Victor A. Lundy

Victor Lundy (b. 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 on 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]

Work

Frontal view of the United States Tax Court Building

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