2024-05-18T09:30:09-04:00 https://archinect.com/features/article/150180295/berenblum-busch-architects-on-exploring-the-constraints-of-miami-s-climate Katherine Guimapang 2020-02-28T15:31:00-05:00 >2020-02-28T15:34:43-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ad/adf9ee1b2d1fd0b657df792325f6782b.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>When running an architectural practice, most architects can attest to the profession's fair share of rewards and obstacles&mdash;many variables factor in starting and maintaining a practice, after all. For <a href="https://archinect.com/features/tag/1506136/spotlight-on-miami" target="_blank">Miami</a>-based duo Gustavo Berenblum and Claudia Busch of&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/4853926/berenblum-busch-architects-bba" target="_blank">Berenblum Busch Architects</a>, the decision to start their own firm stemmed from the 2008 recession. "Although the great recession was very much present in 2010, in a way, it created a space for us to breathe and think about the future. We decided then to do what we always dreamed of: to have our own firm," the duo explains.</p> <p>For this week's <a href="https://archinect.com/features/tag/1222145/studio-snapshots" target="_blank">Studio Snapshot</a>, Archinect chats with Berenblum and Busch as they share how they stay focused and inspired while also working in&nbsp;a city that is as fast-paced as Miami. From their expertise in port design to accommodating Florida's environmental constraints, both architects express their passion for the profession and what keeps their firm going.</p> https://archinect.com/features/article/95966727/student-works-x-city-making-interior-cities-from-the-piet-zwart-institute Amelia Taylor-Hochberg 2014-03-20T16:59:00-04:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/hr/hrimklod8ezci1og.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Focusing on a defunct submarine wharf in the Port of Rotterdam, students in the <a href="http://pzwart.nl/nl/courses/miard" target="_blank">Masters of Interior Architecture and Retail Design</a> program at the Piet Zwart Institute explored whether interior design can give way to urban redevelopment. As part of last fall's [X]City studio, students proposed a spectrum of redevelopment strategies for the wharf, varying from commercial to artistic to recreational.</p> https://archinect.com/features/article/57552344/showcase-new-keelung-harbor-service-building Archinect 2012-09-19T15:03:00-04:00 >2024-01-23T19:16:08-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1e/1ezh6nfhsh51wso6.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p> <a href="http://archinect.com/features/tag/1518/showcase" target="_blank"><strong>ShowCase</strong></a> is an on-going feature series on Archinect, presenting exciting new work from designers representing all creative fields and all geographies.</p> <p> <em>We are always accepting nominations for upcoming ShowCase features - if you would like to suggest a project, <a href="http://archinect.com/about/contact.php" target="_blank">please send us a message</a>. </em></p>