Guy Peterson Explained

Guy Peterson
Birth Date:1953 12, mf=yes
Birth Name:Guy Wesley Peterson
Birth Place:Cheyenne, Wyoming
Nationality:American
Occupation:Architect

Guy Wesley Peterson (born December 26, 1953) is an American architect based in Sarasota, Florida. He has designed more than 200 structures in southwest Florida, including private and public works. Peterson was an adjunct professor of architecture at the University of Florida, College of Design, Construction and Planning, and the author of Naked: The Architecture of Guy Peterson.

Peterson is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (FAIA) and the AIA Florida Gold Medal recipient for his architectural contributions.[1] [2]

Personal life, career, and influences

Peterson was born to Wesley and Joan Peterson in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Shortly after his birth, Peterson's physician father moved to Sarasota, Florida to open a medical practice. Living in Sarasota, his adolescence was spent surrounded by great architecture,[3] as the city was home to the Sarasota School of Architecture. Peterson lived near the Sanderling Beach Club and attended high school at Riverview High School, both designed by architect Paul Rudolph. He was particularly influenced by the Syd Solomon Studio on Siesta Key by Gene Leedy. He attended college at the University of Florida earning a bachelor's degree in design and a master's degree in architecture. He opened an architecture office in Sarasota in the late 1980s, offering commercial and residential design services.[4] [5]

Over the next four decades, Peterson designed over 200 structures in southwest Florida. Some of his private works are Spencer House,[6] [7] Theisen House,[8] [9] Freund House,[10] Ashridge House,[11] Durbin House,[12] Ohana Retreat,[13] [14] [15] and Anaclerio House.[16] His public work includes Girl Scout Gulf Coast Headquarters, Sarasota Memorial Hospital Critical Care Center, SPARCC Shelter, Selby Memorial, Midway Fire Station, Longboat Key Police Station, the Elling Eide Center, and the Nathan Benderson Park Finish Tower.[17] [18] [19]

Throughout his career, Peterson has done numerous pro-bono projects for non-profit organizations, including the creation of UF CityLab Sarasota[20] and the renovation and preservation of several historic Sarasota School designs. Peterson restored the architecturally significant Revere Quality House in 2007, and it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places the following year.[21] [22] He also restored the Scott Building (designed by Paul Rudolph assistants William Rupp and Joseph Farrell), converting it into the Center for Architecture Sarasota, a community-based architecture/cultural organization.[23] Renamed the McCulloch Pavilion, the renovated work was included in the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 2017.[24] [25]

Peterson is a frequent lecturer on architecture and an adjunct professor of architecture at the University of Florida.[26]

Notable career achievements

Peterson has earned more than 80 individual architectural design awards throughout his career.[27] [28]

Peterson's architecture has been featured several times on television, including HGTV’s, Homes Across America (Theisen House and Freund House) and Open House (Freund House) on SNN.[35] In 2018, Peterson's Spencer House was selected for the television show The World's Most Extraordinary Homes, (Season 2, Episode 4 "USA"), broadcast worldwide on the BBC and on Netflix.[36]

Selected architecture / design awards

The American Institute of Architects – AIA Florida – Award for Excellence in Architecture:

The American Institute of Architects (Florida) – Unbuilt Design Award:

The American Institute of Architects (Florida) – Excellence for Historic Preservation and Restoration:

The American Institute of Architects – Florida Gulf Coast Chapter – Award of Excellence in Architecture:

Bibliography and media

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bubil . Harold . Guy Peterson Wins AIA Gold Medal . AIA Florida . American Institute of Architects Florida . December 11, 2018 . December 29, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181229220453/http://www.aiagulfcoast.org/page-1861041/4132384 . dead .
  2. News: Denton . Ilene . Architect Guy Peterson Wins Major Award . Sarasota Magazine . July 14, 2016.
  3. Web site: Dreams by Design - The building blocks for Architect Guy Peterson's vision and aesthetic . Dreams by Design . SRQ Magazine.
  4. Web site: Guy Peterson Gold Medal Video Presentation, 2016 AIA Florida Awards . YouTube . American Institute of Architects (Florida).
  5. Book: Peterson . Guy . Naked: The Architecture of Guy Peterson . May 15, 2015 . Oro Editions . 978-1941806555 . 268 .
  6. News: Wilson . Greg (Photos) . Luxurious Spencer Residence in Sarasota . Wowow Home Magazine . Wowow Home Magazine . 2014.
  7. Web site: Denton . Ilene . The Most Buzzed-About Home In Sarasota . Sarasota Magazine .
  8. News: Bubil . Harold . Architect creates house as art . Sarasota Herald Tribune . Sarasota Herald Tribune . October 11, 2003.
  9. News: Fottler . Marsha . Guy Peterson Garners 1998 Florida AIA Award of Honor . Sarasota Magazine . Sarasota Magazine.
  10. Book: Boekel . Andrea . 50+ Vacation Homes: Great Retreats of the World . 2006 . Image Publishing Group . Victoria, Australia . 9781920744991 . 212–215 (Sanderling Beach House) .
  11. News: Denton . Ilene . Go Inside an Island-Inspired Modern Home In Sarasota . Sarasota Magazine . Sarasota Magazine . September 30, 2014.
  12. News: Top 50 Coastal Homes of 2015 . Ocean Home Magazine . Ocean Home Magazine . September 10, 2015.
  13. News: Ohana . Architect Magazine . Architect Magazine . November 24, 2014.
  14. Web site: Amazing Ohana Estate . Luxury Topics . Luxury Group.
  15. Web site: Bringing Ohana To Life . YouTube . Michael Saunders.
  16. Book: Boekel . Andrea . 50+ Vacation Homes: Great Retreats of the World . 2006 . Image Publishing Group . Victoria, Australia . 9781920744991 . 160–165 (Longboat Key Beach House) .
  17. Web site: Elling Eide Center Research Library . Elling Eide Center Research Library & Preserve . September 8, 2009 . Elling Eide Center.
  18. Web site: Nathan Benderson Park Finish Tower . Snell Engineering . Snell Engineering Consultants . December 13, 2018 . December 29, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181229220823/http://www.snellengineering.com/benderson-tower/ . dead .
  19. Web site: Peterson . Guy . Selected Work . Guy Peterson OFA .
  20. Web site: Russon . Gabrielle . University of Florida to open satellite campus in Sarasota . Sarasota Herald Tribune . December 11, 2018 . January 6, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190106010443/https://www.heraldtribune.com/article/LK/20130617/News/605197955/SH/ . dead .
  21. News: Bubil . Harold . Revere Quality House Is Restored . Sarasota Herald Tribune . Sarasota Herald Tribune . April 28, 2007.
  22. News: Kanter . Aviel . Contemporary Reverie - Homes . SRQ Publishing . SRQ Magazine . March 2017.
  23. Web site: Center For Architecture - Introduction . Center For Architecture Sarasota .
  24. News: Denton . Ilene . National Recognition for Center for Architecture's New Home . Sarasota Magazine . Sarasota Magazine . February 10, 2017.
  25. Web site: Scott Commercial Building . National Register of Historic Places Program . National Park Service / U.S. Department of Interior.
  26. Web site: American Institute of Architects (Florida) . Fall Lecture With Guy Peterson ... . AIA Orlando .
  27. Web site: AIA Florida Design Awards Archive . AIA (Florida) . American Institute of Architects.
  28. Web site: Guy Peterson - American Institute of Architects Design Awards . Guy Peterson OFA .
  29. Web site: AIA Florida Design Awards (2016) . AIA Awards . American Institute of Architects (Florida).
  30. Web site: AIA Florida Award Categories . Design Awards: Categories . American Institute of Architects (Florida).
  31. Web site: Guy Peterson OFA Wins AIA Firm of the Year . College of Design, Construction, & Planning . University of Florida . December 11, 2018 . December 29, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181229220804/http://staging.dcp.ufl.edu/news/peterson-named-firm-of-the-year . dead .
  32. Web site: DCP News - Architecture Awards Ceremony (2011) . College of Design, Construction, & Planning . University of Florida.
  33. Web site: UF College of Design Distinguished Alumni . College of Design, Construction, & Planning . University of Florida . December 11, 2018 . December 17, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181217202521/http://staging.dcp.ufl.edu/alumni/distinguished-alumni/list . dead .
  34. News: Bubil . Harold . AJC to honor three architects tonight . Sarasota Herald Tribune . Sarasota Herald Tribune . October 26, 2006 . December 11, 2018 . December 18, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181218011108/https://www.heraldtribune.com/article/LK/20061026/News/605240746/SH/ . dead .
  35. News: Architects Meet To Talk Design . Sarasota Herald Tribune . Sarasota Herald Tribune . June 15, 2002 . December 11, 2018 . December 31, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181231145544/https://www.heraldtribune.com/article/LK/20020615/business/605229320/SH/ . dead .
  36. Web site: BBC - The World's Most Extraordinary Homes . BBC Two . British Broadcasting Company . 2018.
  37. Web site: 2017 AIA Design Awards . American Institute of Architects.
  38. Web site: 2014 AIA Design Awards . American Institute of Architects.
  39. Web site: 2011 AIA Design Awards . American Institute of Architects.
  40. Web site: 2001 AIA Design Awards . American Institute of Architects.
  41. News: Fottler . Marsha . Guy Peterson Garners 1998 Florida AIA Award of Honor . Sarasota Magazine . Sarasota Magazine.
  42. Web site: 1998 AIA Design Awards . American Institute of Architects.
  43. Web site: 2016 AIA Design Awards . American Institute of Architects.
  44. Web site: 2015 AIA Design Awards . American Institute of Architects.
  45. Web site: 2014 AIA Design Awards . American Institute of Architects.
  46. Web site: 2012 AIA Design Awards . American Institute of Architects.
  47. News: Fottler . Marsha . Guy Peterson Garners 1998 Florida AIA Award of Honor . Sarasota Magazine . Sarasota Magazine.

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