Riverview High School, Sarasota, Florida, 1958, Paul Rudolph

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Built in 1958, Riverview High School was architect Paul Rudolph's first major public project and reflected the beginning of a major turning point in American architectural history. Father of the Sarasota school of architecture, Rudolph practiced in Sarasota from 1941 to 1958, before establishing his own practice in New York.

Under the visionary chair of the Sarasota school board, Philip Hiss initiated a revolution in public schools. During Hiss' tenure, 10 new school projects were built, each rethinking the model of school instruction and design while carefully considering Florida's environment. The largest project awarded during Hiss' tenure was Riverview.

The school's design, predicated on natural ventilation, had elevated areas over walkways permitting air to come down through the walkways' and outside wall's glass. Although quickly abandonded, those strategies of using natural light and ventilation are making a strong comeback today through "green" designed construction. Image courtesy Carl Abbott. See more images at http://saveriverview.blogspot.com/

Lincoln School Condominiums 1924, Eugene, Oregon. The Lincoln School was constructed in 1924 as one of two school buildings designed that year for the Eugene Public School System by the respected Portland Architect, F. Manson White. Originally Woodrow Wilson Junior High School, the school was converted in 1953 to Lincoln Elementary School. Changing demographics forced the school to close in the late 1970’s. Now a successful condominium project listed on the National Register of Historic Places.