Field Observations
Building Notes
Close readings of specific buildings. What they are, what they were, and what they reveal.
Sarasota School: A Field Survey
Six buildings from the Sarasota School of Architecture, visited over two days in January. Notes on what survives, what has been altered, and what has been lost.
Sarasota, FL2024
Miami City Hall and Civic Ambition
The 1958 Miami City Hall is one of the few mid-century civic buildings still in active use in the city. A close reading of its facade and its waterfront context.
Miami, FL2023
The Brutalist Federal Buildings of Miami
Three federal buildings in downtown Miami, all built between 1964 and 1977. Notes on their condition, their context, and their uncertain futures.
Miami, FL2023
Paul Rudolph's Florida Work
Paul Rudolph spent his formative years in Florida. A survey of the buildings he designed here, from his early houses to his later civic work.
Statewide2022