1918-1997
The Architectural Office
"The Sarasota School"
"Rudolph became a leader of the "Sarasota School," a style of architecture founded by Ralph Twitchell and associated with Sarasota architects, including, Ralph Zimmerman, William Zimmerman, Philip Hiss, Jack West, Gene Leedy, Mark Hampton, Phil Hall, Roland Sellew, Tim Seibert, Victor Lundy, Bill Rupp, John and Ken Warriner, Tolyn Twitchell, Bert Brosmith, Frank Folsom Smith, Boyd Blackner, Louis Schneider, James Holiday, Joseph Farrell, and Carl Abbott. With a focus on making architecture be in harmony with its surroundings, Sarasota-influenced architecture features a clean, open contemporary floor plan, filled with light and terrazzo floors, wide overhangs, and flat roofs."
"Sarasota School of Architecture is characterized by its attention to climate and terrain. Large sunshades, innovative ventilation systems, oversized sliding glass doors, floating staircases, and walls of jalousie windows dominate many of these buildings, mostly built between 1941 and 1966.
"According to his 1997 obituary in The New York Times, “With the exception of Louis I. Kahn, no American architect of his generation enjoyed higher esteem in the 1960’s. But after 1970, his reputation plummeted. Many of his buildings are being torn down, or are in danger of being torn down. “Mr. Rudolph leaves behind a perplexing legacy that will take many years to untangle,” his obituary said. At the time of his death he was working on plans for a new town of 250,000 people in Indonesia, and a private residence, chapel and office complex in Singapore."
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Paul Rudolph
1918-1997
The Architectural Office
"The Sarasota School"
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