Terra-Cotta Da Vida Architects Newspaper Feature

The Center for Asian Art featured on the cover of Architects Newspaper: “The Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, Florida, is famed for its ornate Venetian Gothic Cà d’Zan mansion. Translated, “Càd’Zan” means “House of John,” referring to John Ringling, who shared the residence with his wife, Mable. In 1924, construction started on the mansion that was designed by New York architect Dwight James Baum.”

- Architects Newspaper

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