Miami Beach takes top spot in AIA Florida’s Survey, but what else?
Fontainebleau Hotel image courtsey of Miami.com The results are in, and the selections to the AIA Florida Top 100 Buildings have been announced. Miami (by ways of Miami Beach) placed first overall,...
View ArticleHappy Birthday to I.M. Pei
Today marks the 95th birthday of modern architect, IM Pei. Pei left his native China to study in the United States, but was not in tune with the Beaux-Arts teachings happening at the time; at one...
View ArticlePreservation of Modernist Architecture
France and Florida : two perspectives on the preservation of Modernist Architecture in comparison Tuesday May 1 • 6:30pm France and the United States have different views on heritage preservation. The...
View ArticlePrefab House Builders hosting an Open House
Cabin Fever,a local Miami company doing prefab building successfully, invites you to a free open house of their factory (with a unit under construction) on Wed, May 23, from 6 to 8 PM at 85 NW 71 St,...
View ArticleGehry & Bacardi = New home for National YoungArts Foundation
The Miami Herald’s front page reports that the Bacardi Building located in downtown Miami will be granted new as an arts hub thanks to The National Young Arts Foundation. Architect Frank Gehry will be...
View ArticleCOMPETITION UPDATE: Questions & Answer
Below you will find a list of questions and their respective answers. We tried to answer specific questions that were unique, and those that were more general which many people asked. Please be aware...
View ArticleTerry Riley to Lecture at U.Miami
DawnTown board member and juror, Terry Riley is founding partner of K/R (Keenen/Riley, 1984), an architectural studio in New York City well known for its designs for art museums and galleries...
View ArticleMiami Marine Stadium news
News from Friends of Miami Marine Stadium. Above is a rendering of a proposed Marine Stadium Maritime Center located just next to the stadium. Below is an article regarding the progress they are...
View ArticleARTIST TLK focuses on Daniel Arsham and Alexander Gorlin
Reserve Channel is a station on YouTube, that focuses on variety of different topics, usually done in an interview setting of some kind. One of these segments is called Artist Tlk, hosted by Pharrell...
View ArticleHelp Team B.ADD WINGS Soar Over Miami!
Photo from Team B.ADD WINGS Facebook page The Red Bull Flugtag: A wild and demented 21st century take on the Wright Brothers experiment. For those of you who don’t know, the Flugtag challenges...
View ArticleWalk on Water at FIU
A long standing tradition at Florida International University has been Walk on Water, where students build inflatable devices to traverse the man made lake on campus. Always a site to behold, come...
View ArticleArchitect Max Strang gets the cover story in Modern Luxury Miami Magazine
MODERN LUXURY MIAMI magazine spotlights Max Strang in their current cover story “Best of the City”. When 43-year-old Miami starchitect Max Strang learned that the American Institute of Architects was...
View ArticleAlumni proposes new school design of Southwest Senior High
After posting images of the new Mast High School building, we were contacted by a local architect expressing his desire to share his thoughts on school design. Below is a narrative prepared by the...
View ArticleBringing Uber to Miami
As the topic for this year’s competition is on alternative mobilities and providing options for public to move around urban Miami, we are promoting the move to bring Uber to Miami (and all of...
View ArticleTemporary Installation on Calle Ocho this Friday
The last Friday of each month in Miami means its Viernes Culturales (Cultural Fridays) on 8th Street/Calle Ocho in Little Havana. It’s a time when visitors flock to the area to explore the unique art...
View ArticleBrillhart Architects named a Finalist in the MoMA PS1 Young Architects Program
Every year, MoMA PS1 celebrates the talents of a Young Architect through the design of temporary pavilion in their outdoor courtyard. This year, we have learned that one of the finalists comes from...
View ArticleFuture Latin American Art Museum in Miami?
Lets take a small little break from ArtBasel, just for a second. I call your attention above , to a video from architect Fernando Romero’s office FR-EE. The video shows a very convincing rendering...
View ArticleMiami Marine Stadium news
News from Friends of Miami Marine Stadium. Above is a rendering of a proposed Marine Stadium Maritime Center located just next to the stadium. Below is an article regarding the progress they are...
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