Florida AIA Gulf Coast Chapter Notice

"Don't miss this year's 1st 10x10 of the season...

See 10 designers,
artists, writers, etc. present up to 10 slides about what inspires them.
Speakers will be held to 5 min. each.

Friday, Jan. 30 from 5:30
p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Sarasota Art Center
It is $5 for AIA members and $10
for the public.Cash Bar and Hors D'oeuvres available

For more information, please contact Phil Lenzen for info phil@carlsonstudio.org. "

University of South Florida Lecture Series

Starting in January, the University of South Florida College of Visual & Performing Arts will be starting their Spring lecture series. This series is sponsored in part by the Sam M. Gibbons Endowed Chair in Architecture and Urban Design.


All lectures begin at 7pm in ULH 101 and are free and open to the public. Registered architects are able to receive 2 Health, Safety, and Welfare Continuing Education Learning Unites for each lecture attended.


Visit http://www.arch.usf.edu/ website for campus map.



01.26.09
SHoP
Gregg Pasquarelli
New York, New York
http://www.shoparc.com/


02.02.09
Wendell Burnette
Phoenix, Arizona
http://www.wendellburnettearchitectes.com/


02.09.09
woha
Wong Mun Summ
Singapore, Singapore
http://www.wohadesigns.com/


02.16.09
Brian Mackay-Lyons
Halifax, Nova Scotia
http://www.mlsarchitect.ca/
(Reception at 6:30pm)


03.02.09
Anne Fougeron
San Francisco, California
http://www.fougeron.com/


03.30.09
Will Bruder
Phoenix, Arizona
http://www.willbruder.com/
(Reception immediately following the lecture)

Article in the Herald Tribune.

As put in the Sunday January 18, 2009 edition of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune Sunday Real Estate section: Edited by Herold Bubil:

http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20090118/ARTICLE/901180305/2117

"Retreat by the Sea"

"With waves crashing in the background, craftsman at The Hermitage complete the
rebuilding of the Tom Dignam Beach Cottage."

The article continues to talk about The Hermitage Tom Dignam Beach Cottage and the reconstruction Seibert Architects did with Pat Ball Construction. The Cottage was restoration of salvaged materials. The 700sf cottage was built in 1934 and originally housed three small apartments.

“‘We had to totally rebuild it,' said contractor Pat Ball.’it had fallen into
total disrepair; the only thing we were able to salvage was the interior
paneling.'"

"'A lot of what we were doing was looking at what a building that was built in
1934, with no code, no (hurricane) windloads or any of that kind of stuff - how
do you take that and put it back together?' said Sam Holladay."

The article talks a little more on what was done to the structure.

"The building originally housed three small apartments; now it has one artist
studio and two rooms currently used as offices. Two of the rooms have the
original cypress paneling and built-on-site wooden doors with original latches.
But the wooden floors, plumbing fixtures and roof system, topped by rigid
insulation and 5V-crimp metal, are new.”

"The exterior paint colors were chosen after a bit of detective work. 'By
peeling off layers of paint we discovered these colors,' said Holladay."

The Hermitage Artist Retreat Inc. is a retreat designed to nurture guest artists. It is a time for artists to reflect on their work and lives. It is a six week stay that requires nothing from the artists but their self devotion to art.

"It is a very heavy working stay. It is an opportunity for focus and
reflection and that part of the creative process that is very had to carve out a
busy life," says Bruce Rodgers, Executive Director of The Hermitage Artist
Retreat.

And if you are looking for the application form,

"It is by invitation only. When you get that letter in the mail inviting
you to work, it is a very meaningful statement about where you are in your
career," says Rodgers.

"Textbook Modern"

Images by Matt McCourtney

As put in the Sunday January 18, 2009 edition of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune Michael Saunders & Company section:

"Textbook Modern"
"...Mediterranean Revival is not a Florida home-grown style..."

The article continues to state that there is a Floridian style that emanated from the mid twentieth century having roots here in Sarasota. Known as the Sarasota School of Architecture, this style of deep overhangs, flat roofs, large movable glass walls, floating planes that give the sense of light and airiness can be found through-out Sarasota. This iconic time period took prominent from the 1940s through the late 1960 early 1970s and forming fathers were Ralph Twitchell, Paul Rudolph, Mark Hampton, Victor Lundy, Gene Leedy, and our very own Tim Seibert whom founded Seibert Architects.

The article continues by talking about Seibert Archtects' remodeled and addition to 250 Bird Key Drive House.

"...in the style of the Sarasota School of Architecture; its clean lines and open feeling true to that renowned style. The dramatic foyer is visible as you approach the home and, once inside the walls of glass drink-in its lush setting even as the home delivers maximum privacy."

250 Bird Key Drive House was a remodel and addition done by Samuel Holladay AIA, Dale S. Parks AIA, and Pamela Holladay ASID.