New digs in Sarasota

Doug Jessmer of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune posted this news about the paper's new building over at VizEds. He tells me the design is based on the Ringling school of architecture, inspired by the home of John and Mable Ringling, not the actual school. And yes, they're the circus people. Perhaps that explains the tent-ish-ness of the design. I'm also stealing the photo that Doug apparently stole from his own paper:

At long last, we all got to set foot in our new newsroom Wednesday. The new Downtown building replaces a dark dungeon of a building. At last -- windows! And they go all the way to the roof (which doubles as the newsroom ceiling). It's light, spacious and modern, with a lighting system that combines the window shades with the lights (computer-controlled) to maintain consistent lighting. Pretty cool. The building has virtually no first floor, save for a lobby and conference room. Arquitectonica of Miami designed the facility. The Herald-Tribune is a New York Times newspaper, with a circulation that peaks this time of year at around 170,000. The new building includes our web site, our 24-hour cable news channel and the paper itself. We move in in mid-February. Big doings down here. It means I'll have to clean my desk. (My new -- and bigger -- desk is on the side of the building you see in the picture, about halfway back.) I hope the Powers That Be will put some interior shots on the Interweb somewhere... it really is a nice building.

P.S. This is EXACTLY the kind of news you should be sending me. (Shame on you, Doug!)