PAUL RUDOLPH | The Late Work

Superb reference on Rudolph. Book is filled with color and black & white drawings and photographs. Dust jacket has very minimal shelf wear. Former owners name on first free endpaper. Otherwise clean, crisp, and like-new. Near fine condition. The light- and breeze-filled modern houses in Florida of the 1950s--featured in Paul Rudolph: The Florida Houses--and the hard-lined silhouette of Yale's Art and Architecture Building (1962) are the two images that come to mind when one thinks of Paul Rudolph. Yet, few people know the work of the last decades of his life, from the 1970s through the 90s. Published here for the first time, Rudolph's final works are explored through his masterful pencil drawings, models, and photographs, as well as the last interview of his life with architect Peter Blake. In a book that considers these projects in the context of his early success, Roberto de Alba explores the architect's buildings designed from 1969 to 1996 and includes an astonishing variety of projects, many built, such as houses, towers, bungalows, chapels, corporate buildings, and urban plans of a monumental scale. All show the complicated interplay of space, light, and mass that are the trademarks of Rudolph's genius. Through de Alba's close contact with the architect before his death, Rudolph's own vision is conveyed in descriptive texts and accompanying images. Paul Rudolph: The Late Work is designed as a companion volume to The Florida Houses, and is the second in a planned three-volume set of the complete works of this legendary architect. "The light- and breeze-filled modern houses in Florida of the 1950s and the hard-lined silhouette of Yale's Art and Architecture Building (built in 1962 and perhaps his best known work) are the two images that come to mind when one thinks of Paul Rudolph. However, few people know the work of the last decades of his life, from the 1970s through the 1990s. Published here for the first time, and hand-picked by Rudolph himself, these final works are explored through masterful pencil drawings, models, and photographs, as well as an interview-his last-with architect Peter Blake. Author Roberto de Alba considers these projects in the context of Rudolph's early success and explores the buildings he designed from 1969 to 1996. The book includes an astonishing variety of projects, many built, including houses, towers, bungalows, chapels, corporate offices, and urban plans of a monumental scale. All show the complicated interplay of space, light, and mass that are the trademarks of Rudolph's genius. Through de Alba's close contact with the architect before his death, Rudolph's own personal vision is conveyed in descriptive texts and accompanying images.” - from the dust jacket flap 10.4 x 8.25 inches