Archives.

Figure 6. North–south sections, Boston City Hall, competition, stage II, 1962, architects Mitchell/Giurgola Architects in association with David A. Crane and Thomas R. Vreeland Jr. Source: Mitchell/Giurgola (collection coll. 267), University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design Architectural Archives.

Figure 7. East Elevation, Boston City Hall, competition, stage II, 1962, architects Mitchell/Giurgola Architects in association with David A. Crane & Thomas R. Vreeland Jr. Source: Mitchell/Giurgola (collection coll. 267), University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design Architectural Archives.

Figure 7. East Elevation, Boston City Hall, competition, stage II, 1962, architects Mitchell/Giurgola Architects in association with David A. Crane & Thomas R. Vreeland Jr. Source: Mitchell/Giurgola (collection coll. 267), University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design Architectural Archives.

Figure 8. Elevation from Dock Square, Boston City Hall, competition, stage I, 1961, architects Mitchell/Giurgola Architects in association with David A. Crane & Thomas R. Vreeland Jr. Source: Mitchell/Giurgola (collection coll. 267), University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design Architectural Archives.

Figure 8. Elevation from Dock Square, Boston City Hall, competition, stage I, 1961, architects Mitchell/Giurgola Architects in association with David A. Crane & Thomas R. Vreeland Jr. Source: Mitchell/Giurgola (collection coll. 267), University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design Architectural Archives.

Figure 9. Aerial photograph provided in A Competition to Select an Architect for the New City Hall in the Government Center of the City of Boston, competition brief, 1961. Source: Boston City Library.

Figure 9. Aerial photograph provided in A Competition to Select an Architect for the New City Hall in the Government Center of the City of Boston, competition brief, 1961. Source: Boston City Library.

Figure 10. Site plan, Boston City Hall, competition, stage II, 1962, architects Mitchell/Giurgola Architects in association with David A. Crane & Thomas R. Vreeland Jr. Source: Mitchell/Giurgola (collection coll. 267), University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design Architectural Archives.

Figure 10. Site plan, Boston City Hall, competition, stage II, 1962, architects Mitchell/Giurgola Architects in association with David A. Crane & Thomas R. Vreeland Jr. Source: Mitchell/Giurgola (collection coll. 267), University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design Architectural Archives.

Figure 11. View from southwest, Boston City Hall, competition, stage II, 1962: architects: Mitchell/Giurgola Architects in association with David A. Crane & Thomas R. Vreeland Jr. Source: Mitchell/Giurgola (collection coll. 267), University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design Architectural Archives.

Figure 11. View from southwest, Boston City Hall, competition, stage II, 1962: architects: Mitchell/Giurgola Architects in association with David A. Crane & Thomas R. Vreeland Jr. Source: Mitchell/Giurgola (collection coll. 267), University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design Architectural Archives.