1/20/2011: RD Chin on Rudolph

The foundation will host the sixth installment of our salon series on Modern Architects with a discussion led by R.D. Chin.

Mr. Chin is a former employee of the master architect for various periods in the 80's and early 90's. With most of the commissions coming from Asia, these two decades marked the end of Rudolph's prolific career with the realization of some of the most iconic buildings such as the Colonnade Condominiums in Singapore and the Lippo Center in Hong Kong. Mr. Chin will discuss various projects he worked on under Rudolph and how these experiences shaped him as a practicing architect.

As head of RD Chin Feng Shui Architect in NYC, Mr. Chin aims to create harmony and balance to one's environment using unique spatial alignment strategies. He is the author of Feng Shui Revealed: An Aesthetic, Practical Approach to the Ancient Art of Space Alignment. A limited number of copies of this book will be available for purchase during this event.

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Refreshments provided by the foundation. Seats for the event are limited, so reserve your place today to ensure your attendance. Out of respect for our speaker, no late guests will be admitted past 7PM. The gate opens at 6:15PM and introductory remarks begin at 6:45PM. Proceeds from this event benefit the foundation to promote the preservation, knowledge and understanding of the work of architect and educator Paul Rudolph.

Thursday, January 20, 2011

6:45 - 8:00PM

Doors open at 6:15PM

Modulightor

246 East 58th Street

New York, NY 10022

Last Open House of the Year

If you haven't visited us before, here's your chance before the year is over. It's next Friday, Dec. 3rd from 6-8PM. You can also get some of your Christmas shopping done right here (or if you just want to expand your library collection) by buying some of the various books we have in stock on Rudolph, Kahn, Saarinen, Pei and others. Or add a foundation designed ringer t-shirt to your wardrobe for $20 each. For open house tickets please click here and say hello to full time resident The Bunny.

There is also an interesting event taking place before this open house. RD Chin, a former employee of Rudolph, will be presenting a feng shui evaluation on Modulightor to a group of guests. If you're curious please click here for tickets. We'll admit that this is something we hadn't thought of.

Jack West, 1922 - 2010

West in front of Sarasota City Hall (image: Sarasota Herald-Tribune archive)
We are sad to report that Jack West, a employee of the Ralph Twitchell - Paul Rudolph Partnership from 1949 - 1951, passed away recently at the age of 88. According to this article from the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, West was hired on the spot by Twitchell after a draftsman was sent packing. One of West's first projects was the Bennett Residence in Bradenton, Florida. An intimidate one story building designed with accessibility requirements to meet the needs of the client, the house was inviting and open to the landscape. The house was sold in 2001 to Joseph King, co-author of Paul Rudolph: The Florida Houses. Currently the building acts as King's architectural office.

West's best known building since branching out on his own is the Sarasota City Hall, one of the last buildings of the Sarasota School of Architecture period (1941 - 1966). Rudolph, Twitchell and West were some of the leading figures of this regional style. King is currently working on an exhibition of West's work that he hopes will be ready in January.