Day 1: UMass Dartmouth
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.7275/a2a9-mj43
Location
UMass Dartmouth
Event Website
www.umassbrut.org
Start Date
22-10-2021 2:30 PM
End Date
22-10-2021 3:30 PM
Abstract
Despite the reputation of Brutalist architecture being somewhat cold and imposing, the original interiors of these buildings were often covered in brightly-colored signage. In the process of renovating Paul Rudolph's Claire T. Carney Library at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, designer Whitney Perkins drew upon the colors and graphics of the 1960s and 70s in order to construct a bold program of wayfinding, signage and tapestries for the building. This talk looks at some of the influences and processes involved in designing and fabricating this signage.
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Graphic Design Commons, Historic Preservation and Conservation Commons, Illustration Commons, Industrial and Product Design Commons, Interior Design Commons, Other Architecture Commons
Humanizing Brutalism: Graphics to Identify, Inform, Orient, Interpret and Inspire
UMass Dartmouth
Despite the reputation of Brutalist architecture being somewhat cold and imposing, the original interiors of these buildings were often covered in brightly-colored signage. In the process of renovating Paul Rudolph's Claire T. Carney Library at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, designer Whitney Perkins drew upon the colors and graphics of the 1960s and 70s in order to construct a bold program of wayfinding, signage and tapestries for the building. This talk looks at some of the influences and processes involved in designing and fabricating this signage.
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/umassbrut_community/2021symposium/day_1/8