Welcome to the Archives of The Paul Rudolph Institute for Modern Architecture. The purpose of this online collection is to function as a tool for scholars, students, architects, preservationists, journalists and other interested parties. The archive consists of photographs, slides, articles and publications from Rudolph’s lifetime; physical drawings and models; personal photos and memorabilia; and contemporary photographs and articles.

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In his will, Paul Rudolph gave his Architectural Archives (including drawings, plans, renderings, blueprints, models and other materials prepared in connection with his professional practice of architecture) to the Library of Congress Trust Fund following his death in 1997. A Stipulation of Settlement, signed on June 6, 2001 between the Paul Rudolph Estate and the Library of Congress Trust Fund, resulted in the transfer of those items to the Library of Congress among the Architectural Archives, that the Library of Congress determined suitable for its collections.  The intellectual property rights of items transferred to the Library of Congress are in the public domain. The usage of the Paul M. Rudolph Archive at the Library of Congress and any intellectual property rights are governed by the Library of Congress Rights and Permissions.

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LOCATION
Address: 
City: Siesta Key
State: Florida
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Nation: United States

STATUS
Type: Residence
Status: Project

TECHNICAL DATA
Date(s): 1947
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Floors (Above Ground): 1
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PROFESSIONAL TEAM
Client: George C. Shute
Architect: Ralph S. Twitchell
Associate Architect: Paul Rudolph
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shute residence

• The project scope is to design a small pavilion for George Cameron Shute (1920-2004). The site is nearby a location where the client intends to later build a larger adjoining house. George Shute is a project superintendent at Associated Builders, Inc. which is a company created by Ralph Twitchell, his wife Lucienne Twitchell and Edward J. Root from March 20, 1937 until it is dissolved on April 15, 1955.

• The lean roof structure rests on lofty posts that are joined with glass screens, enclosing the house. The house is planned to be made up of prefabricated modular structures which will later be assembled on site.

• Rudolph focuses on connecting various modules and setting up their size in relation to the unifying structure of the cantilevered roof.

• The chimney is freestanding and attached to the roof structure by a sculptural piece of driftwood.

• George Shute passes away on March 25, 2004.

• The project remains unbuilt.

DRAWINGS - Design Drawings / Renderings

DRAWINGS - Construction Drawings

DRAWINGS - Shop Drawings

PHOTOS - Project Model

PHOTOS - During Construction

PHOTOS - Completed Project

PHOTOS - Current Conditions

LINKS FOR MORE INFORMATION

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PROJECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
Christopher Domin and Joe King. Paul Rudolph: The Florida Houses. Princeton Architectural Press, 2002.

“Chronological List of Works by Paul Rudolph, 1946-1974.” Architecture and Urbanism, no. 49, Jan. 1975.

Timothy Rohan. The Architecture of Paul Rudolph. Yale University Press, 2014.