About Us
CENTRALFLORIDAMODERN.com is part of the the Nils M. Schweizer Fellows; a non profit corporation,
named after a prominent Central Florida architect, with a goal to promote awareness and seek the preservation of Central
Florida's exceptional mid-century modern architecture.
This site is an ongoing collection containing the works of Central Florida's prominent modern architects,
designers and builders from the 1950s and beyond.
The collection of information on this site and it's ultimate success as an educational resource depends in large
part on your submissions. Find out how to submit information.
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Our Next Event
American Federal Building
aka Coral Gables Building
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Aug 26, 2008
Round Building Design Competition Entries Review at City Hall
Join us Tuesday evening, August the 26th, between 6-8 pm to review the RBR360 International Design Competition entries on display in the rotunda of Orlando City Hall. Twenty entries from as far away as Germany and Australia were submitted with ideas and concepts as to how the precast concrete curtai...
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Events are by invitation only. To receive an invitation, sign up on the notification email list.
Only those that RSVP to the invitations will be added to the guest list.
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Special Feature
Nils Schweizer's invitation to Taliesin...Frank Lloyd Wright's Studio...and a $450 receipt for his tuition payment.
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Recent News
Aug 20, 2008
Reception planned to honor Alfred Browning Parker
A reception is planned on Friday September 26th, 2008 at the University of Florida to celebrate the architectural achievements and 92nd birthday of Alfred Browning Parker. His modern homes where created with an organic quality similiar to the houses of Frank Lloyd Wright and in 1954 he won House Beautiful's "Pacesetter" award.
If you would like to attend please contact Gail Crawford at 352-273-2509 by September 12th.
Jul 12, 2008
www.rbr360.com - International Design Competition to preserve part of Orlando's Round Building
Hoping to save a part of Orlando's architecture from the recent past, the NMS Fellows have launched an international design competition for the preservation of the precast concrete curtain wall of the American Federal building aka the Coral Gables building in downtown Orlando. Efforts are underway to raise funds to remove and store these pieces before the building is razed as part of Orlando's new performing arts center. Click www.rbr360.com to enter the competition.
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