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On June 12, the Lu Andrews III house will be open for tours and a set of brief lectures titled Form Follows Reflective Function: The Lived Experience of the Sarasota School of Architecture, a program whose proceeds will benefit the Sarasota Community Studio, the Studio has announced. The house, which was designed in 1959 by the architectural firm of Ralph Twitchell, "is recognized as one of Sarasota's most import- ant mid-century modern properties," a news release points out. As a 900-square-foot, sin- gle-family residence on the Tahiti Park lagoon, "it is a prime example of the Sarasota School of Architecture," the release adds. Owner Allison Pinto will begin the June 12 lectures with an introduction to the house "and a description of the ways in which the Sarasota School of Architecture relates to place-based community change efforts in Sarasota today," the release continues. Pinto is executive director of Sarasota Community Studio and a clinical child psychologist. The Studio is a nonprofit organization focused on changes in the Central Avenue/Cocoanut Avenue neighborhood in Sarasota to enable it and, especially, its children to thrive, the release explains. The evening will begin with a wine and cheese reception and tours of the house from 5:30 to 6 p.m. The lectures will be offered from 6 to 7 p.m., with the reception and tours resuming until 7:30 p.m., the release adds. A $10 con- tribution to Sarasota Community Studio is requested, with no cost for Central-Cocoanut neighbors, the release notes. The house is located at 1695 Lowe Drive in Sarasota. To register for the event, call 315- 8343 or email studio@SRQStudio.org. For more information about Sarasota Community Studio, visit sarasotacommuni- tystudio.org. SARASOTA SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE HOUSE TOUR PLANNED AS BENEFIT A tour of the Lu Andrews III house will benefit the Sarasota Community Studio. Contributed photo Sarasota News Leader June 6, 2014 Page 70