Images of Dixwell Fire Station, New Haven, Connecticut, 1972, by Venturi and Rauch. Digital Imaging Project: Art historical images of European and North American architecture and sculpture from classical Greek to Post-modern. Scanned from slides taken on site by Mary Ann Sullivan, Bluffton College.

Dixwell Fire Station

Venturi and Rauch
1972

	Front facade The large letters on the front of the fire station and the "ordinary" look of the station announce Venturi's allegiance to post-modernism and illustrate the influence of popular culture.

	Playful details Architectural elements are asymmetrical, the windows don't seem to line up, and the wall seems to be coming loose--yet the curve continues around to the side.
The far side with the "loose" wall and the garage side

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Dixwell Fire Station

Front facade

Playful details

The far side with the "loose" wall and the garage side