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NEW LIDO GEM: This house on Morningside Drive in Lido Shores has just been completed. The design is by Tatiana White, who just attained her Florida architecture license. Staff photo / Harold Bubil; 1-14-2016.

NEW LIDO GEM: This house on Morningside Drive in Lido Shores has just been completed. The design is by Tatiana White, who just attained her Florida architecture license. Staff photo / Harold Bubil; 1-14-2016.

Flaps down: Architect Paul Rudoph spoke about the need for "caves" -- warm, private spaces -- as well as "goldfish bowls" -- glass houses with big views and transparency. With the Walker Guest House, he created both. Staff photo / Harold Bubil; 10-20-2015.

The Walker Guest House Replica at The Ringling had 8,800 visitors in November and December. Staff photo / Harold Bubil; 10-20-2015.

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Winner, winner, Tempting dinner: Alabama coach Nick Saban bet Clemson coach Dabo Swinney on the outcome of their national championship college football game. The loser treats the winner to dinner at this gem of a restaurant, Temptation in Boca Grande. Saban won the bet, 45-40. And the University of Alabama got some kind of nice trophy and a bit of good publicity. Harold Bubil photo.

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Roger Pettingell of Coldwell Banker just listed this 6,000-square-foot house at 1372 Harbor Drive in Harbor Acres, Sarasota, for $7 million. Harold Bubil / Jan. 14, 2016

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The 17-foot-tall chandelier from below: Roger Pettingell of Coldwell Banker just listed this 6,000-square-foot house at 1372 Harbor Drive in Harbor Acres, Sarasota, for $7 million. Harold Bubil / Jan. 14, 2016

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The 17-foot-tall chandelier from the upstairs: Roger Pettingell of Coldwell Banker just listed this 6,000-square-foot house at 1372 Harbor Drive in Harbor Acres, Sarasota, for $7 million. Harold Bubil / Jan. 14, 2016

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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