Letters: Revisiting Rudolph

Publication Type	Magazine Article
Year of Publication	2003
Source	Architecture
Volume	92
Pagination	11
Date Published	August
Publication Language	eng
Key Words	Rudolph; Paul Marvin; 1918-1997; Criticism
Abstract	Letters in response to "Rudolph Revisited" by Mark Alden Branch, Architecture, June, 2003
State	Project Not Built or Sited

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On why he maintained a small practice
“Architecture is a personal effort, and the fewer people coming between you and your work the better. This keeps some people from practicing architecture, like the sculptor Nivola [Constantino Nivola, 1911-1988], who says “I cannot stand anybody coming between me and my work.” This is a very real problem, and you can only stretch one man so far. The heart can fall right out of a building during the production of working drawings, and sometimes you would not even recognize your own building unless you followed it through. If an architect cares enough, and practices architecture as an art, then he must initiate design; he must create rather than make judgments.” Heyer, Paul. Architects on Architecture: New Directions in America. New York: Walker, 1966

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