2. YALE ART AND
ARCHITECTURE
BUILDING
• LOCATION- NEW HAVEN, USA
• DESIGNED BY- PAUL RUDOLPH
• YEAR OF COMPLETION- 1963
• PROJECT TYPE- INSTITUTIONAL
• ARCHITECTURE STYLE- BRUTALISM
• AREA- 114000 sq. ft
3. INTRODUCTION
• Yale University’s Rudolph Building –
the Art and Architecture Building is
considered one of Rudolph’s most
important works.
• It was recently completely renovated
and expanded, restoring the structure
to its original 1963 intention and
providing space for the History of Art
department.
• It is constructed of cast-in-place
concrete having a total of 37 different
levels on nine floors including two
below grade.
• The design results from the integration
of programmatic, structural and
mechanical needs.
• It includes the restoration of exterior
walls; the installation of historically
correct windows; and upgrades to all
building facilities.
16. • The renovation restored the original
linear lighting system which
beautifully juxtaposed into the
vertical concrete texture.
DESIGN APPROACH
• Like every brutalist buildings, this one
retains all the joints and holes caused
by the casting of concrete in place.
Rudolph used this as an opportunity to
create texture.
17. • Natural light bounces on the carpet
and illuminates the entire space as
warm interiors imprinting the warmth
on the lifeless concrete.
DESIGN APPROACH
• Rudolph’s orange and grey colour
scheme was honoured with the
refitting of a vibrant orange carpet that
runs throughout, and new furnishings.
18. • The building, clad in limestone and
zinc panels, clings to the north-
eastern facade of Rudolph's
building, encapsulating one of the
concrete facades.
DESIGN APPROACH
• The Yale Art and Architecture building
features elements– terraced levels, an
open plan core and plays on light and
shadow – although externally it
features the raw concrete of Brutalist
architecture.
20. WELLESLEY
COLLEGE
• LOCATION- WELLESLEY, USA
• DESIGNED BY- PAUL RUDOLPH
• YEAR OF COMPLETION- 1958
• PROJECT TYPE- INSTITUTIONAL
• ARCHITECTURE STYLE- BRUTALISM
21. INTRODUCTION
• Private, independent, 4 year liberal
arts college for women
• The Wellesley Arts Center represents
Rudolph’s tour de force of integration
with an existing style - in this case
pseudo-gothic.
• Careful study of proportion and
massing led him to create a design
combining the dimensional basis of
the original with a novel massing and
use of materials.
• The art department itself is linked to
a classroom and auditorium block by a
bridging exhibition gallery.
• The structure of the extension is in
reinforced concrete and the facing
materials are brick and limestone.
