Paul Rudolph Institute For Modern Architecture adds two new members to its Board of Directors

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The Paul Rudolph Institute For Modern Architecture
07/02/2025

The Paul Rudolph Institute For Modern Architecture Announces Susan Grant Lewin and Hari Priya Rangarajan as New Board Members

Both Share a Dedication to Design and Culture

NEW YORK, NY (July 10, 2024) –The Paul Rudolph Institute for Modern Architecture (“PRIMA”) announced the appointment of Susan Grant Lewin and Hari Priya Rangarajan to the Board of Directors. This brings the number of board members to eight.

Susan Grant Lewin’s longstanding commitment to design and innovation extends beyond collecting. She was architecture and design editor at both HFN, Fairchild Publications and House Beautiful Magazine, each for 12 years. In the 1980s, she joined Formica Corporation as Creative Director, originally to promote Colorcore, a new material specifically aimed at architects. She created Surface & Ornament, an exhibition that displayed  both the winners of a design competition and the conceptual objects of a group of invited entrants, most notably the Colorcore fish by Frank Gehry. She subsequently started her own marketing and PR firm Susan Grant Lewin Associates, representing clients like Design Miami and Dyson. Lewin is also known as a prominent collector of contemporary art jewelry. She has had exhibitions and donated important works to Yale University Art Gallery, Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian National Design Museum, Lowe Museum of the University of Miami and SCAD Museum of Art at the Savannah School of Art and Design.

She is joined by Hari Priya Rangarajan, who graduated from Columbia Graduate school of Architecture, Planning and Preservation in 2008 with an undergraduate degree in Architecture from RVCE in Bangalore. Her experience includes being a project manager at The Frick Collection, Frick Madison as well as the design and construction for MIT Museum. She is a passionate advocate for cultural institutions, with a deep interest in how art, history, and design shape public experience.

“Susan Grant Lewin’s dedication to promoting good design and Hari Priya Rangarajan’s experience with preserving cultural institutions will be important assets to the Institute,” said Kelvin Dickinson, President of PRIMA. “Together, they will shape our mission to preserve and promote our modernist heritage.”                 

About the Paul Rudolph Institute for Modern Architecture

The Paul Rudolph Institute for Modern Architecture is a New York City-based non-profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to educating the public about modern architecture and the need to preserve it.  Through preservation and advocacy efforts, educational programs, public events and maintaining and developing an archive of written and graphic materials, the Institute promotes the legacy of modernist architects in a larger architectural and cultural context to interested students, journalists, scholars, and the general public. 

For more information about the Paul Rudolph Institute for Modern Architecture, visit www.paulrudolph.institute and find them on Threads (@PaulRudolphInst), Twitter (@PaulRudolphInst), Facebook (@PaulRudolphInst) and Instagram (@PaulRudolphInst).

Media Contact:

Kelvin Dickinson
kelvin.dickinson@paulrudolph.institute
(212) 404-5922
www.paulrudolph.institute

June Goldfinger Joins the Board of the Paul Rudolph Institute For Modern Architecture

June Goldfinger with her husband, the late architect Myron Goldfinger, at Cove Castles, a resort they designed in Anguilla.

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The Paul Rudolph Institute For Modern Architecture
07/10/2024

The Paul Rudolph Institute For Modern Architecture Announces June Goldfinger as New Board Member

June Goldfinger brings a passion to create and support the preservation of beautiful things to the Institute.

NEW YORK, NY (July 10, 2024) –The Paul Rudolph Institute for Modern Architecture (“PRIMA”) announced the appointment of June Goldfinger to the Board of Directors. This brings the number of board members to eight.

After studying at Parsons School of Design, June Goldfinger opened an architectural and interior design company in 1965 with her husband, the late architect Myron Goldfinger. He designed the exteriors, and she did the interiors and everything in them - from furniture and flatware to lighting and rugs. She later grew to become an international designer and manufacturer working in 17 different countries.

In 1992, Goldfinger opened the Katonah General Store (known as KGS) to showcase her designs including custom-made clothing, 18-karat gold jewelry, shoes and even eyeglasses of her own design. Ralph Lauren, Martha Stewart, and opera singer Jessye Norman were among her clients before she closed the atelier.

Following Myron’s death in 2023, June curated ‘Circle Square Triangle: The Architecture of Myron Goldfinger’ which is the first major exhibition of their collaborative work and includes original drawings and house models. She also wanted to find a place where she could continue to support and celebrate the importance of modernism.

June Goldfinger stated, “Myron had an understanding of architecture just as Paul Rudolph did. The two of them were very much alike, but their designs were unique based upon a vision that never wavered. Working with Myron was an incredible joy. He was so true to his principles and his love of geometry. Rudolph had a similar vision about the importance of architecture, and I’m truly committed to celebrating it through the Paul Rudolph Institute.”

“June is incredibly talented and a true believer in the power and beauty of modern design,” said Kelvin Dickinson, President of PRIMA.  “She and Myron shared Rudolph’s belief that it should be promoted and preserved. We are honored to have her join us and look forward to collaborating with her.”                      

About the Paul Rudolph Institute for Modern Architecture

The Paul Rudolph Institute for Modern Architecture is a New York City-based non-profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to educating the public about modern architecture and the need to preserve it.  Through preservation and advocacy efforts, educational programs, public events and maintaining and developing an archive of written and graphic materials, the Institute promotes the legacy of modernist architects in a larger architectural and cultural context to interested students, journalists, scholars, and the general public. 

For more information about the Paul Rudolph Institute for Modern Architecture, visit www.paulrudolph.institute and find them on Threads (@PaulRudolphInst), Twitter (@PaulRudolphInst), Facebook (@PaulRudolphInst) and Instagram (@PaulRudolphInst).

Media Contact:

Kelvin Dickinson
kelvin.dickinson@paulrudolph.institute
(212) 404-5922
www.paulrudolph.institute

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