Ralph Twitchell
*27. 7. 1890 – Mansfield, USA
†30. 1. 1978 – Sarasota, USA
Biography
Ralph Spencer Twitchell was an American modernist architect and co-founder of the Sarasota School of Architecture, whose members included Paul Rudolph and Victor Lundy. The Sarasota School of Architecture was a modernist movement operating in the Florida area, drawing inspiration from the style of Frank Lloyd Wright. One hallmark of this movement was the incorporation of overhanging roofs, which were well-suited to the rainy climate of Sarasota but were likely also influenced by the style of Le Corbusier. Twitchell was most active in this style from the mid-1930s until the 1960s. In the 1940s and 1950s, he collaborated intensively with Paul Rudolph. In the late 1940s, he built the first cast concrete house in Florida. Among the most famous buildings is the Cocoon House, which he constructed in collaboration with Paul Rudolph in 1957.
Ralph Spencer Twitchell was an American modernist architect and co-founder of the Sarasota School of Architecture, whose members included Paul Rudolph and Victor Lundy. The Sarasota School of Architecture was a modernist movement operating in the Florida area, drawing inspiration from the style of Frank Lloyd Wright. One hallmark of this movement was the incorporation of overhanging roofs, which were well-suited to the rainy climate of Sarasota but were likely also influenced by the style of Le Corbusier. Twitchell was most active in this style from the mid-1930s until the 1960s. In the 1940s and 1950s, he collaborated intensively with Paul Rudolph. In the late 1940s, he built the first cast concrete house in Florida. Among the most famous buildings is the Cocoon House, which he constructed in collaboration with Paul Rudolph in 1957.
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