Lexington Market Subway Station

Lexington Market Subway Station
Site Information
Address	400 W Lexington St
Geo-reference	39°17′30″N 76°37′15″W
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Building Data
Building Type	Government
Design
Architect	Leon Bridges
Construction
Completed	1983

Lexington Market Subway Station is one of fourteen stops in downtown Baltimore. The station is a Metro SubwayLink station and a designated transfer station to the Light RailLink. It was designed by Leon Bridges, FAIA and NOMA, and opened in 1983. The station is recognizable for its public art. The concrete beams above the platform are decorated with mosaics by local artist Pat Alexander. Each one is covered in bright tile patterns of blue, orange, brown, white, black, and green. The result is a remarkable interplay with the underground space. Arriving on the subway from another station or descending on the escalator from the street, the patterns interact with a satisfying tension. The work is known as “Geometro,” and according to one writer from The Baltimore Sun, “It calls to mind everything from Babylonain temples, Navajo weaving, Mexico City’s idiosyncratic mid-century modernism, and the saccharine animated GIF art popularized in the mid ‘00s.”