Rededication
of Paul Rudolph Hall at Yale University
Opening reception for the exhibition Model City: Buildings
and Projects by Paul Rudolph for Yale and New Haven, on view in the Paul Rudolph Hall architecture gallery.
Following
its renovation and restoration, undertaken with the leadership of
Sid R. Bass, Yale University's renowned 1963 Art & Architecture
building, renamed Paul Rudolph Hall in honor of its architect, was
rededicated in a two-day celebration on November 7 and 8, 2008. The
events also commemorated the opening of the Jeffrey H. Loria Center
for the History of Art, sited at the north end of Paul Rudolph Hall,
and the Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library, which links the two buildings.
The celebration included a lecture, three panel discussions, two
exhibitions, and a rededication ceremony and ribbon-cutting. The
project was designed by Charles Gwathmey, of Gwathmey-Siegel & Associates
Architects.
The Rudolph Building is part of a new arts complex, which includes
the new Jeffrey H. Loria Center for the History of Art and the Robert
B. Haas Family Arts Library, and the weekend events also marked the
opening of this historic addition to the Yale campus. Designed by
Yale School of Architecture alumnus Charles Gwathmey, of Gwathmey
Siegel & Associates Architects, the arts complex forms a vibrant
hub where leading architects, designers, and art historians will
be trained and groundbreaking ideas generated.
The celebration included a lecture, three panel discussions,
two exhibitions, and a rededication ceremony and ribbon-cutting.
An exceptional number of renowned figures in the architecture world
attended, including Peter Eisenman, Sir Norman Foster, Kenneth Frampton
Charles Gwathmey, Michael Graves, Richard Meier, James Stewart Polshek,
Kevin Roche, Sir Richard Rogers, Vincent Scully, Stanley Tigerman,
and Alexander Tzonis.
Major patrons and donors were also present, including Sid
R. Bass and Mercedes Bass; Jeffrey H. Loria and Julie Loria; and
Robert B. Haas and Candace Haas, along with key Yale representatives,
including President Richard C. Levin, and School of Architecture
Dean Robert A.M. Stern.
At the ribbon cutting: University Librarian Alice Prochaska; David Joselit, chair, Department of the History of Art; Jeffrey Loria, who named the Jeffrey H. Loria Center for the History of Art; Charles Gwathmey, project architect; Yale University President Richard C. Levin; Robert Haas, who named the Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library; Sid R. Bass who named the restored Art & Architecture building Paul Rudolph Hall; and Yale School of Architecture Dean Robert A.M. Stern.
