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Small is Big

A Tiny Home Community Debuts in Tampa

Escape Tampa Bay Village joins the movement toward compact living.

07/07/2020 By Ilene Denton

A Home with History

Pioneering Bertha Palmer’s Circa 1918 Siesta Key Cottage is Reborn

Along with a brand-new main residence and outdoor living area, it forms a charming Point of Rocks estate.

06/15/2020 By Ilene Denton

Flashback

Flashback: Galloway’s Furniture Store, 1959

Behind a former Visionworks store once stood this architectural jewel.

06/02/2020 By Ilene Denton

Past and Present

Home Tour: A Thoroughly Modern House With a Midcentury Spirit

The owners' desire was to blend the best of the past with the best of the present.

06/01/2020 By Ilene Denton

Designing Mind

Peek Inside Fashion Influencer Blair Eadie's Colorful Sarasota Home

Eadie's 1920s cottage is a reflection of its owner.

05/28/2020 By Megan McDonald Photography by Kylie Fitts

Real Estate Junkie

Go Inside the Bennett Residence, a Sarasota School of Architecture Gem

All of the hallmarks of the style are there: lots of glass to let in the light, geometric lines, perfect proportions and Ocala block walls.

05/27/2020 By Robert Plunket

Test of Time

Historic Preservation Groups Launch Sarasota 'Six to Save' Initiative

The new program shines a spotlight on six historic properties we’re at risk of losing.

05/20/2020 By Ilene Denton

Architecture

The Zigzag House Wins State Architecture Award

Seibert Architectures rescued the midcentury-modern Lido Shores residence from years of neglect.

05/12/2020 By Ilene Denton

Back to the Future

A Midcentury Home in Forest Lakes Gets a Makeover

The home's original blueprints proved that it had been designed by the firm of Ralph Twitchell, long considered the father of the Sarasota School of Architecture.

04/03/2020 By Ilene Denton

Closures

Jewels on the Bay Designer Showhouse Closes

The 25th annual showhouse was to run through April 12.

03/24/2020 By Ilene Denton

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Sneak Preview

The Showhouse Must Go On

A last-minute relo for the 2020 Jewels on the Bay Designer Showhouse, opening March 15.

03/02/2020 By Ilene Denton

Living History

The Powel Crosley Estate Invites You to a Historical Open House

It’s only the fifth such tour in the estate’s 91-year history.

03/02/2020 By Ilene Denton

Only in Sarasota

Only in Sarasota: The Zigzag House

This Sarasota School of Architecture home is unofficially nicknamed the “Zigzag House” for its unusual roofline.

02/28/2020 By John Pirman

Cool Pools

Three Local Swimming Pool Builders Win 2020 State Design Awards

Workmanship, soundness of design, practicality and safety won the day.

02/20/2020 By Staff

Design

St. Armands Parking Garage Wins Design Award

The building won the "All Precast Concrete Solution" award in the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute’s 2020 PCI Design Awards program.

02/17/2020 By Staff

Architecture Events

Walker Guest House Replica to be Auctioned at Palm Springs Modernism Week

The full-scale replica of Paul Rudolph’s iconic vacation home had been on display at the Ringling Museum from 2015-2017.

02/13/2020 By Ilene Denton

All Natural

A Midcentury Home in the Sanderling Club Is Redesigned to Bring the Outdoors In

The home is set on a very private acre framed by gigantic live oaks, stands of bamboo, banyan trees and rhapis palms. Take a peek inside.

02/07/2020 By Ilene Denton

Architecture Events

CFAS Trolley Tours Resume for Season

Tours of historic neighborhoods and architecturally significant buildings take place every Thursday through April.

01/30/2020 By Ilene Denton

Sneak Preview

Junior League of Sarasota Tour of Homes is Feb. 28-29.

The 43rd annual tour takes you inside five notable residences in Oyster Bay, Siesta Key and more.

01/30/2020 By Ilene Denton

To the Rescue

Jewels on the Bay Designer Showhouse Will Go On After All

A circa-1916 residence in Bungalow Hill is replacement after original home falls through.

01/30/2020 By Ilene Denton

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