"Inspire Indian Beach" winners named
By Harold Bubil
, Herald-Tribune
/ Friday, May 3, 2013
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Ana Petkovic and Srdjan Prcovic of the Moscow Architectural Institute in Russia were awarded the $2,500 first prize in the "Inspire Indian Beach" architectural competition Thursday at 916 Indian Beach Drive, Sarasota.
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Their design for the vast waterfront property was chosen from five finalists with a crowd of top-selling Realtors and others in attendance.
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Architecture critic and editor Beth Dunlop of Miami and Sarasota architect Mark Sultana were the judges. Realtors also voted. The marketing strategy was created by the Schemmel Team at Premier Sotheby's International Realty and Craig Jones of Premier's home office in Naples.
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Joel Schemmel has the 5-acre bay front site listed at $12.9 million.
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Harold Bubil
Recipient of the 2015 Bob Graham Architectural Awareness Award from the American Institute of Architects/Florida-Caribbean, Harold Bubil is real estate editor of the Herald-Tribune Media Group.
Born in Newport, R.I., his family moved to Sarasota in 1958. Harold graduated from Sarasota High School in 1970 and the University of Florida in 1974 with a degree in journalism. For the Herald-Tribune, he writes and edits stories about residential real estate, architecture, green building and local development history. He also is a photographer and public speaker. Contact him via
email, or at (941) 361-4805.
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