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Rudolph Hall , also known as the  Yale Art and Architecture Building  or the  A & A Building , Paul Rudolph, (New Haven, CT); 1959 - 1963; Post Modernism and Pluralism 1965-Today The Yale Art and Architecture Building (the "A&A Building") is one of the earliest and best known examples of Brutalist architecture in the United States. The building still houses Yale University's School of Architecture (it once also housed the School of Art) and is located in New Haven, Connecticut. The Building Designed by architect Paul Rudolph and completed in 1963, the complex building contains over thirty floor levels in its seven stories. The building is made of ribbed, bush-hammered, 'corduroy' concrete. Monumental in its interlocking concrete forms, the building was designed to anchor a key corner site, culminating an architectural procession that includes Yale University Art Gallery, just across the street. The A&A’s massing spins off of four complex...

As part of the School of Drama at Yale University, the Yale Repertory Theatre was created in 1966 under the leadership of Dean Robert Brustein. This theater created a connection between a conservatory and professional setting. It was also a way for Brustein to show that there was a group of artists around. His dream of this thus led to an emerging field of nonprofit theaters. Brustein chose to create the space in order to emphasize the production of new plays and classics in theater. This still remains as the focal point of the theater to this day. The Yale Repertory Theatre resides on the site of the former Calvary Baptist Church. This church was created in 1846 and then later on became the repertory theater for Yale University. Later the administrators declared that the exterior of the theater did not match the interior and thus it was decided that it was in need of a renovation. Architects and engineers from WJE associates worked together with masons from Universal Preservation...