Harvard Bayfront Study Tour

Harvard Bayfront Study Tour

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

10:00 am-12:00 pm

Tour will meet and end at the corner of Main Street and Gulfstream Avenue, Downtown Sarasota

**This is a walking tour. Members should expect to be on their feet for the full two hours.**

Harvard Bayfront Study

In 2024 and 2025, Architecture Sarasota hosted a two-part series: "Downtown Sarasota: Hindsight, Insight, and Foresight" and "Beyond Our Borders." This public forum brought urban planners, thinkers, and designers together with residents to explore the future of Sarasota. The City Commission later cited the series as a "catalyst" in deciding to move forward with a new master plan.

The experts who participated identified the Bayfront as an area that deserved attention. In response, Architecture Sarasota partnered with Harvard University's Graduate School of Design to study the area and produce a toolkit for reimagining the waterfront as a sustainable, resilient, and connected public space.

This tour will explore the historical development of the Bayfront, explore its future, and showcase the results of its use as a learning laboratory for a new generation of design leaders, giving Harvard students hands-on experience with real-world climate challenges.

Tour co-led by Marty Hylton, President, Architecture Sarasota, and Chris Reed, Professor in Practice of Landscape Architecture, Harvard University, and Founding Director of STOSS Landscape Urbanism.

Photo by Ryan Lester for Architecture Sarasota.

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