Architecture Sarasota MOD Weekend 2021 Ticket Packages
Architecture Sarasota offers 3 ticket packages to experience MOD Weekend: VIP, Ultimate & Essential. Choose a package to customize your MOD Weekend adventure!
Please note that demand for tickets is high, availability is very limited.
TICKET PACKAGES
ULTRA MOD VIP PASS, $3,000
Our original MOD VIP Pass packages were limited in number and sold out immediately. But it’s still not too late to secure access to an exceptional MOD experience by purchasing the Ultra VIP Pass, which offers holders entrée to key MOD events, and includes unique Architecture Sarasota opportunities not available in any other MOD package.
Includes admission to each of the following Architecture Sarasota MOD Weekend 2021 events and special post MOD events
Thursday: VIP reception The Vision of Philip Hiss (admission for 2)
Friday: Party Under the Banyan Tree at Hiss Studio (admission for 2)
Saturday: The Symposium: The Vision of Philip Hiss (admission for 2)
Saturday or Sunday: Tropical Modernism: Philip Hiss’ Lido Shores Self-Guided Walking Tour (admission for 2)
Saturday: The Hiss Dinner (admission for 2)
Post MOD: Entrance for two for the exhibition, The Vision of Philip Hiss, through the duration of exhibition (note this does not include admission to related programming)
Private guided kayak architecture tour with nature guide and architecture expert (4 people)
Private Cocktail Party and Curator Tour of The Vision of Philip Hiss exhibition (6 people)
Ultra Gift Bag
No Substitutions.
VIP MOD PASS, $750
Includes 1 admission to each of the following Architecture Sarasota MOD Weekend 2021 events
Thursday: VIP reception The Vision of Philip Hiss
Friday: Party Under the Banyan Tree at Hiss Studio
Saturday: The Symposium: The Vision of Philip Hiss
Saturday: Guided Trolley Tour of Hiss-Commissioned Schools
Saturday: The Hiss Dinner
Sunday: Guided Trolley & Walking Tour of Lido Shores
Entrance for two for the exhibition, The Vision of Philip Hiss, through the duration of exhibition (note this does not include admission to related programming)
Limited edition signed MOD print by John Pirman
ADD-ON Kayak Tour to any package - $85 per person
No Substitutions. See Event Descriptions below.
ULTIMATE MOD PASS, $400
Includes 1 admission to each of the following Architecture Sarasota MOD Weekend 2021 events
Friday: Party Under the Banyan Tree at Hiss Studio
Saturday: The Symposium: The Vision of Philip Hiss
Saturday: Guided Trolley & Walking Tour of Lido Shores
Sunday: Guided Trolley Tour of Hiss-Commissioned Schools
Entrance for two for the exhibition, The Vision of Philip Hiss, through the duration of exhibition (note this does not include admission to related programming)
Limited edition signed MOD print by John Pirman
ADD-ON Kayak Tour to any package - $85 per person
No Substitutions. See Event Descriptions below.
ESSENTIAL MOD PASS, $225
Includes 1 admission to each of the following Architecture Sarasota MOD Weekend 2021 events
Friday: Party Under the Banyan Tree at Hiss Studio
Saturday: The Symposium: The Vision of Philip Hiss
Sunday: Tropical Modernism: Philip Hiss’ Lido Shores Self-Guided Walking Tour
Entrance for two for the exhibition, The Vision of Philip Hiss, through the duration of exhibition (note this does not include admission to related programming)
Limited edition signed MOD print by John Pirman
ADD-ON Interior Tour of Umbrella House + Hiss Studio - $50 per person
ADD-ON Kayak Tour to any package - $85 per person
No Substitutions. See Event Descriptions below.
EVENT DESCRIPTIONS
VIP Reception: The Vision of Philip Hiss
Thursday November 11, 6:00 pm, McCulloch Pavilion
VIP MOD PASS ONLY
Architecture Sarasota Circle level Members and VIP MOD ticket holders are invited to kick off MOD in style at the vernissage of The Vision of Philip Hiss at the McCulloch Pavilion. Meet MOD guest speakers and learn about the exhibition from the Curators. Champagne and hors d'oeuvre will be served.
Party Under the Banyan Tree
Sponsored by Lisa Russo, Director & Financial Advisor, Baird Private Wealth Management
6:00 pm, Hiss Studio
Included with all ticket packages
Celebrate MOD’s opening night at the Hiss Studio, where the Lido Shores community was conceived and developed. Mingle under the sweeping canopy of the banyan tree planted in 1953 by Shirley Hiss, Philip’s wife, creative partner and ardent horticulturist. Enjoy hors d’oeuvre, a glass of wine and stroll on the grounds of both The Studio and its neighbor, Paul Rudolph’s Umbrella House.
The Symposium: The Vision of Philip Hiss
8:30 am Doors Open and Light Refreshments Available, 9:00 am program
Included with all ticket packages
Get to know "The Man Who Made Sarasota Modern", Philip Hanson Hiss, through this open-air Symposium held bayfront at College Hall. Learn about Philip Hiss’ monumental contributions to Sarasota’s development via an introductory film, followed by presentations covering the development of Lido Shores, the Sarasota County school building program of the 1950s and I.M. Pei’s New College work of the 1960s. Light refreshments served.
Guided Trolley Tour of Hiss-Commissioned Schools
Sponsored by Nautilus Homes
12:45 pm departure
Included with VIP & Ultimate ticket packages
Join architectural historian Dr. Christopher Wilson on a limited-seating trolley tour of educational buildings commissioned by Philip Hiss between 1954-1964. The intention of the tour is to demonstrate the range of Hiss’ contributions to the Sarasota County Schools Program, realizing his vision of creating exceptional learning environments through good design.
Please note: some schools have been severely altered or completely demolished. In those cases, Dr. Wilson will provide historic photographs and drawings to bring the structures to life.
Guided Trolley & Walking Tour of Lido Shores
Sponsored by Nautilus Homes
12:30 pm departure
Included with VIP & Ultimate ticket packages
Join renowned Hiss expert Morris (Marty) Hylton III on a limited-seating trolley tour of Lido Shores, the neighborhood just north of St. Armands Circle on Lido Key developed by Philip Hiss in the 1950s and 60s. Enjoy a guided walking tour led by Hylton with special emphasis on properties that were designed by Hiss. Interior visits will be available for most properties. Also includes interior visits of Paul Rudolph’s Umbrella House and Hiss Studio designed by Tim Seibert, Bert Brosmith and Philip Hiss.
Tropical Modernism: Philip Hiss’ Lido Shores Self-Guided Walking Tour
Sponsored by Michael Saunders & Company
1:00 pm, Lido Shores
Included with Essential MOD Pass
Enjoy a self-guided walking tour of Lido Shores, the innovative, architecture-driven neighborhood pioneered by visionary developer Philip Hiss. Rarely seen homes, with an emphasis on those designed by Hiss. Interior visits, with limited numbers inside, will be available for both vintage and contemporary properties.
The Hiss Dinner
5:00 pm Cocktails 7:00 pm Dinner, College Hall, New College
VIP MOD PASS ONLY
Enjoy sunset cocktails on the bay followed by an elegant black-tie dinner al fresco reflective of Hiss, a man who deeply appreciated—and understood—the fine art of entertaining. College Hall, a magnificent bayfront mansion, was designed for Charles Ringling in 1925 by prominent Milwaukee architect Charles Clas, and was purchased by New College in 1962 for the new campus. This inaugural Hiss Dinner will mark the celebratory debut of Architecture Sarasota and the inaugural Philip Hanson Hiss Award.