Riverview High School, the masterful yet neglected Paul Rudolph–designed building that is threatened with demolition, has taken another step toward possible resurrection. On Saturday, a jury including internationally renowned architects Toshiko Mori, Charles Gwathmey, FAIA, and Alex Krieger, FAIA, met in the school’s hometown of Sarasota, Florida, to consider five proposals for redeveloping the building. Tomorrow, the jury will present those proposals to the Sarasota School Board, which could select a winner by next March.
When, in February 2006, the Sarasota School Board first announced that Riverview was obsolete for its needs, the building’s demolition seemed all but certain: The 50-year-old high school was too small for its student body and their technology needs, and over the years, the building had been obscured by the addition of portables and mechanical improvments. The school board planned to construct a parking lot on the site.
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