Victor A. Lundy

Victor Alfred Lundy (born February 1, 1923) is an American architect. An exemplar of modernist architecture, he was one of the leaders of the Sarasota School of Architecture. His Warm Mineral Springs Motel, outside Warm Mineral Springs, Florida, is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. He was honored by the Smithsonian on his 90th birthday in 2013.[1] A film on his life and work, entitled "Victor Lundy: Sculptor of Space" was premiered by the GSA on February 25, 2014.[1][2]

Victor Lundy
Born	(1923-02-01) February 1, 1923 New York City, New York, USA
Occupation	Architect
Buildings	Warm Mineral Springs Motel United States Tax Court Building Austin Centre One Eleven Congress
Design	Sarasota School of Architecture

The United States Tax Court Building in Washington, D.C.

Work

Frontal view of the United States Tax Court Building which Lundy designed in collaboration with the architectural firm Lyles, Bissett, Carlisle, and Wolff (LBC&W)

• Drive-In Church, Venice, FL (1954). Demolished.[3]
• Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce (Pagoda Building), Sarasota, FL (1956)[4]
• South Gate Community Center, Sarasota, FL (1956)[5]
• Alta Vista Elementary School, a.k.a. The "Butterfly Wing," Sarasota, FL (1957)[6][7]
• Joe Barth Insurance Office [today, Murray Homes], Sarasota, FL (1957)[4]
• Herron House, Venice, FL (1957)[8]
• Bee Ridge Presbyterian Church, Sarasota, FL (1957)[7]
• Waldman Building, 533 S. US 301 (1958)[4]
• Warm Mineral Springs Motel, North Port, FL (1958)
• St. Paul's Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall, Sarasota, FL (1958)[9]
• Galloway Furniture Showroom, Sarasota, FL [today, Visionworks] (1959)[3][7]
• "Bubble Pavilions" for the New York World's Fair of 1964–65 (The Brass Rail Snack Bars)[10]
• Church of the Resurrection Harlem, New York City (1966) Demolished.[3]
• First Unitarian Church, Westport, CT (1960)[11]
• United States Embassy, Colombo, Sri Lanka (1961-1985)
• Sierra Blanca (New Mexico) Ski Apache Ski Resort Lodge (1961)[12][13]
• Unitarian Meeting House, Hartford, CT (1964)
• IBM Garden State Office, Cranford, NJ (1965)[3][14]
• Lundy Residence in Aspen, Colorado (1972)[15]
• U.S. Tax Court Building, Washington, DC (completed 1974)
• Austin Centre, Austin, Texas (1986)[16]
• One Congress Plaza, Austin, Texas (1987)[16]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places in Sarasota County, Florida

References

2. trailer Youtube
4. "Sarasota School of (Commercial) Architecture". Gator Preservationist. February 25, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
5. "About South Gate". South Gate Community Association. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
8. Bubil, Harold. "FLORIDA BUILDINGS I LOVE: No. 50: Herron House, 1957, Venice". Sarasota Herald. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
11. Higher Power 1960 P/A Award: First Unitarian Church, Victor Lundy ARCHITECT February 10, 2009 Past Progressives
12. History Ski Apache website
13. The Sierra Blanca Lodge image Flickr
14. The Interface: IBM and the Transformation of Corporate Design, 1945-1976 by John Harwood page 133
16. McCullar, Michael (October 10, 1987). "High rise says hello to the city". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved August 4, 2018.

Further reading

• Kacmar, Donna. Victor Lundy: Artist Architect. Princeton Architectural Press, 2018. ISBN 9781616896614
• Victor Lundy Dwell magazine August 2008
• Drawings by Victor Lundy in Normandy France as a young soldier in WW2
• Solaguren-Beascoa de Corral, Félix: Motel Warm Mineral Springs, 2011, Barcelona, Grupo PAB Departamento de Projectos Arquitectónicos, 22-33 pages. ISBN 978-84-608-1181-7