“Any sheet material if bent will develop additional strength. In the Knott residence the bending of two pieces of one-quarter-inch plywood enables a span of seven feet six inches. These two examples possibly indicate a certain preoccupation with independent umbrella-like roofs under which partitions are moved at will. This is tied to the demand for precision and clarity of definition of each part which are inherent in our concept of architecture. My insistence on separating the roof structure from the walls and filling the void with glass has been done at the expense of controlling the natural lighting to the degree which I hope one day to achieve. I have attempted in the Knott project to create a “cave” (the sunken area at the fireplace) within a “goldfish” bowl.
Rudolph, Paul Marvin, 1918-1997. "Three New Directions: Paul Rudolph, Philip Johnson, Buckminster Fuller." Perspecta 1 (1952): 22.

The Paul Rudolph Residence at 23 Beekman Place in New York City is up for consideration as an architectural landmark by the city's Landmark Preservation Commission. See story below.

http://blog.archpaper.com/wordpress/archives/4853

For information about the LPC, check out their web site.

http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/html/home/home.shtml

Recent blog and photo.

http://amysdailyphoto.blogspot.com/2009/10/day-207-rudolph-house.html

"Pritzker-Prize laureate and Yale School of Architecture alumnus Sir Norman Foster and his family have donated $3 million to Yale School of Architecture to fund a visiting professorship in his name, Yale University President.
Lord Foster said, 'My time at Yale and the people I was exposed to there, in particular Paul Rudolph, Serge Chermayeff and Vincent Scully, had an incredible impact on me. Rudolph created a studio atmosphere which was highly creative, competitive and fueled by a succession of visiting luminaries. That same ‘can-do’ approach has influenced and inspired my practice for more than 40 years — and continues to do so. I hope this gift will similarly inspire future generations of students. It is also a recognition of my personal gratitude to the United States and my commitment to Yale and education.'”

http://opa.yale.edu/news/article.aspx?id=6937

The John W. Chorley Elementary School in Middletown, NY designed by Paul Rudolph and built in the late 1960s may be demolished and replaced by a parking lot. See article below for details.

http://www.preservationnation.org/magazine/2009/todays-news/paul-rudolph...