Materialized space, the architecture of Paul Rudolph / Abraham Thomas

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thomas, Abraham (Museum curator)

Contributor:

Rudolph, Paul, 1918-1997, artist.

Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), hosting institution, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rudolph, Paul, 1918-1997--Exhibitions.

Rudolph, Paul.

Architecture--United States--History--20th century--Exhibitions.

Architecture.

Architects--United States--Exhibitions.

Architects.

Genre:

exhibition catalogs.

Exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

127 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

Distribution:

New Haven ; London : Yale University Press

Other Title:

Architecture of Paul Rudolph

Place of Publication:

New York : The Metropolitan Museum of Art, [2024]

Summary:

A reassessment of the career of architect Paul Rudolph, from his modernist Sarasota houses to his controversial Brutalist buildings and later international projects, featuring unpublished drawings, models, and furniture Architect Paul Rudolph (1918-1997) was known for his iconic modern houses and exemplary Brutalist buildings in exposed concrete, including the Yale Art and Architecture Building and the Boston Government Service Center. Rudolph's popularity peaked during the 1950s and '60s, when he served as the chair of Yale University's Department of Architecture, but his work fell from favor with the advent of postmodernism in the 1970s. This compact volume provides an introduction to and long-overdue reassessment of the architect's trailblazing career. Discussing the full range of Rudolph's work--from his beginnings in Sarasota, Florida, and his public and institutional buildings to mixed-use developments in Asia and plans for unrealized megastructures, including the controversial Lower Manhattan Expressway--Abraham Thomas examines how Rudolph explored concepts such as functionalism, urbanism, and modular construction across decades and continents. Richly illustrated with photographs of the structures and Rudolph's own drawings (many never before published), as well as models, furniture, and period press clippings, this book sheds light on the architect's process and takes up themes such as civic design, housing development, and experimental materials and methods--themes as important in his time as in our own

Contents:

Directors' foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Modern houses

Urban renewal

Civic campus

Megastructures

Experimental interiors

Projects in Asia

Legacy

Drawings and models

Notes

Selected bibliography

Index

Photograph credits

Notes:

"This catalogue is published in conjunction with Materialized Space: The Architecture of Paul Rudolph, on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, from September 30, 2024, through March 16, 2025"--Colophon

Includes bibliographical references (page 123) and index

ISBN:

9781588397836

1588397831

OCLC:

1452302396