BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 13.3//EN BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:The Paul Rudolph Institute is proud to present Architecture = A rt: The Susan Grant Lewin Collection\, which will open July 2\, 2025 and b e on view until September 20.Hours: Tuesday-Saturday: 1-4 PM\; and by appo intment other days/times.Location: The Paul Rudolph Institute For Modern A rchitecture\, The Modulightor Building\, 246 East 58th Street\, New York\, NY 10022. The exhibition space is elevator accessible.This exhibition of approximately 50 architectural presentation drawings by celebrated archite cts from around the world will occupy two floors of the landmarked Modulig htor Building\, named for the lighting company Paul Rudolph created with E rnst Wagner in 1976.The drawings&mdash\;meticulously drawn by hand or digi tally rendered&mdash\;come from the personal collection of Susan Grant Lew in\, a longtime advocate for contemporary architecture and design. Created as conceptual or presentation works\, they reflect drawing as an essentia l part of the architect&rsquo\;s expressive process&mdash\;less about docu mentation\, more about persuasion and imagination. Among the architects re presented are: Eileen Grey\, Daniel Arsham\, Frank Gehry\, Jesse Reiser\, Hani Rashid\, Steven Holl\, \; Aldo Rossi\, Michael Graves\, James Win es\, Stanley Tigerman\, John Hejduk\, and many others. Their work spans mu ltiple generations and ideologies\, yet all share a deep commitment to dra wing as both a communicative tool and an artistic medium. &ldquo\;These dr awings transcend function\,&rdquo\; says Lewin. &ldquo\;They are personal\ , poetic\, and often provocative. They show how architecture begins with a bold visual idea.&rdquo\;In addition to the drawings\, the exhibition inc ludes a selection of photographs by architectural photographers like Ezra Stoller\, Robin Hill\, Norman McGrath\, Paul Clemence\, and others. \; These images are not merely records of completed buildings but carefully composed works that stand on their own as art. Like the drawings \; th ey express atmosphere\, intention\, and the emotional experience of archit ectural space. They underscore the role photography plays in shaping our u nderstanding of the built environment.Susan Grant Lewin&rsquo\;s longstand ing commitment to design and innovation extends beyond collecting. She was architecture and design editor at both HFN\, Fairchild Publications and H ouse Beautiful Magazine\, each for 12 years. In the 1980s\, she joined For mica Corporation as Creative Director\, originally to promote Colorcore\, a new material specifically aimed at architects. She created Surface &\ ; Ornament\, an exhibition that displayed \; both the winners of a des ign competition and the conceptual objects of a group of invited entrants\ , most notably the Colorcore fish by Frank Gehry. She subsequently started her own marketing and PR firm Susan Grant Lewin Associates\, representing clients like Design Miami and Dyson. Lewin is also known as a prominent c ollector of contemporary art jewelry. She has had exhibitions and donated important works to Yale University Art Gallery\, Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian National Design Museum\, Lowe Museum of the University of Miami and SCAD Museum of Art at the Savannah School of Art and Design.Eshaan Mehta\, cura tor\, with Isabella FernandezExhibit website: https://www.paulrudolph.inst itute/special-events/20250702-architecture-art \; DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250921 DTSTAMP:20250731T215314Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250702 LOCATION:New York City SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Architecture=Art: \nThe Susan Grant Lewin Collection UID:RFCALITEM638895955946963347 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

The Paul Rudolph Institute is proud to present Architecture = Art: The Susan Grant Lewin Collection\, which will open July 2\, 2025 and be on view until September 20.

Hours: Tuesday-Saturday: 1-4 PM\; and by appo intment other days/times.

Location: The Paul Rudolph Institute For Modern Architecture\, T he Modulightor Building\, 246 East 58th Street\, New York\, NY 10022. The exhibition space is elevator accessible.

This exhibition of app roximately 50 architectural presentation drawings by celebrated architects from around the world will occupy two floors of the landmarked Modulighto r Building\, named for the lighting company Paul Rudolph created with Erns t Wagner in 1976.

The drawings&mdash\;meticulously drawn by hand or digitally rendered&mdash\;come from the personal collection of Susan Grant Lewin\, a longtime advocate for contemporary architecture and design. Cre ated as conceptual or presentation works\, they reflect drawing as an esse ntial part of the architect&rsquo\;s expressive process&mdash\;less about documentation\, more about persuasion and imagination. Among the architect s represented are: Eileen Grey\, Daniel Arsham\, Frank Gehry\, Jes se Reiser\, Hani Rashid\, Steven Holl\, \; Aldo Rossi\, Michael Graves \, James Wines\, Stanley Tigerman\, John Hejduk\, and many others. Their work spans multiple generations and ideologies\, yet all share a d eep commitment to drawing as both a communicative tool and an artistic med ium.

&ldquo\;These drawings transcend function\,&rdquo\; says Lewin. &ldquo\;They are personal\, poetic\, and often provocative. They sh ow how architecture begins with a bold visual idea.&rdquo\;

In addition to the drawings\, the exhibition includes a selection of photogra phs by architectural photographers like Ezra Stoller\, Robin Hill\ , Norman McGrath\, Paul Clemence\, and others. \; These image s are not merely records of completed buildings but carefully composed wor ks that stand on their own as art. Like the drawings \; they express a tmosphere\, intention\, and the emotional experience of architectural spac e. They underscore the role photography plays in shaping our understanding of the built environment.

Susan Grant Lewin&rsquo\;s longstanding commitment to design and innovation extends beyond collecting. She was ar chitecture and design editor at both HFN\, Fairchild Publications and Hous e Beautiful Magazine\, each for 12 years. In the 1980s\, she joined Formic a Corporation as Creative Director\, originally to promote Colorcore\, a n ew material specifically aimed at architects. She created Surface &\; O rnament\, an exhibition that displayed \; both the winners of a design competition and the conceptual objects of a group of invited entrants\, m ost notably the Colorcore fish by Frank Gehry. She subsequently started he r own marketing and PR firm Susan Grant Lewin Associates\, representing cl ients like Design Miami and Dyson. Lewin is also known as a prominent coll ector of contemporary art jewelry. She has had exhibitions and donated imp ortant works to Yale University Art Gallery\, Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Na tional Design Museum\, Lowe Museum of the University of Miami and SCAD Mus eum of Art at the Savannah School of Art and Design.

Eshaan Mehta\, curator\, with Isabella Fernandez

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