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.
Some of the materials are in the public domain, some are offered under Creative Commons, and some are owned by others, including the Paul Rudolph Estate. Please speak with a representative of The Paul Rudolph Institute for Modern Architecture before using any drawings or photos in the Archives. In all cases, the researcher shall determine how to appropriately publish or otherwise distribute the materials found in this collection, while maintaining appropriate protection of the applicable intellectual property rights.
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: 125 East 50th Street
City: New York
State: NY
Zip Code: 10022
Nation: United States
STATUS
Type: Housing
Status: Project
TECHNICAL DATA
Date(s): 1980
Site Area: 7,185 s.f.
Floor Area: Commercial: 7,200 s.f. Basement, 5,350 s.f. First Floor, 7,460 s.f. Second Floor. Residential: 124,500 s.f.
Height:
Floors (Above Ground): 25
Building Cost:
PROFESSIONAL TEAM
Client: Smith, Barney Real Estate Corporation
Architect: Paul Rudolph
Associate Architect:
Landscape:
Structural:
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SUPPLIERS
Contractor:
Subcontractor(s):
New York City Apartment Hotel
This was a development project ‘to build or purchase an Apartment Hotel in a commercially zoned, well located area in Midtown Manhattan.’ After months of searching for land within the boundaries of 48th Street to 61st Street, Lexington Avenue to Sixth Avenue, Rudolph proposed buying the Beverly Hotel and converting the existing units into condominiums.
The scope of work included a change of name, renovation of 120 rooms during ongoing hotel operation, renovation of the lobby and public corridors, escalators in the commercial space to access the basement and second floor, and a new facade on the street level and second floor.
The Beverly Hotel, now known as the Benjamin Hotel, was originally designed in 1926-1927 by Emery Roth and designated a New York City landmark in 2016.
DRAWINGS - Design Drawings / Renderings
DRAWINGS - Construction Drawings
DRAWINGS - Shop Drawings
PHOTOS - Project Model
PHOTOS - During Construction
PHOTOS - Completed Project
PHOTOS - Current Conditions
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