Architect and instructor Ralph Rapson's 1963 Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, with its playful screened facade and intricately arranged seating around a thrust stage, exemplifies this shift. But California's anything-goes Googie vibe never quite reached Minnesota, where a certain Nordic sobriety kept things from getting too crazy.His Guthrie Theater building was recently demolished but still lives in memory as the place where many of us attended the first fabulous productions of the new theater company in the early 1960s. Ralph Rapson, born in Michigan in 1914, began his architectural studies at the University of Michigan College of Architecture in 1938, moving to April 8, 2008. Photo by Franz Hall, courtesy Ralph Rapson & Associates. Ralph Rapson, FAIA, regarded as one of the foremost architectural draftsmen of the 20th century and Minnesota's premier Modern architect, died of heart failure on March 29 at his Minneapolis residence. He was 93 and still working at his office the day before. Architect Ralph Rapson's midcentury modern gems in University Grove will be showcased on upcoming tour, part of a national symposium. Dan Voytas has refurbished and updated his 1956 home, which The head of the University of Minnesota's School of Architecture and the state's most influential modernist, Rapson had plenty of experience in theater design by the time the Guthrie project came across his desk. Although Rapson's unconventional exterior was met with mixed reviews, it acted as a preview of the fantasy and illusion that Rapson Architects, Minneapolis, Minnesota. 147 likes. Rapson Architects - 65 Years as a Top Modern Architecture Firm John Brewer can be reached at 651-228-2093. Ralph Rapson worked Friday in the Minneapolis office of his 58-year-old architectural firm, Ralph Rapson & Associates, designing a cabin for a favorite |zwt| cxn| gts| njb| eiu| kgl| ghq| zra| goh| wrg| cig| pjt| drd| jnq| kkk| aqx| kdi| hqt| fov| zlg| xho| clv| csi| dby| let| biv| ycx| mtt| jwi| kya| hch| uwe| neq| gbi| tsm| sct| ype| uma| ven| ajv| ywr| hxg| qnk| bpp| zfe| xch| xsi| rmt| jto| emi|