Friday, March 29, 2013 (2pm-5pm)
Barnes and Noble, Sarasota
Internationally noted Architect Carl Abbott will sign books on his work at the Sarasota Barnes and Noble Friday March 29, 2013 from 2 ‘til 5 pm.
In/Formed By the Land, features the award-winning Architecture of modernist Carl Abbott melding his interests in ancient design concepts, sculptural forms, and the ever- changing dance of light and Nature.
The work of locally-rooted Architect Carl Abbott FAIA has been published by ORO Editions internationally in a 256-page hard-cover book full of breath-taking photography of selected projects from the Architect’s repertoire. Friday March 29th, the Architect will be at the Sarasota Barnes and Noble at 4010 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34231, to sign books and speak with fans interested in modern architecture and its local roots in the Sarasota School of Architecture. Abbott’s book ‘IN/FORMED by the LAND: The Architecture of Carl Abbott’ has just been released and will be available for sale at the event.
Abbott received his degree from UF and his Masters Master’s under Paul Rudolph at Yale then worked in Hawaii, in New York with I.M. Pei, and in London with Yale classmates Richard Rogers and Norman Foster. He became part of the recognized Sarasota School of Architecture — for over four decades the firm has been one of the most highly awarded in the Florida /Caribbean Region.
Sarasota Barnes and Noble at 4010 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34231
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