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.
However, the Library of Congress has not received the entirety of the Paul Rudolph architectural works, and therefore ownership and intellectual property rights of any materials that were not selected by the Library of Congress may not be in the public domain and may belong to the Paul Rudolph Estate.
LOCATION
Address:
City: Charlottesville
State: Virginia
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Nation: United States
STATUS
Type: Housing
Status: Project
TECHNICAL DATA
Date(s): 1967
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PROFESSIONAL TEAM
Client: Alan Glen Development Company & Magnolia Homes Manufacturing Corporation
Architect: Paul Rudolph
Associate Architect: Armstrong Salomonsky
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Married Student Housing for the University of Virginia
“The “Twentieth Century Brick” can be constructed with outward folding parts permitting the 12-foot limit in width imposed on highway transport to be increased to 28-feet. This enable two two-bedroom apartments to be incorporated in a single unit, 28X60 ft. These units are disposed in a cascading system down the hill, allowing the roof of one to become the terrace of the one above. The city fathers of Charlottesville prevented it from being built, not the trade unions, building codes, fire marshal or cost, the usual demons in such matters. ”
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
RELATED DOWNLOADS
PROJECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
“Chronological list of works by Paul Rudolph, 1946-1974.” il., plan. Architecture and Urbanism 49 (January 1975): 163.
“Married student housing.” il. sec. Architecture and Urbanism 80 (July 1977): 106-107.
Rudolph, Paul. The Architecture of Paul Rudolph. Introduction by Sibyl Moholy-Nagy. New York: Praeger, 1970. il., plan, sec. pp. 206-209.
Paul Rudolph, Dessins D’Architecture. Fribourg: Office du Livre, 1974. il., plan, sec., elev. pp. 70-73.
Stern, Robert A.M. New Directions in American Architecture. New York: Braziller, 1969. il. p. 36.
Stern, Robert A.M. New Directions in American Architecture. Revised ed. New York: Braziller, 1977. il. p. 41.