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The annual public international architecture ideas competition for Downtown Miami! Also architecture and urban planning events in Miami throughout the year.

May in Miami is Museum Month

Check out the video showing the public relations stunt to promote Miami Museum Month in May.  We’ve also included a list of participating museums with links to their sites. May is Miami Museum Month, and what better way to create … Continue reading

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Port Tunnel Exhibit at Coral Gables Museum

There is still time to see the exhibit on the new Port Tunnel project in Miami.  The tunnel is a massive public works project that creates a connection between Watson and Dodge Islands.

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Prefab 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, Miami, FL … Continue reading

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Discussion on Downtown Miami May 15th

From Schwartz Media Strategies: Tuesday, May 15, at 5:45 pm 1450 Brickell Avenue, 5th Floor (parking garage access located on SW 15th Rd.) Miami is hot right now and it isn’t just the weather. Investors from all corners of the … Continue reading

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Followup on Sobe Park Charrette

Just a short recap of the Sobe Park Charrette review that occurred last week on Miami Beach.  The project featured 3 designs by Gensler, Benoy in partnership with ADD Inc, and SOM.  The developer, Crescent Heights, owns the property in … Continue reading

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First visit to the Marlins Ballpark

This past weekend, a few friends and I attended our first game at the new Marlins Ballpark.  For a baseball game, which normally goes at a tortoise pace, the experience was great and the game itself had a little bit … Continue reading

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Preservation 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 conference will highlight the challenges of preserving historical buildings … Continue reading

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Happy 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 point he considered whether … Continue reading

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Airport Link described as “Portal to the Future”

It has been years in the making, but the Airport Link will soon become a reality.  Unlike many major cities around the country and worldwide, public transportation access to Miami International Airport is limited.  The largest disconnect is between the … Continue reading

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Presentation on the Miami Marine Stadium, April 24th

The event is open to the public. Please follow the directions on the flyer above.

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Help Pick the Winning Design from the Alton Road Charrette

Do you care about Miami’s built environment? If you are reading this, or any other of DawnTown’s posts, I imagine that you probably do.  DawnTown came about because we seek change in the neglected areas of Miami, and wanted to … Continue reading

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Miami Beach takes top spot in AIA Florida’s Survey, but what else?

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, with Morris Lapidus’ Fontainebleau Hotel.  At the time of its creation, the Fontainebleau was … Continue reading

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Architecture and Ice Cream?

Is it me, or do the Miami food trucks seem to be growing exponentially?  Just a mere three years ago there was a small, manageable network of trucks but these days, you need a social media intern checking a 24 … Continue reading

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Little Havana Bus Tour

A few weeks back, we posted an article where we briefly mentioned a neighborhood we don’t talk enough about: Little Havana (Click here to read that post).  Little Havana is known for being one of the most eccentric and unique … Continue reading

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Event on Sustainability and Eco-Business at the Wolfsonian

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Great Park Summit next week at Fairchild Tropical Park

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CNN lists New World Symphony as Top Spot for Architecture Lovers

CNN Travel released today an online article describing six new spots for architecture lovers.  Number one on that list is Miami’s very own New World Symphony on Miami Beach.  For the entire article, click here.  The excerpt can be read … Continue reading

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Follow up article on Alternative for Parking Lots

The New York Times just will not stop writing about parking.  Phil Patton writes, in the Automobiles section, a response to Professor Eran Ben-Joseph’s article written on Monday.  The article makes for a good follow up, and although doesn’t reference … Continue reading

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Brian Phillips Lecture: Weds. March 28th at 6pm

  Brian Phillips is founding principal of Interface Studio Architects, an architectural design and research office in Philadelphia. He holds a degree from the University of Oklahoma and an M.Arch from the University of Pennsylvania.  His writing and design work … Continue reading

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The Possible Transformations of a Parking Lot

Image of Bayfront Park way project courtesy of © Ana Bikic via Treehugger.com Below is an article, taken straight from the New York Times about the current state and future possibilities of parking lots. I find the article relevant since … Continue reading

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