AIA Honors Local Architect

The Sarasota Herald-Tribune Home & Real Estate section June 27, 2009

Photograph by Jacob Termansen

By Herold Bubil, harold.bubil@heraldtribune.com

Herold writes about architect Paul Rudolph’s Cohen House built in 1955 and its restoration by Seibert Architects PA in 2005-2006. The Cohen restoration by Seibert won the 2009 Merit Award of Excellence for Renovations and Additions from the Florida Chapter of the American Institute of Architects.

Visit the Cohen House this Sunday

This Sunday, June 21st you have the opportunity to visit one of the iconic Sarasota School of Architecture homes located on Siesta Key at 101 Garden Lane, Sarasota, 34242.

The Cohen house was designed by Paul Rudolph in 1955 for Sarasota's Mayor. The Cohen house was recently featured in book Modern America Houses, Fifty Years of Design in Architectural Record. Seibert Architects was also recently award the AIA Award of Merit for the Cohen house.

The Cohen house is currently for sale at $1.1 million, you could own a piece of architectural history. For more information on the Cohen house please call Martie Leiberman at 941-724-1118.

Another LEED(er)

Seibert Architects PA is happy to have another LEED AP (Leadership in Environmental & Energy Design Accredited Professional) as part of our team. Today 06/15/09, Sarah W. Colandro ASID IIDA passed the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) examination and is now designated LEED AP.

Seibert Architects is currently in the process of attaining a LEED Silver Certification from the USGBC for Woodland Middle School in North Port, Florida.

A Zen Design

In the June 2009 issue of Style Magazine A Magazine of the Herald-Tribune Media Group the Rees-Schulaner House was featured : Peace -- by design by Marty Fugate.

The article describes the house as an instant flood of peace created by the zen spaces. Owner Dennis Reese andFelice Shulaner describe the house as "There's a feeling of Zen here, it's the next best thing to yoga class."

The house designed by E.J. Seibert FAIA was designed in 1962. Over time the house had become closed-off and somber. Then in 2003 Rees and Felice purchased the home - brought it back to life from its dormant years with the help of Seibert Architects PA, Ball Construction and interior designer Seth Schulaner.

Paul Rudolph Cohen's House and Edward "Tim" Seibert's Betchel House are talked about on Robert Blunket's blog. They're both great peices of Sarasota School of Architecture examples and are on the market. Both are being represented by Martie Leiberman.

Click to see Robert Plunket blog:

http://www.sarasotamagazine.com/blog/template_permalink.asp?id=1140

Click to see Martie Lieberman's website:

http://www.modernsarasota.com/

Woodland Middle School

Woodland Middle School was selected from 2,500 entries as one of the best new green projects in the southeast region and is a Green Building of America Award winning project. It will be featured in the upcoming special Real Estate & Construction Review-Southeast Green Success Stories edition. The Real Estate & Construction Review is a collection of case studies, resource guides and unique new construction and renovation projects by The Building of America Network.

Kraft Construction Company, Inc., was the construction manager for this project. Seibert Architects PA, the architect for Woodland Middle School, is pleased with Kraft Construction Company, Inc.’s efforts in this sustainable project. Seibert Architects is currently in the process of attaining a LEED Silver Certification from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) for Woodland Middle School.