"Moderns That Matter: Through the Decades - the 1980s & 1990s"

Moderns That Matter: Through the Decades - the 1980s & 1990s

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

5:30-6:30pm

McCulloch Pavilion, 265 S Orange Avenue

Parking available in the lits East of the McCulloch Pavilion and North of Morrill Street

About the Series

The “Sarasota 100 / Moderns That Matter” Lecture Series is based on the exhibition of the same name installed at Architecture Sarasota’s McCulloch Pavilion since March 2024. Join our Scholar-in-Residence, Dr. Christopher Wilson, as he takes a deeper dive into the individual decades of the exhibition and makes them come alive. Learn more about the exhibition’s featured buildings as well as other Sarasota buildings from the same time period and the development of the city since its founding.

THE 1980s

Watch as Sarasota matures from being a quiet resort town to a small city with big-city aspirations. This is the decade of condominium building, particularly on Longboat Key, which brings a wealthier clientele to town, as well as the prevalence of the Mediterranean Revival style. Meanwhile, the “Sarasota School” is kept alive by architects Tim Seibert and Carl Abbott.

THE 1990s

Examine the architectural scene of this decade as the “growth debate” rears its head again, only to be countered by larger and newer developments that continue to give Sarasota a more urban feel. The opening of Interstate-75 not only provides easier access to visitors, but also a new area ripe for development east of it.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

McCulloch Pavilion, 265 S Orange Ave, Sarasota, United States