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Formerly known as the Paul Rudolph Heritage Foundation, The Paul Rudolph Institute for Modern Architecture (PRIMA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to provide outreach and information to educators, students, design professionals and the broader public interested in learning about the design principles of modern architecture exemplified in Paul Rudolph’s architectural work and teachings.

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Presentation model of the Deane Residence in Great Neck, New York, designed by Paul Rudolph in 1969. The home takes five years to build and is featured in Architectural Record Houses of 1976.
The Micheels Residence in Westport, CT designed by Paul Rudolph in 1972, demolished in 2007. Rudolph seeks to exhibit a sense of motion. This is achieved by the relationship between the spaces and the way they connect with one another by overlapping
The Goldfinger Residence in Waccabuc, New York was designed by Myron Goldfinger in 1969. Goldfinger envisions the box design as a system of pre-fabricated plug-in units, flexible enough to form any size house, cluster of houses or even an entire vill
The Christian Science Student Center at the University of Illinois was designed by Paul Rudolph in 1962. Because of its particular site - on a busy intersection and surrounded by campus buildings of varied sizes, styles and materials - the exterior o
VISIT A PAUL RUDOLPH APARTMENT Saturday June 21st from 1-4pm - experience the only Paul Rudolph-designed interior open to the public in New York City - a set of luminous spaces which show Rudolph's mastery of architectural interiors. Docents are on h
Model of a housing project for Miami, Florida - an unbuilt project designed by Paul Rudolph in 1973. Commissioned by the Carol Housing Corporation, this was one of only five projects that Rudolph received in 1973.
Model of the Boston Government Service Center designed by Paul Rudolph in 1962. The design’s proposed 24-story tower designed by Rudolph with Pedersen & Tilney - intended to house executive offices for several state agencies - runs into des
The Conason Residence in Southampton, New York designed by Myron Goldfinger in 1984. "This house has been designed as a museum/residence. There is a dialogue between the architecture and the artworks, many of which may be viewed from various pos
The unbuilt manager's office for the parking authority in New Haven, Connecticut designed by Paul Rudolph in 1961. The site was to be next to the Temple Street Parking Garage which was constructed and opened in 1962.
VISIT A PAUL RUDOLPH APARTMENT TONIGHT June 6th from 6-9pm - experience the only Paul Rudolph-designed interior open to the public in New York City - a set of luminous spaces which show Rudolph's mastery of architectural interiors. Docents are on han
An unbuilt proposal for Holgate's Restaurant in Washington DC designed by Paul Rudolph in 1961. The existing Holgate’s is one of the biggest seafood restaurants on the southwest waterfront of Washington D.C. for most of the 20th century.
The Fossel Residence in Waccabuc, New York was designed by Myron Goldfinger in 1989. The property was destroyed by a fire, and a new 2-storey 6,427 ft² (597.0 m²) residence was built on the site in 2004.
The Rudolph Residence in New Haven, Connecticut designed by Paul Rudolph in 1961. Rudolph purchased the building when he became Chairman of Yale’s Department of Architecture. Located within walking distance to Yale’s architecture school,
The Hotchkiss School project by Paul Rudolph in 1962 was for a private boarding school located in Lakeville, Connecticut. The original scope included a Master Plan, two dormitories, an auditorium building, and a classroom building. Ultimately, only a
Happy Birthday to our Founder, Ernst Wagner, who would have been 82 today. We miss you every day Ernst - and know you're watching over the Institute as we grow and keep your promise to Paul to create a group dedicated to sharing and preserving his wo
The Wharton School Plaza Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was designed by Myron Goldfinger in 1987. Situated in the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, the plaza was designed for Michael Steinhardt, a noted New York hedge funder and prolific
 

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