Archive for September, 2009
Herzog & De Meuron to discuss Miami Art Museum
Pierre De Meuron, founding partner of Herzog & De Meuron and Christine Binswanger, partner in charge of the project, will present the initial design for the Miami Art Museum on October 21, 2009 at 7:30pm. The presentation will be located at the Lincoln Theater in Miami Beach, down the street from two high profile projects currently under construction: [...]
Sleepless Nights 2009 Returning to Miami Beach
Sleepless Nights is returning to Miami Beach this year on November 7th. After last years hiatus, the successful 2007 event is returning to the streets of the city with 130 events in 80 locations throughout the city. The free, all night event involves artists, shows, exhibits, and more!
Book Launch – Miami Modern Metropolis
The Bass Museum of Art in Miami Beach is hosting a book launch, book signing, and presentation by Allan Shulman, editor of Miami Modern Metropolis: Paradise and Paradox in mid-century architecture and planning that explores Miami’s physical and cultural past to reveal how it has developed into a truly paradoxical city. The event takes place [...]
Frank Lloyd Wright – Florida Southern College Exhibit
The University of Miami is hosting a photography exhibit of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Florida Southern College by architecture photographer Robin Hill. Titled “Child of the Sun: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Florida Southern College”, the exhibit documents the largest integrated collection of Wright buildings in the world. The exhibit is taking place at the University of Miami School of Architecture [...]
Destinations Matter: Building Transit Success
Using the performance of 19 transit lines to understand the factors that contribute to higher ridership, this report concluded that the funding decision-making process needs to take into consideration a fuller range of factors that enhance ridership and that destinations are key when choosing alignments.
Quirky and Odd Signage of Key West
Key West, or the Conch Republic as some locals might call it, is a quirky little island. With an enviable location in the tropics, and isolated hundreds of miles away from mainland USA, Key West has developed a unique identity characterized by an eclectic and relaxed, everything goes attitude. People come to Key West to get away from social [...]
More Retail Coming to Downtown Miami
I reported a few months ago on the flurry of new retail opening in Downtown Miami / Brickell. A vast majority of those establishments have now opened to the public, although not all have opened their doors.
City Dwellers Have Smaller Carbon Footprint
A study in the April issue of Environment and Urbanization by David Dodman of the International Institute for Environment and Development is another powerful tool in understanding the environmental benefits of cities. It says that greenhouse gas emissions of city dwellers are often far smaller than the national averages.
Downtown Concert Series Returns
DWNTWN Miami Concert Series is back October 9, 2009 at 5:30PM to Downtown Miami. Season 2 of this free series with kick off with a sampling of Miami favorites at the Tina Hills Pavilion in Bayfront Park.
Transit Ridership Up in 2008 – New Report
Getting on Track, a new report by Environment America and the Coalition for Smarter Growth, is reporting that states across the board saw higher mass transit ridership during 2008. According to the report, nationwide mass transit ridership increased 4% while automobile driving was reduced by nearly 4% – the highest level in mass transit ridership in 52 years. North Carolina [...]
AIA Miami – September EP Monthly Social
Miami Emerging Professional’s Group will be meeting on the 19th of June, 2009 (7:00PM) at Tarpon Bendlocated at 65 Miracle Mile in Coral Gables. If attending, RSVP aiamiaep@gmail.com.
Old Quarter of San Sebastian
The Old Quarter (Parte Vieja) is the traditional center of the port city of San Sebastian, Spain (Donostia). Since the Basque city’s inception around 1180, the historic district has served as the center and heart of San Sebastian. It’s location in northern Spain, near France, and a strategic location inside a protected bay and at the base of Monte Urgull made it an [...]
Miami Bicycle Summit #3
The 3rd and final City of Miami Bicycle Master Summit is taking place at 6PM on September 21st at Belafonte TACOLCY Center (6161 NW 9th Ave , Miami ). The third summit will present the final bicycle master plan. You will have the opportunity to ask questions and provide input about the final plan.
San Sebastian Mid-Rise Architecture
The streets of San Sebastian, Spain (Donostia) are defined by a rigid and regulated urban fabric of mid-rise buildings. Typical of a European city, the mid-rise buildings of San Sebastian are approximately six to eight stories in height. Tall enough to define public space, yet short enough to allow natural light and air into the streets below, the mid-rise buildings of the [...]
