Architecture
New World Symphony Projection Wall Test
I had the pleasure of attending a test run for the new projection wall on the east side of the Frank Gehry designed New World Symphony building in Miami Beach. One of the signature features of the building is a 7,000 square foot (70′ x 100′) projection wall on the front of the building that [...]
Miami Dade College to Expand Downtown Campus
It looks like Miami Dade College is taking advantage of the economy and looking to build a new building in it’s Wolfson Campus in Downtown Miami. According to the Miami Today News, the school plans to add a 110,000 square-foot building on a college owned parcel currently occupied by a basketball court. The site is [...]
Nichols Brosch Wurst Wolfe & Associates Receive Award
MIAMI (November 18, 2009) – Miami-based architectural firm Nichols Brosch Wurst Wolfe & Associates (NBWW) recently received the first-place Eagle Award by the Central Florida Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. (ABC) in the category of “Historic Preservation Projects over $100 million dollars.” The firm, which competed in ABC’s 2009 Excellence in Construction Awards [...]
Zyscovich Architects New Images for Synagogue In Brickell
A few months ago, there were reports that a new synagogue was coming to Brickell / Downtown Miami. New images of the Zyscovich Architects designed synagogue have been released as the new institution moves into a capital campaign and one step closer to becoming a reality.
Max Strang Architecture Expands to Colorado
In what could only be described as a bold move, especially in this market, Miami architecture firm Max Strang Architecture announced that it will open a second office in Telluride, Colorado later this year to work with commercial and residential clients who embrace the firm’s award-winning “Environmental Modernism” style.
AAA 32 – The Miami Special Edition
For anybody that has not checked it out, the architecture magazine Archivos de Arquitectura Antillana came out with a special edition issue on Miami a few months ago. Issue 32, the Miami Special Edition, covers a nice range of new buildings in the city. The magazine highlights many of Miami’s established and young architecture firms and includes floor [...]
Max Strang Lecture
Local Miami architect Max Strang will be speaking at the University of Miami on the topic of Environmental Modernism. The lecture is on November 17th at 6pm and is free. It is located at the UM School of Architecture Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center. 1 CE credit is available for those who attend.
Cheers to Bacardi – Historic Designation Awarded
In what is a big win for preservationists in young Miami, the City of Miami Preservation Board voted to award the Bacardi Building on Biscayne Boulevard with a historic designation. The building, north of Downtown Miami is a unique interpretation of the MIMO style (Miami Modernist) typical of Miami in the middle of the twentieth century.
Herzog & DeMeuron Building Nearing Completion in Miami Beach
1111 Lincoln Road, by the swiss duo of Herzog & De Meuron and local landscape firm Raymond Jungles, is nearing completion in Miami Beach at the west end of Lincoln Road. The parking garage, littered with different uses, has been topped off and workers are putting on the finishing touches.
Morris Lapidus at Lincoln Road
Morris Lapidus is the architect who back in the early 1960’s reimagined Lincoln Road in Miami Beach into one of the first pedestrian malls in America — it was he who proposed closing the street to vehicular traffic. ”A car never bought anything,” Lapidus said in defense of his idea to introduce a pedestrian mall. Considering similar changes to streets around [...]
The Neon Lights, Billboards, and Signage of Tokyo at Night
During the day, the streets of Tokyo are dominated by what could be described as a jumble of ugly and drab concrete buildings. At night nevertheless, the streets of the city lighten up in an array of colors as generic modernist buildings come alive with colorful, flickering neon lights. Massive commercial billboards and signage, which in the day seem to overpower the buildings they occupy, [...]
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: [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
