The New York–based Paul Rudolph Institute for Modern Architecture has shared news that the Rudolph–designed cabanas at the Sanderling Beach Club in Sarasota, Florida, have been destroyed by Hurricane Helene. While details are still emerging, the Institute said that it was contacted this morning by local architect Max Strang, who published photos of the ruined beachfront structures on his Instagram Stories. The cabanas, known for their low vaulted ceilings and sheathed plywood construction, were designed by Rudolph in 1952. In 1994, the club, located on Sarasota’s Siesta Key, was added to the National Register of Historic Places. (More information about the site can be found here.)

It is unclear* if any other Rudolph buildings located in and around Sarasota on Florida’s Gulf Coast—and there are many, including his addition at the city’s public high school and numerous private homes, including the Umbrella House, Revere Quality House, and the Healy Guest House, all of which RECORD visited in 2023—were impacted by Helene, which made landfall in Florida as a category 4 storm late yesterday.