Brutal! Paul Rudolph’s Postwar New York Interiors: A Conversation with Timothy M. Rohan & Donald Albrecht

Paul Rudolph, Rudolph Penthouse, Beekman Place, NY (1979-1997), Courtesy Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division

Paul Rudolph, Rudolph Penthouse, Beekman Place, NY (1979-1997), Courtesy Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division

Though best known for brutalist structures like the Jewett Center and the University of Massachussets Dartmouth campus, architect Paul Rudolph (1918-1997) also designed some of New York’s most remarkable apartment interiors of the late twentieth century. Rudolph’s unconventional use of multiple levels, photomurals and reflective surfaces elicited reactions of both delight and dismay. Drawing upon his new monograph The Architecture of Paul Rudolph, University of Massachusetts Professor Timothy M. Rohan will discuss the architect’s brutalist interiors, including Rudolph’s own Beekman Place residence, the townhouse of 1970s fashion designer Halston and numerous Fifth Avenue apartments. Donald Albrecht, our Curator of Architecture and Design, will join Dr. Rohan following his presentation for a conversation.

Book signing and reception to follow.











When: Thu., Feb. 26, 2015 at 6:30 pm
Where: Museum of the City of New York
1220 Fifth Ave.
212-534-1672
Price: $16
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Paul Rudolph, Rudolph Penthouse, Beekman Place, NY (1979-1997), Courtesy Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division

Paul Rudolph, Rudolph Penthouse, Beekman Place, NY (1979-1997), Courtesy Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division

Though best known for brutalist structures like the Jewett Center and the University of Massachussets Dartmouth campus, architect Paul Rudolph (1918-1997) also designed some of New York’s most remarkable apartment interiors of the late twentieth century. Rudolph’s unconventional use of multiple levels, photomurals and reflective surfaces elicited reactions of both delight and dismay. Drawing upon his new monograph The Architecture of Paul Rudolph, University of Massachusetts Professor Timothy M. Rohan will discuss the architect’s brutalist interiors, including Rudolph’s own Beekman Place residence, the townhouse of 1970s fashion designer Halston and numerous Fifth Avenue apartments. Donald Albrecht, our Curator of Architecture and Design, will join Dr. Rohan following his presentation for a conversation.

Book signing and reception to follow.

Buy tickets/get more info now