Reimagining Pei
A Design Challenge to Adaptively Use the Landmark Dormitories of Sarasota’s New College of Florida
Architecture Sarasota coordinated with New College of Florida on Reimagining Pei—a design competition devised to honor the unique work of renowned architect I.M. Pei by boldly transforming the iconic Pei Dormitories on New College’s East Campus (a.k.a. Pei Campus). In the spirit of the process that originally awarded Pei the dorm design commission – this competition invited practicing architects to adaptively use the dorms through designs that now reflect the plans for recreation, entertainment and athletics on the East campus.
There were over 35 submissions from five countries and some 10 states to the original “Request for Qualifications” (RFQ). An independent panel of experts chose three finalists, Brooks + Scarpa Architects, and Sweet Sparkman Architecture & Interiors, STUDIOS Architecture, who presented their design concepts on November 15, 2023 to an enthusiastic crowd gathered at New College of Florida’s Mildred Sainer Pavilion.
On Tuesday, November 21st, Sweet Sparkman Architecture & Interiors was named the winner.
Reimagining Pei by Brooks + Scarpa Architects
Pei Commons by STUDIOS Architecture
rePEI by Sweet Sparkman Architecture & Interiors
Winning Design
* Additional terms and conditions apply. For a complete list of contest rules and regulations email peicompetition@architecturesarasota.org.
** Winning the competition is separate from any future project. There is no guarantee of additional work, and any subsequent project will be subject to a separate public
procurement process.
