Chronicles of Vision and Service
The memoir documenting a 50-year career in public service, the biography of one of the last century’s foremost architects, and the chronicle of an epic battle to protect a unique national wilderness area. Three distinct glimpses into the inner workings of principled and visionary leadership.
Drawn to Challenge
A lively, entertaining, and highly personal collection of stories, Drawn to Challenge describes innovative approaches to confronting the full sweep of some of the most intractable challenges facing American cities, drawing on Rip Rapson’s public service career in both Minneapolis and Detroit.
$25.00
Ralph Rapson: Sixty Years of Modern Design
A biography of the 20th century modernist architect and architectural educator Ralph Rapson, with hundreds of images of his life and work.
$31.50
Troubled Waters: The Fight for the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
The story of the intense and politically charged fight of the mid-1970s to protect and preserve the Boundary Waters Canoe Area in northern Minnesota, the nation’s largest lakeland wilderness.
$10.50
"Rip has pioneered new approaches to protect the environment, authentically address racial injustice, transform a major philanthropy, and reinvigorate an iconic American city."
- Cecilia Muñoz, former director of President Obama’s Domestic Policy Council
Illustration Gallery
Explore Rip's use of drawing as a tool to crystalize complexity and convey ideas in a lively and unexpected way.
Arts in Detroit: 2022
Reimagining Detroit 2020
Select Nightly Notes
Delve into Rip's written notes sent to his staff and board every weeknight, beginning in March 2020, as he sought a way to stay connected.
Detroit's Interior Treasures: Part IV, The Penobscot Building
Youth in Charge: Café Reconcile Builds Community in New Orleans' Center City
Speeches
For more than 30 years, Rip has given speeches on a dizzyingly wide spectrum of issues. Read more about the topics Rip has spoken on.
