Principal Dana Gould, AIA and Missouri State University Project Manager Laura Jean Derrick will present "Brutalism, Revitalized and Revered" at the Missouri Preservation Conference on Friday, October 3 in St. Louis.
Blunt Hall, formerly known as Temple Hall, is located on the Missouri State University campus in Springfield, Missouri. This Brutalist-style building was designed in 1968 by Kansas City-based architects Kivett and Myers, renowned for their KCI Terminal and Truman Sports Complex, home of the Kansas City Royals and Chiefs. The cast-in-place raw concrete facades were cracked and stained with unsightly previous repairs, and the aluminum-framed Kawneer curtainwall and storefront windows featured non-thermal, single-pane glass with weathered sealant and broken gasketing.
The project required the concrete repairs and window replacement to follow the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation as part of the Section 106 review process while balancing building code requirements and University standards. Meeting requirements to the half inch was a challenge, but ultimately the revitalization of this Brutalist gem provided renewed reverence for this campus icon.