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 Speaking Engagements

Featured
Architecture Sarasota: Brunch with the Bunch, The Next Generation of Sarasota School of Architecture

Jonathan was asked by Architecture Sarasota to talk about his work with the Sarasota School of Architecture 2.0.

Modernism Week Palm Springs
Modernism Week Palm Springs

Jonathan presented “Paul Rudolph, Charles Moore, and Back Again: A Sarasota Architect’s Journey” at the nation’s preeminent festival for midcentury modern architecture.

Umbrella House Tour
Umbrella House Tour

Jonathan gave a tour of the Umbrella House during Sarasota Mod Weekend.

FAU Student Tour of Danza Cubica
FAU Student Tour of Danza Cubica

Florida Atlantic University asked to tour a SOLSTICE home under construction.

Lecture - Eero Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw the Future
Lecture - Eero Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw the Future

Jonathan gave a lecture about Eero Saarinen after the documentary film was screened for the Sarasota Architectural Foundation.

Cocoon House Tour
Cocoon House Tour

Jonathan gave a tour of the Paul Rudolph’s Cocoon House on Siesta Key for Sarasota Architectural Foundation.

2025
Dedication Ceremony for Touch by Zacahy Oxman, City of Sarasota Public Art Collection
City of Sarasota | April 3, 2025

Sarasota Art and Architecture Tour (City of Sarasota, Siesta Key, and Lido Shores)
Tours d’Art - Gloucester MA, February 25 & 27, 2025

Dedication Ceremony for Poly by Hou de Sousa, City of Sarasota Public Art Collection
City of Sarasota | February 11, 2025


2024

The Next Generation of Sarasota School of Architecture Practitioners SarasotaMOD Weekend; Sarasota, FL | November 2024

Terrace House Architect-Led Tour, SouthGate Self-Guided Driving Tour
Sarasota MOD Weekend | November 2024

Student Architecture Design Studio, Site Tours
Florida Atlantic University at Danza Cubica | September 13, 2024

Paul Rudolph, Charles Moore, and Back Again: A Sarasota Architect’s Journey
Palm Springs Modernism Week, February 23, 2024


2023
Perspective, A Career in Architecture
University at Buffalo; Buffalo, NY | November 9, 2023

Guided Tour of Jack West Renovation
Arch. Sarasota, SarasotaMOD Weekend; Sarasota, FL | November 2023


2022
Lido Shores Walking Tours, Hiss Studio
Arch. Sarasota, SarasotaMOD Weekend; Sarasota, FL | November 2022

Tropical Modernism Then & Now Arch. Sarasota SarasotaMOD Weekend; Sarasota, FL | November 2022


2021
Designing Sarasota: An Architectural History Gallery
Center for Architecture, Gallery Exhibit; Sarasota, FL | January 2021 - April 2021

The Revere Quality House Tour (4) Architecture Sarasota; Sarasota, FL | June and July 2021


2020
How Architecture is Changing Due to COVID-19
ABC7 Sarasota - WWSB, Interview; Sarasota, FL | May 2020


2019
Architectural Styles
Michael Saunders & Company Realtors; Sarasota, FL | October 2019

Southgate Home Tour & Cocoon House, Revere Quality House Sarasota Architectural Foundation, Sarasota MOD Weekend; Sarasota, FL | November 2019

Modern Home Symposium SRQ Magazine, Speaker; Sarasota, FL | November 2019

Umbrella House, Cocoon House Tours Sarasota Architectural Foundation; Sarasota, FL | June 2019

Rosemary Re-dedication Ceremony Overtown Heritage Day; Sarasota, FL | May 2019

Best Practices for Redeveloping Gulf Coast Home Expo, Sarasota Herald; Sarasota, FL | April 2019

Sarasota’s Next Top Models, Gallery AIA Florida Gulf Coast; Sarasota, FL | January 2019


2018
Paul Rudolph Home/Building Tours Sarasota MOD Weekend; Sarasota, FL | November 2018

Sarasota Architecture WSRQ Radio 106.9; Sarasota, FL | June 2018

Tour of Paul Rudolph’s Umbrella House Sarasota Architectural Foundation; Sarasota, FL | May 2018

Process of Creativity Designing Safe Environments for Schools ArchiFest, Sarasota Herald Tribune; Sarasota, FL | April 2018

Rudolph, Twitchell, and Lundy Artis Naples, Sarasota Arch. Foundation; Naples, FL | February 2018


Film and Lecture - Eero Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw the Future Sarasota Architectural Foundation; Sarasota, FL | April 2017

Lido Shores Home Tour Sarasota Architectural Foundation; Sarasota, FL | April 2017

Gallery Talks: Architectural Design Center for Architecture Sarasota; Sarasota, FL | January 2017

Significant Design Projects Center for Architecture Sarasota; Sarasota, FL | January 2017


Panel on Architecture and Codes Realtor Association of Sarasota; Sarasota, FL | August 2016

Architecture’s Role in Modern Society: The Creative Process in the Digital Age ArchiFest, Sarasota Herald Tribune; Sarasota, FL | May 2016

Film and Lecture - People in Glass Houses: The Legacy of Joseph Eichler Sarasota Architectural Foundation; Sarasota, FL | April 2016

Modern Home Magazine Symposium SRQ Magazine; Sarasota, FL | March 2016


Lido Shores: Contemporary Tours; Tour of Sarasota High School Sarasota MOD Walking Tour; Sarasota, FL | November 2015

Art Ovation Hotel
ABC 7 Sarasota - WWSB; Sarasota, FL | August 2014

Evolution of Architects Sarasota Architectural Foundation; Sarasota, FL | February 2013

Tour of Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy Sarasota Architectural Foundation; Sarasota, FL | February 2013

Multitudes of Light: The Practical Methodology / Manipulation of Light Interior Refiners Network; Sarasota, FL | October 2011

Custom Residential Concrete Design: Rationalism vs. Romanticism American Concrete Institute; Sarasota, FL | April 2011

On Parallel Lines: The Sarasota School of Architecture and the Case Study House Program Society of Architectural Historians; St. Petersburg, FL | 1998

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