Rudolph Hall is the building Paul Rudolph designed for Yale as the Art and Architecture Building. Yale dedicated it on November 8, 1963, and renamed it Rudolph Hall in 2007. Its walls are ribbed, bush-hammered concrete, and the Brutalist design rises seven stories with more than 30 floor levels.
A large fire on June 14, 1969 caused extensive damage. Rumors blamed anti-establishment protesters, but this was never proven. Afterward, mezzanines were inserted, spaces were broken up and double glazing was added. The School of Art left the building in 2000.
Gwathmey Siegel & Associates renovated it in 2007 and 2008 for $126 million, returning it closer to Rudolph's design. Alumnus Sid Bass gave $20 million. The work added classrooms, offices, two lecture theatres, a cafe and a ground-floor library. The building houses Yale's School of Architecture. In 2014 it received the New Haven Preservation Trust's Landmark Plaque.
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