Wolfgang Max Rudorf received his engineering diploma in Architecture and Urban Planning from the Technical University in Berlin. As a recipient of a German Academic Exchange scholarship, he attended the History Theory and Criticism Program at MIT, receiving a Master of Science in Architectural Studies with a research focus on the Public Works Administration’s public housing initiative during the New Deal era.
Rudorf is a licensed Architect in Massachusetts and a LEED accredited professional, concentrating in his practice on the interface between the architectural and engineering disciplines. Responsible for the design and construction of large adaptive re-use projects, affordable housing projects, and the preservation of historic landmarks in the United States and Germany, he is an adamant supporter of an integrated project delivery method. He has taught for many years at RISD.
Academic areas of interest
Green Building Technology
Integrated Project Delivery and Building Information Modeling
Interface of Architecture and Engineering
Courses
Fall 2024 Courses
INTAR 2304-01 - STRUCTURES & MATERIALS FOR ADAPTIVE REUSE
LevelGraduate
UnitInterior Architecture
Subject Interior Architecture
Period Fall 2024
Credits 3
FormatLecture
Mode In-Person
Start date
End date
INTAR 2304-01
STRUCTURES & MATERIALS FOR ADAPTIVE REUSE
LevelGraduate
UnitInterior Architecture
Subject Interior Architecture
PeriodFall 2024
Credits3
FormatLecture
ModeIn-Person
Start and End2024-09-04 to 2024-12-11
Times: W | 9:40 AM - 12:40 PMInstructor(s): Wolfgang RudorfLocation(s): Center for Integrative Technologies, Room 103Enrolled / Capacity: 24Status: Open
SECTION DESCRIPTION
This lecture course is designed to familiarize students with structural principles and systems as they relate to the study of interior architecture and adaptive reuse. The course will examine the performance and composition of various structural systems, including wood, lightweight metal, steel, masonry, and concrete structures. Local examples in the built environment will be explored to gain an understanding of structures, their materials and components in adaptive reuse. Course work will be complimented by visits to local examples in the built environment.
Major Requirement | MDes Interior Studies Adaptive Reuse
INTAR 2318-01 - BUILDING STRUCTURES AND SYSTEMS FOR ADAPTIVE REUSE
LevelUndergraduate
UnitInterior Architecture
Subject Interior Architecture
Period Fall 2024
Credits 3
FormatLecture
Mode In-Person
Start date
End date
INTAR 2318-01
BUILDING STRUCTURES AND SYSTEMS FOR ADAPTIVE REUSE
LevelUndergraduate
UnitInterior Architecture
Subject Interior Architecture
PeriodFall 2024
Credits3
FormatLecture
ModeIn-Person
Start and End2024-09-04 to 2024-12-11
Times: TH | 9:40 AM - 12:40 PMInstructor(s): Wolfgang RudorfLocation(s): Center for Integrative Technologies, Room 611Enrolled / Capacity: 15Status: Open
SECTION DESCRIPTION
While introducing students to the principal concepts of structural design and mechanical systems, the course will attempt to provide a direct link to the built environment with focus on the rehabilitation, preservation and adaptive reuse of existing structures, both historical and contemporary. The presentation of case studies, focus on the structural and mechanical aspects of students' individual studio projects and the excursion to a construction site will bridge the gap between class room and the world of building.
Major Requirement | BFA Interior Studies
Spring 2025 Courses
INTAR 2379-01 - THEORY STUDIO: INVESTIGATING INTERIORITY
This seminar is intended as a reinforcement of and preparation for the self-choice Design Thesis taking place the following Spring. The seminar will assist the student in becoming more aware of factors which determine a successful outcome for a design intervention within an existing building. As the first part of the three-part thesis sequence, the course serves as the building block for INTAR-2397 and the student's approved Design Thesis Feasibility Report.
Major Requirement | MDes Interior Studies Adaptive Reuse
INTAR 23ST-01 - ADVANCED DESIGN STUDIOS
LevelUndergraduate
UnitInterior Architecture
Subject Interior Architecture
Period Spring 2025
Credits 6
FormatStudio
Mode In-Person
Start date
End date
INTAR 23ST-01
ADVANCED DESIGN STUDIOS
LevelUndergraduate
UnitInterior Architecture
Subject Interior Architecture
PeriodSpring 2025
Credits6
FormatStudio
ModeIn-Person
Start and End2025-02-13 to 2025-05-23
Times: TTH | 1:10 PM - 6:10 PMInstructor(s): Kip McMahan, Wolfgang RudorfLocation(s): Center for Integrative Technologies, Room 305Enrolled / Capacity: 14Status: Open
SECTION DESCRIPTION
Choice of advanced design studios offered by the Department of Interior Architecture. Details & studio descriptions are made available to pre-registered students.
Estimated Cost of Materials: Varies depending on required studio course supplies or related travel. Anticipated costs will be provided in advance, and announced during the lottery studio presentations held in the department.
Major Requirement | BFA, MDes, MA Interior Studies
INTAR 503G-01 / LDAR 503G-01 - SUSTAINABILITY LAB: MATERIAL TECTONICS
Times: TH | 9:00 AM - 12:00 PMInstructor(s): Wolfgang RudorfLocation(s): Bayard Ewing Building, Room 117Enrolled / Capacity: 14Status: Open
SECTION DESCRIPTION
This 3-credit elective centers around the Sustainability Lab, an initiative between LDAR and INTAR departments to explore creative material approaches to sustainability. Looking specifically at materials common to New England, this skill-building seminar will explore one selected material each year and expose students to different techniques and methods of researching and working with the region's intrinsic materials. Students enrolled in this course are required to register for the co-requisite studio INTAR/LDAR 502G - Sustainability Lab: Thesis Studio.
In tandem with the co-requisite studio, students will collaborate with expert designers, fabricators, and engineers to refine the assemblies of their material inquiries. The course will cover advanced fabrication methods for scaled and 1:1 fabrication and interdisciplinary collaboration during the construction phases of design. Students will develop their Sustainability Lab Thesis Studio material inquiry through a concise technical and visual design package and a full-scale material assembly.
Students are pre-registered for this course by the department. Enrollment is limited to Landscape Architecture and Interior Architecture Graduate Students.
Elective
INTAR 503G-01 / LDAR 503G-01 - SUSTAINABILITY LAB: MATERIAL TECTONICS
Times: TH | 9:00 AM - 12:00 PMInstructor(s): Wolfgang RudorfLocation(s): Bayard Ewing Building, Room 117Enrolled / Capacity: 14Status: Open
SECTION DESCRIPTION
This 3-credit elective centers around the Sustainability Lab, an initiative between LDAR and INTAR departments to explore creative material approaches to sustainability. Looking specifically at materials common to New England, this skill-building seminar will explore one selected material each year and expose students to different techniques and methods of researching and working with the region's intrinsic materials. Students enrolled in this course are required to register for the co-requisite studio INTAR/LDAR 502G - Sustainability Lab: Thesis Studio.
In tandem with the co-requisite studio, students will collaborate with expert designers, fabricators, and engineers to refine the assemblies of their material inquiries. The course will cover advanced fabrication methods for scaled and 1:1 fabrication and interdisciplinary collaboration during the construction phases of design. Students will develop their Sustainability Lab Thesis Studio material inquiry through a concise technical and visual design package and a full-scale material assembly.
Students are pre-registered for this course by the department. Enrollment is limited to Landscape Architecture and Interior Architecture Graduate Students.
