Brutalism Briefly Unbullied

Paul Rudolph’s cube-y little marvel of building, the Orange County Government Center in Goshen, New York — one of the many Brutalist buildings subjected to whinnying opposition by faux-aesthetes — is one step closer to salvation. The county has agreed to entertain hotel designer Gene Kaufman’s proposal to renovate the building and transform it into “a center for artists, exhibitions and community meetings.” Photo