Sarasota School of Architecture

The Sarasota School of Architecture, sometimes called Sarasota Modern, is a regional style of post-war architecture that emerged on Florida's Central West Coast, in and around the city of Sarasota, Florida. Many of the architects who pioneered this style became world-renowned later in their careers, and several significant buildings remain in Sarasota today.

The Sarasota School of Architecture is characterized by its adaption of modern architecture to the Florida climate. Large sunshades, natural ventilation systems, full-height sliding glass doors, single-depth floor plans (no corridors), and walls of jalousie windows dominate many of these buildings, mostly built between 1941 and 1966.

Paul Rudolph, Bert Brosmith, Ralph Twitchell, William Rupp, Victor Lundy, Tim Seibert, Jack West, Gene Leedy, Carl Abbott and Mark Hampton are the leading names of this regional style. The developer of the Lido Shores neighborhood on Lido Key, Philip H. Hiss, while not officially trained as an architect, is also included in this listing both for his house designs and patronage of Sarasota School architects. Rudolph is inarguably the biggest star, as the fanfare over the recent renovations of his Yale Art and Architecture Building attests. In Sarasota, Rudolph designed a number of houses, schools, and public facilities. His Sanderling Beach Club is now on the National Register of Historic Places, and Riverview High School was nominated for the list of America's Most Endangered Places, although the high school has since been demolished.

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