Paul Rudolph-Designed Government Building Saved—For Now

Every year seems to bring the threatened demolition of a building designed by Paul Rudolph. Most of those threats are successful, but in early May the Orange County (New York) Legislature defeated a bond that would have funded the demolition of the Orange County Government Center, designed by Rudolph and completed in 1970. Nevertheless, the fate of the building is still unresolved. The Government Center has been closed due to water damage from Hurricane Irene last year.  jh