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Paul Rudolph (architect)

Paul Rudolph, American architect and academic, designed the Lippo Centre (died 1997)

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Born
October 23, 1918
Died
August 8, 1997
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1918

About Paul Rudolph (architect)

Paul Marvin Rudolph was an American architect and the chair of Yale University's Department of Architecture for six years, known for his use of reinforced concrete and highly complex floor plans. His best-known works include the Boston Government Service Center and the Yale Art and Architecture Building, a spatially-complex Brutalist concrete structure. He is one of the modernist architects considered an early practitioner of the Sarasota School of Architecture. Rudolph was awarded his master's degree in 1947. Other Sarasota landmarks by Rudolph include the Riverview High School, built in 1957 as his first large-scale project. Architectural Record named it House of the Year in 1963, and it's considered a pivotal work in Rudolph's career.

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Paul Rudolph (architect) timeline

  1. Rudolph was awarded his master's degree in 1947.
  2. Other Sarasota landmarks by Rudolph include the Riverview High School, built in 1957 as his first large-scale project.
  3. Architectural Record named it House of the Year in 1963, and it's considered a pivotal work in Rudolph's career.

The world when Paul Rudolph (architect) was born

Paul Rudolph (architect) was born in 1918. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1918

  • Best-selling book"The U.P. Trail" – Zane Grey

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentWorld Series played in September due to WWI
  • Top headlineWorld War I ends — Spanish Flu pandemic begins
  • Technology milestoneFirst regular airmail service
  • World population~1.78B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population102.0M

1918 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Paul Rudolph (architect)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19182026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population102.0M341 million

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