Built in 1958, Riverview High School was the first public building in Florida designed by Paul Rudolph. The buildings were arranged in a 'U' shape, creating an open plaza in the center. A distinctive freestanding covered walkway of horizontal planes completed the square on the fourth side. This configuration ensured students were always protected from the sun and rain. The two-story classroom buildings were designed with generous corridors open at both ends to ensure a constant cross breeze. Internal high-level windows in the classrooms ran the length of these corridors and on the second level; the floors once had narrow slots open to below along each side. Hot air was naturally drawn out of the classrooms and corridors, rising up and out clerestory windows in the hallway. Following years of poor maintenance and inappropriate alterations, the building was demolished in 2009 and has since been replaced with a new structure.