Architecture = Art: The Susan Grant Lewin Collection is on view at Paul Rudolph's Modulightor Building in Manhattan, hosted by the Paul Rudolph Institute for Modern Architecture (PRIMA). Approximately 50 architectural presentation drawings occupy two floors alongside architectural photographs. Works by architects including Eileen Gray, Frank Gehry, Steven Holl, Aldo Rossi, and John Hejduk are included; photographers include Ezra Stoller. The Modulightor Building was conceived as a showroom, workspace, and apartments; Rudolph served as client, architect, and contractor to complete it in 1989. Curator Eshaan Mehta selected conceptual and presentation drawings that emphasize imagination and drawing as both communicative tool and artistic medium. The exhibition opened July 2 and runs through September 20, 2025.
An exhibition of architectural drawings and photographs, titled "Architecture = Art: The Susan Grant Lewin Collection," is now on view at Paul Rudolph's Modulightor Building in Manhattan, New York. Hosted by the Paul Rudolph Institute for Modern Architecture ( PRIMA), the collection brings together works by prominent architects, including Eileen Gray, Daniel Arsham, Frank Gehry, Jesse Reiser, Hani Rashid, Steven Holl, Aldo Rossi, Michael Graves, James Wines, Stanley Tigerman, John Hejduk, among others.
Approximately 50 architectural presentation drawings occupy two floors of the Modulightor Building, named for the lighting company Paul Rudolph founded with Ernst Wagner in 1976. The building is considered an example of late modernist architecture in New York City and was conceived as both a showroom and workspace for the company, while the upper floors were planned as rental apartment units. Rudolph became the project's client, architect, and contractor in order to complete it in 1989.
The exhibited drawings, whether hand-drawn or digitally rendered, are conceptual or presentation works. The selection, curated by Eshaan Mehta, reflects drawing as an essential part of the architect's expressive process, while representing multiple generations and ideologies. The collection emphasizes the persuasiveness and imagination captured in the drawings more than their documentary value. The authors are thus considered to share a deep commitment to drawing as both a communicative tool and an artistic medium.
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