Above is a prototype map from our PROJECT ATLAS, of Paul Rudolph’s works (built and unbuilt) created during the 1940’s and 50’s. We’ve only included works where we know the accurate coordinates (the exact addresses of much of Rudolph’s work has yet to be located, and is the subject of the Foundation’s ongoing research.)
You can get to the live version of the Atlas here. When hovering over any of the points, it should reveal the project’s name, date, and building type. Clicking on them will open a photo of the project. The widgets on the right side can be used to sort through building types, states, and cities.
This, and an abundance of other information on Rudolph’s career and oeuvre, can be found at Paul Rudolph Heritage Foundation’s website.
THE RUDOLPH PROJECT ATLAS
In his half-century career, Paul Rudolph had over 300 commissions. Making this titanic body of work comprehensible is part of the educational mission of the Paul Rudolph Heritage Foundation, and we do that in a variety of ways—like the Project Pages on our website (there’s one for each of his commissions.)
Seeing the broad geographical distribution of Rudolph’s many commissions is a vivid way to experience the extent of his work—and to that end, we’ve begin our PROJECT ATLAS, which will show the locations of all of Rudolph’s projects around-the-world.
A LIVE SAMPLE OF THINGS TO COME:
The project, designed and constructed by Foundation volunteer Miles Farren, has just begun—but part has already gone live—and you can experience it here.
Above is a screen capture of our working prototype of Rudolph’s works (built and unbuilt) created during the 1940’s and 50’s. So far, we’ve only included works with known addresses. [As more information on projects’ accurate coordinates are found, they’ll be added to the map.]
On the live version, hovering over the points will reveal each project’s name, date, and building type—and clicking on them should open a photo of the project. The widgets on the right side of the map can be used to sort through building types, states, and cities.
MAPPING RUDOLPH & ARCHITECTURE: PRECEDENTS
There have been other projects to map great Modern architecture—and Rudolph’s work in particular. The monograph on Rudolph’s drawings, published in 1972, included a map of his many projects (to date):
In a pre-internet era, that was a fine attempt to see the distribution of his work. Now—taking advantage of current media—there’s on-line mapping of great Modern residences by ICONIC HOUSES, “the international network connecting architecturally significant houses and artists’ homes and studios from the 20th century that are open to the public as house museum.” Their website features a world-map of their member-houses (one of which is a Rudolph building.) Here’s a screen capture of their map (in this instance, showing the Modulightor Building in New York)—but you can see, from the other markers on their map, some of the further locations of their members:
INTO THE FUTURE—AND HOW YOU CAN HELP:
We’ll be working to expand this mapping/data Atlas project, to include the whole of Rudolph’s career.
If you have the addresses of any Rudolph projects that should be added to our to the Atlas, please let us know! — you can contact us at:
office@paulrudolphheritagefoundation.org