Members of the Paul Rudolph Institute For Modern Architecture with Liz Waytkus, Executive Director of Docomomo US (2nd from right) following the public hearing in support of landmarking Paul Rudolph’s Modulightor Building

Thank you to everyone who attended in person, spoke via zoom, and submitted letters of support at yesterday’s public hearing of New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission.

There was broad support for designating our headquarters - Paul Rudolph’s Modulightor Building - as a New York City landmark. Once approved, the building will become the youngest landmark in New York City!

The proposal received 28 letters of support by the time of the hearing (and we’ve received more since!)

Several former Rudolph clients and current property owners were joined by organizations such as the Historic Districts Council, New York Landmarks Conservancy, DocomomoUS and its local New York/Tristate Chapter, Iconic Houses, the Neutra Institute for Survival Through Design, US Modernist, the NY Center For Architecture, the Museum of Modern Art and the NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project in sending letters in support of the designation. Former Rudolph students, employees and fans from around the United States and the world also wrote the commission urging it to make Modulightor a landmark.

Thank you to everyone for your support in our effort to landmark our building! We are especially thankful for the people who mentioned the need to landmark the Rudolph-designed interior duplex apartment when it is eligible.

Ernst Wagner - representing Paul Rudolph’s Estate - was at the hearing in person and said later ‘Paul was looking down and is pleased.’

We’ve got a lot planned for the coming year, and thanks to everyone for making this year especially memorable!