Riverview High School, Sarasota

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Riverview High School in Sarasota was a pioneering example of mid-20th-century modernist school architecture, designed by influential architect Paul Rudolph.

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instanceOf modernist building ⓘ
public high school ⓘ
work of architecture ⓘ
architect Paul Rudolph ⓘ
architecturalStyle Modernist architecture ⓘ
Sarasota School of Architecture ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
demolished 2009 ⓘ
demolitionControversy opposed by preservationists ⓘ
subject of international preservation campaigns ⓘ
demolitionReason campus redevelopment ⓘ
gradeLevels 9–12 ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Riverview High School (Paul Rudolph original campus) ⓘ
hasArchitecturalFeature cantilevered forms ⓘ
elevated classroom wings ⓘ
extensive glazing ⓘ
modular classroom units ⓘ
open-air corridors ⓘ
sun-shading devices ⓘ
hasCampusType suburban ⓘ
hasNotableAlumni graduates active in arts, business, and public life (various individuals) ⓘ
hasRebuiltCampus new Riverview High School complex on same general site ⓘ
hasStudentBodyType coeducational ⓘ
heritageStatus considered an important work of Paul Rudolph ⓘ
recognized as a key example of the Sarasota School of Architecture ⓘ
inception 1958 ⓘ
influenced later school architecture in the United States ⓘ
influencedBy regional climate-responsive design principles ⓘ
languageOfInstruction English ⓘ
locatedIn Florida ⓘ
Sarasota County, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sarasota, Florida ⓘ
United States ⓘ
materialUsed glass ⓘ
reinforced concrete ⓘ
steel ⓘ
namedAfter its location near the Phillippi Creek and Sarasota Bay waterfronts ⓘ
openingDate 1958 ⓘ
operatedBy Sarasota County Schools ⓘ
ownedBy Sarasota County Schools ⓘ
partOf Sarasota School of Architecture movement ⓘ
region Southwest Florida ⓘ
significantFor innovative open-plan educational spaces ⓘ
integration of indoor and outdoor spaces ⓘ
pioneering mid-20th-century modernist school design ⓘ
use of sunshades and brise-soleil ⓘ
use secondary education ⓘ

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Paul Rudolph → notableWork → Riverview High School, Sarasota ⓘ
Riverview High School, Sarasota → hasAlternativeName → Riverview High School (Paul Rudolph original campus) ⓘ
linked to: Riverview High School, Sarasota