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On Friday, art-lovers crowded the Selby Gallery on the campus of the Ringling College of Art and Design to see the bevy of abstract art on display in “Defining Abstraction.” Curated by Mark Ormond, the show featured a wide array of different approaches and mediums in modern abstract design and art.

The exhibit closes Aug. 5.

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by Paul Rudolph 1300 Westway Drive 2. Hiss Studio

by Edward “Tim” Seibert 1310 Westway Drive 3. Martin Harkavy House

by Paul Rudolph 113 Morningside Drive 4. Bobby Vinton House

by Phillip Hiss 1415 Westway Drive 5. St. Paul Lutheran Church Sanctuary and Fellowship Hall

by Victor Lundy 2256 Bahia Vista St. 6. Sarasota High School

by Paul Rudolph 1000 School Ave. 7. Healy Guest House

by Ralph Twitchell and Paul Rudolph, 3575 Bayou Louise Lane, Siesta Drive 8. Sarasota City Hall

by Jack West 1565 First St. 9. Scott Building

by William Rupp and Joseph Farrell 261 S. Orange Ave. 10. St. Thomas More Catholic Church

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One of the numerous roles that the Sarasota Architectural Foundation plays is tour guide to architecture-loving tourists.

Though most of the modern-designed buildings are private property and closed to the public, below are a few that are public or whose owners are active members of SAF.

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Call them the mod squad. The Sarasota Architectural Foundation seeks to preserve and honor Sarasota’s historic modern homes.

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Left: Sarasota Architectural Foundation board members Janet Minker and Dan Snyder visit the Umbrella House, one of the homes on the tour.

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Snyder and Minker lead architectural tours for groups on a regular basis.

six turned into a busload of 20 college presidents, all of them eager to see Sarasota’s plentiful examples of modern design.

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SAF seeks to preserve the Bauhaus-inspired structures built in the area in the 1940s to 1960s.

The Sarasota School of Architecture, founded by Ralph Twitchell, counts among its scions as Rudolph, Edward “Tim” Seibert, Phillip Hiss and Carl Abbott, among others. What makes Sarasota’s take on modernism unique

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is its incorporation of Southern architecture, such as patios, verandas and modular construction to allow for greater ventilation in the pre-air conditioning days. The style allowed for a play of light and shadow and softened the typical hard lines of the Bauhaus. The modern designs blurred the line between the indoors and outdoors, allowing each structure to blend in seamlessly with the Florida landscape.

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create awareness and appreciation so that way if we need to save something like we did with the canopy, we have this body support.”

SAF and Ringling College remain on good terms, despite the incident. In fact, later that same week in March Thompson called Minker for a favor. He asked if she would give six art college presidents, who were visiting Sarasota for a conference, a tour of the Rudolph-designed buildings throughout Sarasota. Minker agreed, but what was originally

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It all started with a phone call. In March, Dr. Larry R. Thompson, president of the Ringling College of Art and Design, left a message with the board of the Sarasota Architectural Foundation (SAF).

He said the pedestrian canopy adjacent to the historic Sarasota High School, which was in the middle of construction to become the college’s new Sarasota Museum of Art/SMOA, would be demolished to make room for construction equipment. The canopy, which runs from the historic Sarasota High School to the middle of the campus of the current high school, isn’t your normal walkway — it was designed by mid-century modern architect Paul Rudolph. And, for SAF, that made all the difference.

Members of SAF’s board of directors, including Chairwoman Janet Minker and Dan Snyder, contacted their approximately 300 members and thousands of social media connections and sister organizations, such as Docomomo International (a European nonprofit dedicated to preserving modern-designed buildings) with a call to action: Email Thompson or call his office. That spurred a wave of correspondence, along with a protest by SAF members in front of the canopy. After discussion between Ringling and SAF, the canopy was saved and will serve as a part of the future of SMOA’s design.

“If you want to save buildings and other structures, you can’t do that unless people are aware of them and understand their value,” says Snyder. “We need to always

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the 1950s, and it was a time when the war was over and people were optimistic about the future,” Snyder says. “Aesthetically, I think the people who walk into these houses feel like it was designed last week. It’s not at all what you think a Florida home will look like. It’s crisp and very cool. It’s timeless.”

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SAF’s roots can be traced to a symposium conducted almost 15 years ago. It was an offshoot of a five-day symposium in 2001 on Sarasota’s modern build aesthetic. Titled “An American Legacy: The Sarasota School of Architecture Tour and Symposium,” the design-driven event, sponsored by the Fine Arts Society of Sarasota, included lectures, bus and boat tours, a documentary screening, exhibitions and receptions.

Due to the success of that event, Martie Lieberman, a real estate agent with Premier Sotheby’s International Realty who

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Umbrella House, Hiss Studio and the Martin Harkavy House.

The Umbrella House (1300 Westway Drive) could be the face of the SAF. Built in 1953 and designed by Rudolph, it kicked off real estate developer Hiss’ mission to make Sarasota a modern getaway and destination for people to vacation and live. The twobedroom home is a cube designed to feel open to Sarasota’s sun and breezes. The interior is a love letter to modern ideas of design with an emphasis on a prolific use of lines.

For instance, the dresser is built into an office wall and goes through that wall to become a table in the living room. And, out back, though the titular umbrella (a sun canopy that extends from the roof to the backyard over the swimming pool) is no longer there, photos show a rectangular umbrella awning that leaves space open for the perimeter of the swimming pool just below it.

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“If you want to save buildings and other structures, you can’t do that unless people are aware of them and understand their value.”

specializes in moden design, and Dunlap & Moran real estate attorney Thomas Luzier helped form SAF, a nonprofit organization. The goal: Preserve Sarasota’s modern homes for future generations.

The seven current SAF board members and advisory board of registered and retired local architects organize several tours, meetings, seminars and social events throughout the year that celebrate Sarasota’s modern architectural heritage. The culmination is SAF’s own architectural and design summit: SarasotaMOD Weekend.

The pièce de résistance at this year’s MOD weekend in November will be a home of SAF’s own.

The organization found that many visitors wanted to see all of the mid-century buildings in Sarasota but many are private residences. So, the board decided to build a

– Dan Snyder, Sarasota Architectural Foundation

replica of Rudolph’s Walker Guest House, known as the “Cannonball House,” built in 1952 in Sanibel. Constructed by architect Joe King, with Old Cyprus Construction, the home is being built in convertible pieces on King Ranch in Bradenton. King’s team of four started in March and is now adding the final touches.

Once completed the home will be disassembled and stored until the MOD festival, where it will be on display just behind the Searing Wing of the John and Mable Ringling Art Museum on the grounds of The Ringling. The exact replica (built at an estimated cost of $200,000) will also include modern furniture and magazines from the 1950s to give visitors an almost Disney-esque experience.

Admission into the guest house will be free.

SAF plans to turn the model home into a traveling show at museums and festivals around the country, including the Walker Art Center, the Building Museum in Washington, D.C., Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Arkansas and Art Basel Miami.

The organization hopes that the house, the largest project it has undertaken in scope and finances, will inspire design- and artlovers not only in Sarasota but around the country.

“SAF is a connector for likeminded people,” says Minker.

“A lot of these people were VIPs in their own communities and they came here to retire — and that wasn’t just to play golf. Our members are passionate, curious, knowledgeable and educated, and Sarasota is so lucky to have this constant influx of new people coming in bringing new ideas and resources.”

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Construction in the Garden of Whimsy Owner Marietta Lee is transforming her whimsical museum into a ‘true’ museum with the addition of a gift shop and cafe, along with expanded offices. The $1.5 million project is set for completion by early 2016.

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Marietta Lee has invested approximately $1.5 million toward the expansion project that includes a gift shop, cafe and refurbished main gallery.

museums were a little too stuffy and a little too serious and that people might feel a bit intimidated by most serious venues. The cafe and gift shop will be an important part to let people unwind and enjoy the art.”

Often spotted walking the construction site in her straw sun hat,

Lee is working full time to make sure construction runs smoothly and that the museum reopens by early 2016.

“I think we’re going to add another dimension to this place’s museum environment,” says Lee. “When you go from no facilities to some, it’s a big a deal.”

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The usually bright pink and fluorescent colors that adorn the exterior of the Marietta Museum of Art & Whimsy have been toned down with the grays and browns of construction. Marietta Lee, owner and founder of the museum, is adding to the string of expansion along North Tamiami Trail as she completes her vision for making her museum a “true” museum.

“I knew in the beginning when I started this place that all museums have stores, cafes and a staff,” says Lee. “It was just a matter of working things through and leading up to that point of expansion.”

The project, which broke ground in February, includes adding a gift shop featuring work and jewelry by exhibiting artists; a cafe stocked with tea, coffee and various baked goods prepared by several of the museum’s volunteers; an art restoration and curatorial room to repair pieces in Lee’s collection; an expansion of the staff offices; and a refurbishing of the 5,300-square-foot main gallery, including its air conditioning units.

Lee closed the museum and garden to aid in the construction

process. At an estimated cost of more than $1.5 million, which Lee is personally investing, the expansion is just another step in completing her vision for the whimsical museum, which she bought for $1.55 million and opened in 2008.

Lee’s passion project began as a place for people to escape from the various stresses of their day and to heal and meditate. Now the colony of neon color on North Tamiami Trail between Whitaker Bayou and 23rd Street features an eclectic collection of art and a statue garden for a community of artists and art-lovers.

Currently, about 30 volunteers help her run the museum. The office space expansion will allow Lee to schedule more of her volunteers on a regular basis; she also has two full-time staff members.

Lee thinks the addition of a gift shop and a cafe will bring more visitors to the free art museum and entice them to stay and hang out.

“I think the museum as a whole is a great addition to the city, and I think the added expansion will be a nice place to hang out and enjoy the art,” says James Griffin, a local artist and illustrator whose colorful Sarasota cityscapes have become a part of the museum’s collection. “She's always felt that

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My mom married and moved back to New York. When I had Ferrari’s to myself, I realized this was never really mine. It was too big for me to do what I was doing, so I decided to start from scratch. I bought back the old Ferrari’s building. It was a shell, so I got to design it just the way I wanted. The biggest thing for me was to have an open kitchen — I want to see what’s going on in my dining room. This way, I can cook all of the food and still be around the customers.

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Q: What brought you to Sarasota?

A: I came down with my family. My dad sold his business in New York and wanted to retire. I was 18 years old when we moved, but I didn’t actually live here until later. I went to culinary school on the east coast for three years at the Florida Culinary Institute.

I’ve been working in restaurants since I was 15 years old.

My dad’s buddies owned big catering halls and restaurants in Long Island, so I worked for them through high school.

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A: Pasquale’s Kitchen Express — it was a Canadian cooking show on channel 13 in New York. The guy would sing while he cooked and I loved it. As far as real influence, that would be my uncle Joe Mandaro in New York. He was my dad’s best friend and he always seemed cool in the kitchen — nobody is cool in the kitchen. He ran the business so well and was so good at what he did. He oozed calmness while everyone was running around like crazy. I learned from him what I do now, like the tableside service we do here, that’s from him.

Q: Do you remember the first meal you prepared for someone?

A: When I took over as chef at my mom’s restaurant I made a big seafood dish for a friend who was dining at the restaurant. I made him something similar to the things I do today like an Italian-style seafood stew. I remember putting the plate down and my grandmother, who was sitting a table nearby, started crying. She was so proud.

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In the tradition of “The 39 Steps” and “Around the World in 80 Days,” it’s a quick-change farce in which a small cast (in this case, three guys) plays a vast assortment of characters.

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Doyle asked you to take this premise very seriously. Canny and John Nicholson do not. They play Doyle’s story as a springboard for silliness.

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