Russell Residence, Sarasota, FL, 1947-1948 (with Ralph Twitchell)

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"One could use all of the familiar words of modern architecture to describe this house, but they all seem too cold. Something like “functional design for living” is too flat a phrase to describe the bubbling joy of five small children in this house, or the cordial family harmony so positively fostered by this plan."
"For Joyous Living and Five Children." Architectural Record 107 (January 1950): 77.
This house was the cover story for this issue of Architectural Record.

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On New York City, 1959
“We need sequences of space which arouse one’s curiosity, give a sense of anticipation, which beckon and impel us to rush forward and find that releasing space which dominates, which climaxes and acts as a magnet and gives direction. This is well illustrated by the Fifth Avenue entrance to Rockefeller Plaza, where one strides forward in anticipation of seeing the sunken court and its activities. Most important of all we need those outer spaces which encourage social contact, again well illustrated by Rockefeller Plaza, the best outdoor living room in America.” Rudolph, Paul Marvin, 1918-1997. "The Changing Face of New York." American Institute of Architects. Journal 131 (April 1959): 39.

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Russell Residence, Sarasota, FL, 1947-1948 (with Ralph Twitchell)

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