For many buyers, the path to homeownership takes a slightly more customized approach. Instead of purchasing an existing home, they decide to design and build from scratch or substantially renovate in order to suit their needs. Our region has a strong legacy of residents working with architects and builders as they craft a custom home to [...]

During ArchiFest 2018, the Sarasota Herald-Tribune's Harold Bubil moderated a series of panels celebrating the built environment in Sarasota. For the first panel of the day, he sat down with Cynthia P. McCague, member of the Board of the Sarasota Bayfront Planning Organization. She provided an overview of The Bay Sarasota, a city-led [...]

The spring season is showing no signs of slowing down! With so much happening in Sarasota, Manatee, and Charlotte counties, we are bringing you a recap of some of the April highlights you won't want to miss. And to top it all off, we are bringing back your favorite video series with a punch of personality - The Saunders in 60! [...]

Architecture and design is a cornerstone of the culture in our region. From the early 20th century, when John Ringling built his celebrated art museum and magnificent Venetian-style mansion, to the 1950's-60's when a pioneering group of architects founded the Sarasota School of Architecture, the seeds of great design have been spread [...]

Michael Saunders & Company is proud to be presenting the second annual ArchiFest alongside the Sarasota Herald Tribune on Saturday, April 22nd from 10a.m.- 3p.m at 1741 Main Street. Right on the heels of Sarasota appearing in the the pages of Vogue Magazine, where the magazine praised our community as being "home to some of the country's [...]

Long before it became a much-celebrated outpost for the visual and performing arts; and even before its miles of pristine coastline became a preferred destination for discerning beach goers the world over, [...]