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New app allows you to see sites through the eyes of architects
Siteseekr is a new application that brings architecture to the masses. It is being developed locally by Linda Feinberg, an architect and educator from Florida International University. The premise is that Siteseekr will allow its audience to … Continue reading
DawnTown Design Build Event Photos Part II
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DawnTown Design/Build Opens at HistoryMiami March 21st
DawnTown Design/Build’s winning entry, Up-Downtown, will make its grand debut at HistoryMiami. Come interact with the exhibit and meet the designers during this special event! RSVP by March 18th!
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LANDMARK COMPETITION UPDATE
The competitions section of our site has recently been updated with new, detailed maps of the baywalk and fountain in Bayfront Park. Files are in PDF format and include scales. There are some dimensions located within the site plan to … Continue reading
Rem Koolhaas & Shohei Shigematsu to Lecture on Miami Beach
Thursday night on Lincoln Road brings a lecture by starchitect extraordinaire, Rem Koolhaas of OMA. Along with him will be Shohei Shigematsu, the director of OMA’s New York City office. The event will be moderated by University of Miami’s School … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, Colony theater, Jean Francois Lejeune, lecture, miami beach, OMA, rem koolhaas, starchitect
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ARTIST 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 Williams. The same Pharrell Williams of NERD … Continue reading
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Tagged alexander gorlin, aqua, architecture, arsham, daniel arsham, Ice Cream City, Miami, miami beach, Pharrell, reserve channel, Snarkitecture
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LANDMARK COMPETITION UPDATE – SITE MAP/LOGO
We have been able to secure a scaled version of the Bayfront Area. Please click on the following link to download a PDF copy or visit our competition section: Site / Park Layout Above is the logo to be used … Continue reading
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DESIGN BUILD UPDATE – PROGRESS PHOTOS
Here are some behind the scenes look at the Design / Build winners small scale mock up. Manuel and Jacob hard at work with their crew.
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Design Build Finalists Recap 2: Rachel Dickey, April Tann, Keith Smith
By ways of Atlanta comes this entry, submitted by a trio of designers: Rachel Dickey, April Tann, and Keith Smith. All three designers share a similar educational background, holding degrees from the Georgia Tech School of Architecture. As shown by … Continue reading
Building Bacardi at the Coral Gables Museum
Our new competition, LANDMARK MIAMI, is about finding the new iconic symbol for the city of Miami. In no way do we wish to replace our local landmarks, but instead compliment them by adding a new one. It will be … Continue reading
Short film on 1111 Lincoln Road
Check out this great video found through Archinect on 1111 Lincoln Road, the parking lot/civic space/landmark found in Miami Beach designed by Herzog & deMeuron.
Miami Community to support The Rockaways
The Rockaways is a popular beach area, and escape from the hustle and bustle of New York City. Located in Long Island, the area was devastated by Hurricane Sandy leaving many without power, still to this day. Living in … Continue reading
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Miami 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 making in preserving the stadium itself. For … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, hilario candela, Key Biscayne, Miami, MIAMI MARINE STADIUM
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Terry 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 throughout the United States. He is an architect internationally … Continue reading
Gehry & 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 designing the project. For more on … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, arts, Bacardi, downtown miami, frank gehry, historic buildings, Miami, Young National Arts Foundation
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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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Tagged architecture, Cabin Fever, construction, Little Haiti, Miami, open house, prefabrication
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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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Tagged Add Inc, architecture, Benoy Architects, fiusoa, Gensler, landscape urbanism, Local 10 news, miami beach, SoBePark Charrette, SOM, urban design
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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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Tagged architecture, baseball, miami dade transit, miami marlins, miami trolley, parking, Populous, Transit Miami, urban planning
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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
