Paul Rudolph
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Paul Rudolph was a prominent 20th-century American modernist architect known for his complex, sculptural buildings and influential role in postwar architectural education.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Paul Rudolph canonical | 14 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T305510 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paul Rudolph Context triple: [Yale School of Architecture building, designedBy, Paul Rudolph]
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A.
Philip Johnson
Philip Johnson was a prominent American architect and critic known for popularizing modernist and later postmodern architecture through influential designs like the Glass House and his curatorial work at the Museum of Modern Art.
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B.
William Pereira
William Pereira was a prominent 20th-century American architect and urban planner known for his futuristic, modernist designs across major cultural, educational, and commercial projects.
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C.
Louis Kahn
Louis Kahn was a 20th-century American architect renowned for his monumental, geometric buildings and masterful use of light and materials, which profoundly shaped modern architecture.
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D.
Edward Larrabee Barnes
Edward Larrabee Barnes was an American modernist architect known for his refined, minimalist designs for major cultural and educational institutions.
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E.
Laurie Olin
Laurie Olin is a prominent American landscape architect and urban designer known for shaping major public spaces in cities across the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paul Rudolph Target entity description: Paul Rudolph was a prominent 20th-century American modernist architect known for his complex, sculptural buildings and influential role in postwar architectural education.
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A.
Philip Johnson
Philip Johnson was a prominent American architect and critic known for popularizing modernist and later postmodern architecture through influential designs like the Glass House and his curatorial work at the Museum of Modern Art.
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B.
William Pereira
William Pereira was a prominent 20th-century American architect and urban planner known for his futuristic, modernist designs across major cultural, educational, and commercial projects.
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C.
Louis Kahn
Louis Kahn was a 20th-century American architect renowned for his monumental, geometric buildings and masterful use of light and materials, which profoundly shaped modern architecture.
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D.
Edward Larrabee Barnes
Edward Larrabee Barnes was an American modernist architect known for his refined, minimalist designs for major cultural and educational institutions.
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E.
Laurie Olin
Laurie Olin is a prominent American landscape architect and urban designer known for shaping major public spaces in cities across the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American architect
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architect ⓘ human ⓘ modernist architect ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
American Institute of Architects Gold Medal for Architecture (New York Chapter)
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linked to:
AIA New York Chapter Medal of Honor
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1918-10-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1997-08-08 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
ⓘ
linked to:
Auburn University
Harvard Graduate School of Design ⓘ |
| employer | Yale University ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Rudolph ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | architecture ⓘ |
| genre | sculptural concrete architecture ⓘ |
| givenName | Paul ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| influenced |
architectural education in the United States
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postwar American architecture ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Bauhaus
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Le Corbusier ⓘ |
| knownFor |
intricate sectional drawings
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multi-level interior spaces ⓘ use of rough-textured concrete ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Institute of Architects ⓘ |
| movement |
Brutalism
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Modernism ⓘ |
| name | Paul Rudolph ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Blue Cross Blue Shield Building, Boston
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Government Service Center, Boston ⓘ
linked to:
Government Center, Boston
Milam Residence ⓘ Orange County Government Center ⓘ
linked to:
Orange County
Riverview High School, Sarasota ⓘ Yale Art and Architecture Building ⓘ
linked to:
Yale School of Architecture building
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| occupation |
architect
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university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Elkton, Kentucky, United States
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linked to:
Elkton, Kentucky
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| placeOfDeath |
New York City, New York, United States
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linked to:
New York City
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| positionHeld | chair of the Yale School of Architecture ⓘ |
| studiedUnder | Walter Gropius ⓘ |
| style | complex spatial compositions ⓘ |
| taughtAt |
Harvard Graduate School of Design
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Yale School of Architecture ⓘ |
| workLocation |
New Haven, Connecticut
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New York City, New York ⓘ
linked to:
New York City
Sarasota, Florida ⓘ |
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Referenced by (14)
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