Welcome to the Archives of The Paul Rudolph Institute for Modern Architecture. The purpose of this online collection is to function as a tool for scholars, students, architects, preservationists, journalists and other interested parties. The archive consists of photographs, slides, articles and publications from Rudolph’s lifetime; physical drawings and models; personal photos and memorabilia; and contemporary photographs and articles.

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In his will, Paul Rudolph gave his Architectural Archives (including drawings, plans, renderings, blueprints, models and other materials prepared in connection with his professional practice of architecture) to the Library of Congress Trust Fund following his death in 1997. A Stipulation of Settlement, signed on June 6, 2001 between the Paul Rudolph Estate and the Library of Congress Trust Fund, resulted in the transfer of those items to the Library of Congress among the Architectural Archives, that the Library of Congress determined suitable for its collections. The intellectual property rights of items transferred to the Library of Congress are in the public domain. The usage of the Paul M. Rudolph Archive at the Library of Congress and any intellectual property rights are governed by the Library of Congress Rights and Permissions.

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LOCATION
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City: Miami
State: Florida
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Nation: United States

STATUS
Type: Housing
Status: Project

TECHNICAL DATA
Date(s): 1985
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PROFESSIONAL TEAM
Client: Fisher Island Holdings, LLC
Architect: Paul Rudolph
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Fisher Island Hotel and Condominiums

The project scope is to design a resort hotel and condominiums on Fisher Island, a 216 acre (874,121 m²) island located in Miami Beach, Florida.
Named for automotive parts pioneer and beach real estate developer Carl G. Fisher, who once owned it, Fisher Island is three miles off the shore of mainland South Florida.
No road or causeway connects to the island, which is only accessible by private boat, helicopter, or ferry.
Once a one-family island home of the Vanderbilts, and later several other millionaires, it was sold for development in the 1960’s.
After years of legal battles and changes in ownership, further development on the island is finally started in the 1980s, with architecture to match the original 1920’s Spanish style Vanderbilt mansion.
The project remains unbuilt.