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New Haven Fire Department
uyi 1umntu wasekuhlaleni oyincomayo,
Indawo
952 Grand Ave
New Haven, CT
Wooster Square
Amacebiso asuka kubantu basekuhlaleni
The New Haven Fire Headquarters—by Earl Carlin, with Peter Millard and Paul Pozzi— won a 1961 Progressive Architecture Award over the vehement objections of jury chairman Charles Colbert, then dean of architecture at Columbia University. The city of New Haven envisioned this prominently sited project as a “gateway” to its Wooster Square redevelopment area. The fire station’s smooth concrete flanks are scored with subtle vertical grooves; today, its exposed concrete—inside and out—looks very good for its age.
The New Haven Fire Headquarters—by Earl Carlin, with Peter Millard and Paul Pozzi— won a 1961 Progressive Architecture Award over the vehement objections of jury chairman Charles Colbert, then dean of architecture at Columbia University. The city of New Haven envisioned this prominently sited projec…