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Reports on the design of the headquarters of the newspaper 'The St. Augustine Record' being constructed in Florida. Architectural design and engineering firm Austin Co.'s choice of Mediterranean styling to protect employees from the danger of hurricanes; Expected completion of the building by September 2001; Dimensions of the building.

The article describes the architectural design of the headquarters of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune Media paper in Sarasota, Florida. The building was designed by Arquitectonica and Turner. To facilitate the hurried communication between editors, reporters, and other employees, newspapers like to occupy offices with large floor plates. But such spaces often result in banal and sprawling office blocks. The headquarter demonstrates that large-floor offices can have great visual appeal.