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Ruhr University Bochum: Exterior · "N-buildings" of Ruhr-University Bochum (natural sciences) in October 2019
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Ruhr University Bochum: Exterior · Bochum, Ruhr-University (faculty buildung, front view)
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Ruhr University Bochum: Interior · Aerial photograph of RUB = Ruhr University Bochum
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Ruhr University Bochum: Interior · Foyer und Treppenhaus der Universitätsbibliothek Bochum
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Ruhr University Bochum: Detail · Die Ingenieurwissenschaftsgebäude der Ruhr-Universität Bochum
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Ruhr University Bochum: Context · Gebäude der Universität Bochum
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Photo 1: Exterior · "N-buildings" of Ruhr-University Bochum (natural sciences) in October 2019Photo 2: Exterior · Bochum, Ruhr-University (faculty buildung, front view)Photo 3: Interior · Aerial photograph of RUB = Ruhr University BochumPhoto 4: Interior · Foyer und Treppenhaus der Universitätsbibliothek BochumPhoto 5: Detail · Die Ingenieurwissenschaftsgebäude der Ruhr-Universität BochumPhoto 6: Context · Gebäude der Universität Bochum

Education · Brutalism

Ruhr University Bochum

Hentrich, Petschnigg & Partner (Helmut Hentrich) · Bochum, Germany · 1965

Key featuresCampus of 14 near-identical slab blocks, meant as ships in a 'harbour of knowledge', linked by concrete decks.

Architect
Hentrich, Petschnigg & Partner (Helmut Hentrich)
Place
Bochum, Germany
Year
1965
Typology
Education
Movement
Brutalism
Region
Europe
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