United States Air Force Academy, Cadet Area

United States Air Force Academy, Cadet Area
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark District
Cadet Chapel
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Nearest city	Colorado Springs, Colorado
Coordinates	39°00′29″N 104°53′24″W / 39.008°N 104.89°W / 39.008; -104.89
Area	25 acres (10 ha) (landmarked area)
Built	1958; 66 years ago (1958)
Architect	Walter Netsch, Jr. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Architectural style	Modern
NRHP reference No.	04000484
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	April 1, 2004
Designated NHLD	April 1, 2004[1]

The United States Air Force Academy, Cadet Area is a portion of the United States Air Force Academy near Colorado Springs, Colorado. Its use of modern architecture stands in contrast with the very traditional designs of West Point and the United States Naval Academy. It was designated a National Historic Landmark District in 2004 for its landscape, architecture, and historic importance as a military academy.^[2]

The buildings in the Cadet Area were designed in a distinct, modernist style, and make extensive use of aluminum on building exteriors, suggesting the outer skin of aircraft or spacecraft. The elevation is approximately 7,200 feet (2,190 m) above sea level.