Architecture of Industry
Industrial

by

Brian Rojo

Architecture of Industry
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Architecture of Industry
This relatively new industrial facility near MIT in Cambridge, MA is known as the William R. Dickson Cogeneration Plant. It represents an architecture in the design of a power plant. The whiteness symbolizes a "clean industry" approach based on cogeneration energy technology. The striking tower-like smoke stack and rotunda-like structure on the roof provides a way to describe the facility with simple architectural language. Additionally, the bold and contemporary design makes for a stark contrast in the old urban-industrial neighborhood of East Cambridge.