RMQ Design Team
RMJM Hiller - Diane Lewis Architects - Beckelman + Capalino & Atelier Ten
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Mollie Cardamone,
Committee Chairman
Les Fishman,
SAF Chairman
Carl Abbott, FAIA
Lee Byron
Peter French, Ph.D
Robert Garvin
Susan Hicks
Ann Logan
Guy Peterson, FAIA
Michele Reich
Nancy Roucher
Mark Smith, AIA
Lenore Suttle
Samantha Allard
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URGENT!
WE NEED YOUR LETTERS OF SUPPORT TO SAVE RIVERVIEW HIGH SCHOOL.
On June 17 the Sarasota County School Board is going to make a decision about Riverview High School. We are asking you to join us in urging them to vote in favor of preserving and rehabilitating this architectural icon which is on the 2008 Watch List of "100 Most Endangered Sites" by the World Monuments Fund.
New York architect Diane Lewis has produced an elegant design for the Riverview Music Quadrangle that will be a multi-purpose space for the musical arts with the potential for exciting programming for the entire community. Saving the building will not interfere with the new Riverview High School which is under construction now. The result will be a restored architectural gem with a vibrant musical life in front of the new high tech school.
Your letters and e-mails can make a significant impact. Please write before June 17.
Click here to download a sample support letter in word format.
The school board members and their contact information follow:
Dr. Kathy Kleinlein, Chair [email protected]
Mrs. Caroline Zucker [email protected]
Mrs. Shirley Brown [email protected]
Mrs. Carol Todd [email protected]
Mr. Frank Kovach [email protected]
You can write all five of them in one e-mail.
Or write via snail mail to: Sarasota County Schools; 1960 Landings Blvd; Sarasota, FL. 34231 and address one
letter to each School Board member.
Please send us a copy of your support letters to the School Board via email at [email protected]
or snail mail to SAF | Revive Rudolph's Riverview, P.O. Box 3678, Sarasota, FL 34230
SAF – RIVERVIEW MUSIC QUADRANGLE
Sarasota, Florida
The design takes full advantage of fundamental features of sustainable design present in the original structure – such as natural ventilation, shading, and the use of natural light – that are finding renewed popularity in sustainable architecture today.
The Sarasota Architectural Foundation (SAF) is leading the drive to develop support for the Riverview Music Quadrangle adaptive use and financing plan. The plan was submitted in an international design and financial plan competition, funded in part by a matching grant from the World Monuments Fund “Modernism at Risk” program, founding sponsor, Knoll.
The RMQ design team is comprised of Diane Lewis RA, FAAR, Principal, for Architectural Adaptive Reuse; Peter Schubert, Design Director, for Master Planning and Design; Beckelman+Capalino, for strategic planning and community engagement; and Shanta D’Alanzo, Environmental Designer, as sustainability consultant.
The original Riverview High School, designed in 1957 and constructed in 1958, was Paul Rudolph’s largest commission in Florida and his first public project. Rudolph, who later served as dean of the Yale School of Architecture, became known as the father of the Sarasota School of Architecture.
The Sarasota County School Board postponed their plans to demolish the Rudolph building after an international outcry from the architecture and design community. Following a charette sponsored by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the board set a June 17, 2008, deadline to develop a plan that meets their criteria.
Please make a tax deductible contribution to help revive this icon of mid-century Modern architecture and make Riverview Music Quadrangle a vital resource for the Sarasota musical arts community,
Give now, over our secure connection by clicking on the donate button below.
Thank you for your help in preserving this icon of mid-century modern architecture.
If you prefer you may print out a PDF of the donation card and mail in your contribution by enclosing a check or credit card information.
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