The newly renovated Center for Architecture Sarasota opened last month in a 1960 Sarasota Modern landmark, which was once a furniture store.Photo courtesy the Center for Architecture Sarasota

The Center for Architecture Sarasota is an original, both in the design of its spectacular building—an authentic product of the city's midcentury-modern heyday in the 50's and 60's—and in its mission: to reanimate the local architecture scene. Rather than focusing exclusively on AIA programming, as so many of these centers do, the new organization boasts an exceptional student- and community-oriented set of goals.

Designed in 1960 by Joe Farrell and William Rupp, the building recently underwent a renovation that endeavored to stay true to the city's modern architectural heritage. Both Farrell and Rupp were highly influenced by Paul Rudolph and the "Sarasota School," an architectural camp characterized by oversize glass sliding doors, light-shell exteriors, imaginative ventilation and shading systems, and other details dictated by climate and environment. Indoor-outdoor distinctions sometimes melt away.......Continue Reading

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