PAUL RUDOLPH REVISITED
Rudolph designed the Art and Architecture Building at Yale University, where he was dean of the
School of Architecture for six years. Photo by Sage Ross/Wikipedia
THE 'GRANDFATHER OF THE SARASOTA SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE'
CONTINUES TO DRAW A CROWD, DECADES AFTER HIS DEATH
By Scott Proffitt
Staff Writer
About 100 people showed up for a Jan. 10 lecture in Sarasota titled, Regional Modernism:
The Works of Paul Rudolph. Not only were all
the chairs filled in the conference room at the
Sarasota Herald-Tribune, but people sat on
the floor and lined the walls, an example of
the importance of architecture, the arts and
Rudolph himself in this city.
at the University of Florida's College of Design and Architecture. He remains active both
in efforts to preserve local landmarks and his
25-year-old practice, Hall Architects.
Hall is at work right now on the complicated
renovation of the world-famous "Umbrella"
house designed by Rudolph on Lido Shores.
Greg Hall, a local architect, gave the prePaul Rudolph is recognized as one
sentation under the of the most original and influential
auspices of the Sara- architects of the 20th century.
sota Architectural
Gregory Hall
Foundation. Hall was
Hall Architects P.A.
a longtime professor
"Paul Rudolph is recognized as one of the
most original and influential architects of
the twentieth century,"
Hall said at the outset
of his remarks. "Begin-
