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See Paul Rudolph's Orange County Government Center Dismantled Over 4 Seasons With These Photos

Vanessa Quirk — Tue, 23 Aug 2016 09:30:00 +0000

This article was originally published by Metropolis Magazine as "A Brutal Dismantling."

7 Leading Architects Defend the World's Most Hated Buildings

Karissa Rosenfield — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 12:38:37 +0000

From Paris' most abhorred tower to New York's controversial government center, seven renowned architects have stepped up in defense of the world's most hated buildings in a newly published article on T Magazine. As told to Alexandra Lange, the article presents direct quotes from Zaha Hadid, Daniel Libeskind, Norman Foster and four others regarding controversial architecture whose importance goes beyond aesthetics.

Preservationists Lose Battle to Save Orange County Government Center

Karissa Rosenfield — Fri, 06 Mar 2015 13:52:53 +0000

Yesterday Orange County legislators decided to “take no action” against blocking the “destructive” rebuild of Paul Rudolph’s Orange County Government Center. The plan, deemed by architecture critic Michael Kimmelman to be “vandalism,” will remove one of the building’s three sections and replace it with a “big, soulless glass box.”

Michael Kimmelman Discusses The Importance Of Advocacy In Architectural Criticism

James Taylor-Foster — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 04:00:45 +0000

In an interview with Erika Allen for The New York Times, Michael Kimmelman discusses "architecture criticism and the dangers of demolition." Kimmelman, the NYT's architecture critic, has built a reputation as someone who advocates for buildings under threat, his most well known "fight" being against renovation plans drawn up by Foster + Partners for the New York Public Library in Manhattan. Referencing his latest column, in which he shows support for the threatened Orange County Government Centre, Kimmelman elaborates on his critical position and why he believes that speaking out for buildings at risk is "necessary."

Fate of Paul Rudolph’s Orange County Government Center to be Decided Tomorrow

Karissa Rosenfield — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 16:00:08 +0000

Tomorrow legislators are due to decided the fate of Paul Rudolph’s Orange County Government Center. The midcentury icon, listed on the World Monuments Fund’s global watch list, has been the center of a prolonged debate challenging its right to be preserved.

Fate of Paul Rudolph's Orange County Government Center Remains In Question

Holly Giermann — Sun, 01 Feb 2015 00:00:00 +0000

The latest in the debate over Paul Rudolph's controversial Orange County Government Center, Michael Kimmelman of the New York Times stresses the importance of its survival in "A Chance to Salvage a Master's Creation." The much debated plan for the now monumental structure would alter much of its existing character, whether by removal or replacement. Kimmelman argues that despite the criticism the Government Center has garnered from some, Orange County should reconsider architect Gene Kaufman's alternate proposal which would keep the structure intact and would restore it to its former glory.

Architect Offers to Buy Paul Rudolph’s Endangered Government Center

Karissa Rosenfield — Wed, 07 May 2014 00:00:00 +0000

Paul Rudolph’s threatened Orange County Government Center has new hope. According to a report by Architectural Record, New York City architect Gene Kaufman has offered to purchase the building and transform it into artist studios, though under one condition: Kaufman’s practice Gwathmey Siegel Kaufman must be commissioned to design the city’s new government building adjacent to the brutalist landmark. This news comes a week after an 18-3 vote secured plans to restore a portion of Rudolph’s building and return it to its former use.

Paul Rudolph’s Orange County Government Center Still at Risk

Karissa Rosenfield — Tue, 09 Jul 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Despite a 15-6 Legislature vote in February that ruled in favor of preserving Paul Rudolph’s brutalist landmark in Goshen, reports indicate that demolition is still being considered as an option. According to the Times Herald-Record, an ad hoc panel led by pro-demolition County Executive Ed Diana selected a team of architects and engineers to develop three options in 90 days for “renovating and replacing” sections of the 43-year-old complex. Though many thought the 18-month-long campaign ended with February's ruling, it is apparent that the heated debate is far from over. Ultimately, lawmakers must vote again on the project to authorize bonding for construction.

Preservationists Prevail: Paul Rudolph’s Brutalist Landmark Spared from Destruction

Karissa Rosenfield — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Although preservationists continue to mourn the seemingly inevitable demise of Chicago’s Prentice Women’s Hospital, a solid victory for Brutalism has finally been confirmed. Lawmakers in Goshen, New York, have passed a proposal to renovate Paul Rudolph’s iconic Orange County Government Center, authorizing $10 million in design funding. The 15-6 vote was secured by the overwhelming evidence that an upgrade would be more cost effect than County Executive Ed Diana’s fallback plan to replace two-thirds of the building and preserving only the court section. In addition, lawmakers felt the pressure of a March 12 deadline that would risk losing up to $2.7 million in federal funds to repair water damage caused by Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee in 2011.

World Monuments Fund Announces 2012 Endangered Monuments Watch

Karissa Rosenfield — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:00:43 +0000

The World Monuments Fund calls for international awareness to the 2012 list of endangered monuments. The watch encompasses 67 threatened cultural-heritage sites worldwide. These influential landmarks include the iconic Manufacturers Trust Company Building in New York City designed by Gordon Bunshaft of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and Paul Rudolph’s Orange County Government Center in Goshen, New York.