Secondary School, Riverview High School (1958)*

Artist/Designer: Paul Rudolph

Project Location: Florida, United States

Figure 1: Riverview High School. Source: C-Monster, Paul Rudolph's Riverview High School in Sarasota to be Demolished. 2008, Digital Images. Available from C-Monster,. ( Source | Accessed : November 11, 2013 )

Figure 2: Riverview High School. Source: C-Monster, Paul Rudolph's Riverview High School in Sarasota to be Demolished. 2008, Digital Images. Available from C-Monster. ( Source | Accessed : November 11, 2013 )

Figure 3: Riverview High School. 2009, Digital Image. Available from College of Design, Construction and Planning. ( Source | Accessed : November 11, 2013 )

Figure 4: Riverview. High School. 2009, Digital Image. Available from docomomo. ( Source | Accessed : November 11, 2013 )

Figure 5: Riverview High School. 2009, Digital Image. Available from News Press. ( Source | Accessed : November 11, 2013 )

Figure 6: Riverview High School. 2009, Digital Image. Available from College of Design, Construction and Planning. ( Source | Accessed : November 11, 2013 )

Figure 7: Riverview High School. 2009, Digital Image. Available from College of Design, Construction and Planning. ( Source | Accessed : November 11, 2013 )

Figure 8: Riverview High School. 2009, Digital Image. Available from College of Design, Construction and Planning. ( Source | Accessed : November 11, 2013 )

Figure 9: Riverview High School. Source: C-Monster, Paul Rudolph's Riverview High School in Sarasota to be Demolished. 2008, Digital Images. Available from C-Monster. ( Source | Accessed : November 11, 2013 )

Figure 10: iverview High School. Digital Image. Available from Wikimedia. ( Source | Accessed : November 11, 2013 )

Figure 11: Riverview High School. 2009, Digital Image. Available from Florida Snapshot. ( Source | Accessed : November 11, 2013 )

Figure 12: Riverview High School. Source: Lloyd Alter, Another Paul Rudolph Bites the Dust: Sarasota's Riverview High School. 2008, Digital Image. Available from treehugger. ( Source | Accessed : November 11, 2013 )

Style/Period(s):
Modern

Primary Material(s):
Steel, Glass, Concrete

Function(s):
Classroom, Education

Related Website(s):

World Monuments Fund | Accessed : January 21, 2018

Paul Rudolph Foundation News | Accessed : January 21, 2018

Additional Photography | Accessed : January 21, 2018

UMASS Dartmouth | Accessed : January 21, 2018

Article | Accessed : January 21, 2018

Paul Rudolph | Accessed : January 21, 2018

Article | Accessed : January 21, 2018

Sarasota Architectural Foundation | Accessed : January 21, 2018

Sarasota County Schools | Accessed : January 21, 2018

Save Riverview Blog | Accessed : January 21, 2018

Sarasota Modern Blog | Accessed : January 21, 2018

Significant Date(s):
20th Century, 1958

Additional Information:
Project Description:
The Riverview High School was completed in 1958, by the architect Paul Rudolph, then dean of the Yale School of Architecture. The school, finished in the International Style, was to house grades 9 through 12. The particular expression of the International Style common in Sarasotan buildings is known as "Sarasota School of Architecture," or simply "Sarasota Modern." Modernist buildings in Sarasota, such as Rudolph's school, are well-adapted to the semi-tropical climate of the region. Riverview High School was designed to maximize natural light indoors, as well as to enable adequate air ventilation without air-conditioning. Concrete and textile canopies provided shade, covered walkways with openings on both ends allowed for a breeze, and stairs floated above the ground. The building fit well with the surrounding landscape and was suited to the peculiarities of the Floridian climate. In 2009, however, Rudolph's Riverview High School was razed, despite a substantial community effort to save the iconic building.

Publications in Print/Text:
Monk, Tony and Norman Foster. The art and architecture of Paul Rudolph. Chichester, West Sussex: Wiley-Academy, 1999.

Rudolph, Paul. 100 by Paul Rudolph: 1946-74. Tokyo: A+U Pub. Co., 1977.

Building Address:
1 Ram Way
Sarasota, Florida, 34238
The United States

Significant Dates:
1958- Opened
2009- Demolished

Tags:
Paul Rudolph, international style, modern architecture, Florida, Sarasota School of Architecture, Sarasota Modern

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