Presented by the Sarasota Architectural Foundation, SarasotaMOD has twice centered the festival around Paul Rudolph, commonly referred to as the father of the Sarasota School of Architecture.

Built in 1953 by the modern architect Paul Rudolph while living and working in Sarasota, the Umbrella House would become a centerpiece of the Sarasota School of Architecture: a localized ...

In 1952, when Walt Walker commissioned the young Sarasota architect Paul Rudolph to design a winter cottage on Sanibel Island, he surely knew that he would get a unique structure. But could he ...

Paul Rudolph, a giant of 20 th century architecture, spent the early part of his career in Sarasota creating the small houses that remain classics of 20 th century architecture. The Sarasota ...

the cube-shaped house in Sarasota, Florida, might be just a modest home in a mid-century suburban enclave. To architecture lovers, it's instantly recognizable as the Umbrella House, Paul Rudolph's ...

That cycle has repeated more than once for Paul Rudolph (1918-1997) — a founder of the Sarasota School of architecture who was one of the country's most celebrated architects of the 1960s ...

Asbestos killed architect Paul Rudolph, but his landmark Sarasota building has survived it thanks to a comprehensive renovation. The presence of asbestos — the hazardous, fire-retardant material ...

SARASOTA, Fla. — After Vinny and Julie Ciulla bought the “Umbrella House’’ in 2005, fans of famed mid-century-modern architect Paul Rudolph started knocking on their door asking to see ...

Airy and elegantly simple, they epitomize the renowned Sarasota School of Architecture, whose most famous member, Paul Rudolph, designed the city's Umbrella House and later headed Yale University ...

Now Sarasota has a "Mod Weekend" each November, to show off its own trove of innovative buildings. Rose Marie Cromwell Paul Rudolph’s 1953 Umbrella House, with its distinctive slatted roof.