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 of America
surface form: United States
demolished 2009
demolitionControversy opposed by preservationists
subject of international preservation campaigns
demolitionReason campus redevelopment
gradeLevels 9–12
hasAlternativeName Riverview High School, Sarasota
surface form: 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 of America
surface form: United States
materialUsed glass
reinforced concrete
steel
namedAfter its location near the Phillippi Creek and Sarasota Bay waterfronts
openingDate 1958
operatedBy Sarasota County School District
surface form: Sarasota County Schools
ownedBy Sarasota County School District
surface form: 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, Sarasota
this entity surface form: Riverview High School (Paul Rudolph original campus)