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Zaha Hadid's One Thousand Museum Miami tower officially completed

2020-07-08T19:07:00-04:00

Miami's new 62-story luxury residential tower One Thousand Museum is now officially completed with the issuance of its certificate of occupancy from the local building department this week. The property opened for sale of its 84 units last year July when it received a temporary CofO. Vertical construction began in 2015.

Considered the final residential project in the United States designed by the late Zaha Hadid, the 216 m/709 ft tower draws attention with its expressive concrete exoskeleton.

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"One Thousand Museum incorporates glass fibre reinforced concrete form-work which remains in place as construction progresses up the tower," explains ZHA in its announcement of the tower's completion. "This permanent concrete form-work also provides the architectural finish that requires minimal maintenance. Behind the exoskeleton, the faceted, crystal-like f...

Photos of Renzo Piano's first residential building in Miami

2020-03-02T19:48:00-05:00

Renzo Piano Building Workshop recently celebrated the completion of Eighty Seven Park, the firm's first residential building in Miami.

Designed for developers Terra and Bizzi & Partners Development, the 200-foot-tall condo tower made headlines in 2018 when the 18th-floor, six-bedroom, 11-bathroom penthouse hit the market at a Florida record-setting asking price of $68 million.

French studio RDAI envisioned the building's interior design, and Rotterdam's West 8 were in charge of the landscape design.

Photo: The Boundary, image courtesy Eighty Seven Park.

"The site is the last piece of land north of North Shore Open Space Park at the limit of the city of Miami Beach," explains RPBW's project description. "The main idea of the project is to enhance the presence of the green space in the area of North Shore Park, by extending the green area to the 87th Terrace at the northern limit of the project site."

Photo: Douglas Friedman, image courtesy Eighty Seven Park.

"Reducing the footprint of...

Forensic Architecture's first American survey goes on view at Miami's Museum of Art and Design

2020-02-24T16:45:00-05:00

Forensic Architecture's first United States survey exhibition, Forensic Architecture: True to Scale, made its debut last week at Miami's Museum of Art and Design at Miami Dade College.

The exhibition, according to a press release, "explores a new understanding of architecture, a new evidentiary aesthetic, and a new form of coalition activism," and is going public as news surfaces that Forensic Architecture director Eyal Weizman was denied a visa to visit the United States for the exhibition's opening by Department of Homeland Security authorities. Weizman's visa application was denied because "an algorithm had identified a security threat that was related to him," The New York Times reports. Weizman published an open letter describing the situation on the Forensic Architecture website.

Investigation #31: the Seizure of the Iuventa (2018). Image courtesy of Forensic Architecture.

The exhibition in Miami highlights a collection of Forensic Architecture's recent research projects, whi...

Engineers praise balanced form of ZHA's One Thousand Museum in Miami

2020-02-24T12:40:00-05:00

Engineering News-Record (ENR), a leader reporting news and projects in the construction industry, has recently announced its 2020 ENR Awards of Excellence. Judges have selected 20 winners for this year's "Best of the Best Projects" competition. Among those 20 honorees, Zaha Hadid Architects' One Thousand Museum was chosen as the winner for the Residential/Hospitality category.

As Archinect reported earlier this month, the tower's structural design consists of a volume and facade engineered to withstand Miami's sometimes devastating environmental conditions.

One Thousand Museum. Image © Alena Graff

As stated by ZHA's project director Chris Lepine in an interview hosted on the ZHA website, the tower's formal attributes come out of a balanced blend between structure and form. Lepine states, "What you see is literally structure getting thicker and thinner, as needed. There's a continuity between the disciplines, between the architecture and engineering, to create that impression."

Acco...

Estudio Barozzi Veiga to design new home for Miami's Oolite Arts

2020-02-21T18:01:00-05:00

Barcelona, Spain-based Estudio Barozzi Veiga has been selected to design a new headquarters for Oolite Arts, one of Miami's largest artist-supporting cultural groups.

In a press release announcing the selection of Barozzi Veiga, Oolite Arts CEO Dennis Scholl said, "Miami’s visual arts community has grown exponentially over the past decade, and Oolite Arts has transformed its programming to help Miami-based artists grow. Our new home will enable us to better meet the needs of both visual artists and the community.”

According to the announcement, the new space will include studio spaces to support Oolite's artist residency programs, an exhibition hall, theater space, a "makerspace," and community classrooms.

Previously on Archinect: "Barcelona's Barozzi/Veiga selected to masterplan Chicago's Art Institute campus." View Renzo Piano's 2009 addition to the Art Institute of Chicago campus.Image courtesy of Wikimedia user Omeomi.

Originally formed as an organization named ArtCenter/South ...

10 architectural projects in Miami we liked this month by Miami-based architects and interior designers

2020-02-17T09:00:00-05:00

As part of Archinect's month-long Spotlight on Miami, we have selected ten of our favorite architectural projects uploaded to Firm profiles of practices based in Miami.

Looking for architectural jobs in the region? Check out these firms that are currently hiring in the city and catch up also with our latest curated job picks specifically for Miami.

Missed our other recent regional project roundups? Here are Austin and Los Angeles.

And here now, finally, Miami:

↑ Warren Gautreaux in Coconut Grove, FL by [STRANG] Architecture; Photo: Claudia Uribe-Touri

↑ Mr. C Miami – Coconut Grove in Miami, FL by Arquitectonica; Photo: Christian Santiago Photography

↑ 1301 Bay Harbor in Bay Harbor Islands, FL by SDH Studio Architecture + Design; Photo: PHL Photography - Libertad Rodriguez

↑ Hibiscus Bay Point in Miami, FL by Luis Pons Design Lab

↑ Bal Harbour House in Miami, FL by Oppenheim Architecture (the firm was also featured in Archinect's Studio Snapshot series); Photo: Karen Fuchs Photog...

Faulders Studio's striking facade adds rowdy patterning to Miami's Wynwood arts district

2020-02-07T13:36:00-05:00

In recent years, thanks to advances in material specification, graphic appliqué, and building technologies, large, anonymous buildings around the country have been converted into canvases for designers and artists through new experiments in facade design. Oakland-based architecture practice Faulders Studio has helped transform an 8-story building, designed by Wolfber Alvarez & Partners, into a striking visual beacon in Miami's artsy Wynwood district, offering one example of this new approach.

Wynwood is not only the home of Miami's arts district, but is also the area with the largest concentration of street art in the United States. With the new architectural skin Thom Faulders and his team created for this 250,000 mixed-use building, it's non-repeating pattern adds to the district's lively and creative environment.

Image © Moris Moreno. Courtesy of Goldman Properties/Faulders Studio.

Archinect's previous coverage of the project back in 2016 focused on the project's aim to integrat...

Miami architecture jobs! Don't miss these opportunities featured on Archinect Jobs

2020-02-05T13:51:00-05:00

Kicking off Archinect's regional Spotlight on Miami, we head to Florida's iconic southern metropolitan city! Rich with an impactful cultural heritage from Latin America, the city is recognized for its lively and lavish built environment.

This week we highlight 7 firms based in the Miami region who are seeking the right candidates to join their team. From project management to interior design don't miss these featured job opportunities!

Four Seasons Resort Jumeirah Beach Road Dubai United Arab Emirates. Image courtesy of Francois Frossard Design

Francois Frossard Design seeks an Architectrual Designer/Project Manager
Award-winning Hospitality Architecture & Interior Design firm is seeking a highly motivated, self starting individual for the position of Architectural Designer/Project Manager with a minimum of 7 years of experience. Candidate must possess excellent design skills and be able to take on various roles and challenges. Candidate must also possess the ability to produce breat...

Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture envision 724-foot glass tower for Miami's Brickell neighborhood

2020-02-05T12:30:00-05:00

Over the years, the Miami has become synonymous with its collection of ultra-luxe residential towers and its constantly evolving skyline. In fact, with over 300 skyscrapers situated across its various business, residential, and commercial districts, the city offers the "third-largest skyline" in the U.S. based on the number of high-rises, falling behind only Chicago and New York. Work on that skyline is continuing apace once again with the construction of 830 Brickell, a new 724-foot luxury commercial tower.

The Miami Herald reports the new office building will be the second tallest office tower in Miami-Dade County. Construction broke ground in 2019 at the site of the tower, which is designed by Chicago-based architecture firm Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill and features interior designs by Italian architecture firm Iosa Ghini Associati.

830 Bickell. Image render © Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture

830 Bickell. Ima...

Introducing Archinect's Spotlight on Miami

2020-02-05T12:03:00-05:00

After spending January focusing on Los Angeles, Archinect is shifting its focus to Florida with a month-long Spotlight on Miami.

As the largest city in Florida and one of the largest cities in the United States, Miami offers a view into a unique—and rapidly changing—segment of the American building industry. Filled with a growing set of speculative building projects and burgeoning creative districts while simultaneously already experiencing many of the impacts of climate change-induced gentrification, the city offers up a preview of what could become America’s near-future urban condition. Simultaneously, however, the city offers a diverse set of growing architectural practices, educational institutions, and advocacy organizations that are pushing to bring quality and thoughtfulness to Miami’s built environment. These conflicting trajectories highlight the power, relevance, and preeminence of Miami’s built environment.

This month, we’ll bring you interviews with local architecture ...

Contractor sues city of Miami Beach for unpaid work, officials say allegations are 'unfounded'

2020-02-05T10:51:00-05:00

Clark Construction Group is suing the city of Miami Beach for $90 million, which represents money the contractor says it is still owed under its contract for the $600 million, 1.5 million-square-foot renovation and expansion of the Miami Beach Convention Center. Clark alleges that changes and other extra costs add up to more than $70 million and the balance due on the contract, which includes retainage, is $20 million.

According to Construction Dive, city manager Jimmy Morales considers the allegations to be unfounded and said that Clark has still not reached substantial completion nor has the project received a temporary certificate of occupancy, which is why the city placed the contractor in default seven months ago. Some of the other allegations made by Clark include claims that the city did not pay for changes, reimburse Clark for its subcontractors for delays related to 2017's Hurricane Irma, refused to grant appropriate extensions of contract time and unreasonable held retainage, reports Construction Dive.

3D-printed stadium created by FIU students helped Florida police prepare for the Super Bowl

2020-02-03T11:58:00-05:00

In preparation for yesterday's Super Bowl, the Miami-Dade Police Department (MDPD) utilized a highly detailed 3D-printed model of the Hard Rock Stadium. The model was created by students at Florida International University's (FIU) College of Communication, Architecture + The Arts along with the school's Robotics and Digital Fabrication Lab.

Measuring 4' x 5', the model intricately shows the stadium's bleachers, hallways, exits, rooms, and even structural elements. It can be separated and reconfigured, allowing viewers to focus in on focal areas of interest. In total the printing took over 3,500 hours and was the result of months examining digital documentation of the stadium, walkthroughs, and calibration and programming of the printers.

“This was something unique, for FIU and MDPD, the creation of a physical model to use in training,” said Professor Shahin Vassigh, Director of the RDF Lab in a statement. “It’s not necessarily the scale that is unique – architects make models for d...

Check out newly released photos of Zaha Hadid's One Thousand Museum in Miami

2020-01-20T12:24:00-05:00

One Thousand Museum, first-and-only residential tower designed by the late Zaha Hadid in the Western Hemisphere, makes its debut in Miami's Museum Park this week.

The residential tower stands prominently alongside neighboring condo towers and other notable Miami structures like the Miami World Center and the Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science. Standing at 709 feet (216 meters), the 62-story tower's design reminds us of Hadid's love for combing angles with curves, and of her penchant for elegantly crafting buildings of massive scale. Yet, rather than merely highlighting the laundry list of superlative stats embodied by the project, let's appreciate the structure's design by working our way from its exterior to its interior.

Exterior Images

Image © Alena Graff

First, let's start with the structure. According to ZHA's project director Chris Lepine in an interview with Architect Magazine, "the structure - which appears as if it were eroded form a solid - reads from top to bot...

'Climate Gentrification' threatens communities in Miami's high-elevation neighborhoods

2019-12-03T19:38:00-05:00

Little Haiti’s elevation is 7 feet above sea level with pockets in the neighborhood that go as high as 14 feet above sea level. By comparison, Miami Beach is about 4 feet above sea level. A building boom is happening all over Miami, including in low-lying areas, but some experts say sea level rise is speeding up gentrification in high-elevation communities that historically have seen very little investment from the outside.

WLRN, in collaboration with WNYC's The Stakes podcast, covers the impact of the recent investment interest in Miami-Dade County’s historically black inland communities, such as Little Haiti, which are "naturally resilient" to sea-level rise due to their higher elevation.

FIU bridge collapse tied to flawed design and minimal project oversight

2019-10-24T12:24:00-04:00

The National Transportation Safety Board members that have been investigating a March 15, 2018 bridge collapse at Florida International University have concluded that the design firm FIGG Bridge Engineers, Inc. responsible for the project underestimated the loads created by the bridge's concrete structural system and overestimated the strength of their designs along a critical section that had shown signs of splintering, NBC News reports.

The bridge was, according to previous reports, designed under the Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC) method that utilizes prefabricated components, a key reason the bridge was built out of concrete and not steel as is more often the case for similar spans.

Prior to the bridge's deadly collapse, investigators found that contractors had discovered large cracks 40-times larger than what is normally accepted for this type of application in a concrete section of the bridge. Despite the cracking, no one involved the project made an attempt to close th...

Miami's condos are going unsold

2019-07-11T20:07:00-04:00

Miami’s high-end real-estate market has drastically slowed in the past several years, as the Latin American buyers who led a frenzy of postrecession purchases have all but disappeared. South American economies that were roaring in the early years of the decade, including Brazil, Argentina and Venezuela, are now facing severe economic distress, which has devalued their currencies and left purchasers from those countries with far less buying power in the U.S.

Oversupply, the unknown threat of climate change, and shifting immigration patterns are pushing high-end condominium prices downward in Miami, where, The Wall Street Journal reports, sales have fallen off 24 percent from last year.

“There’s just an abundance of inventory,” Alexandra Peters, a Miami real estate agent, told The Wall Street Journal. She added, “there’s so much frustration. It’s hard to move properties.”

Although foreign buyers, long the backbone of Miami's high-end housing economy, are buying in fewer numbers than before, that hasn't stopped developers from building. According to the report, roughly 20,000 new units have been built or planned since the Great Recession.

One Thousand Museum: Zaha Hadid's luxury condo tower opens in Miami

2019-07-09T15:35:00-04:00

One Thousand Museum Residences, the Zaha Hadid-designed skyscraper in downtown Miami, received its temporary certificate of occupancy and will begin closings as early as next week [...] Developers Louis Birdman, Gilberto Bomeny, Gregg Covin and Kevin Venger, along with the late Zaha Hadid, broke ground on the 62-story, 84-unit luxury condo tower at 1000 Biscayne Boulevard in December 2014.

The 216 m/709 ft tower with its recognizable external structure in Miami's Museum Park was the first and final residential project in the United States designed by the late Zaha Hadid. Vertical construction began in 2015.

Interior shot of a finished residence. Photo: Robin Hill, courtesy One Thousand Museum

The property, which just received its Temporary Certificate of Occupancy from the City of Miami, hosts a number of swanky amenities, and apartments don't come cheap.

"Half-floor units start at $5.8 million and full-floor residences go up to more than $24 million," reports The Real Deal.

Revitalization plan for Miami's Little Havana to focus on more affordable housing and healthy urban living

2019-06-17T14:58:00-04:00

A plan for the future of the historic Little Havana neighborhood was released Tuesday after two years of preparation. The "Little Havana Me Importa" effort launched in 2017 after the neighborhood was named a national treasure by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Since then, more than 2,700 residents have given their input about the future of their neighborhood through workshops and surveys. The collaboration is being led by PlusUrbia, the National Trust and private sector developers.

An ambitious plan to revitalize Miami's historically significant Little Havana neighborhood was unveiled last week during a local launch event. Over 2,700 residents who participated in a survey indicated that they want more affordable housing and parks, and fewer building demolitions. The plan will also focus on improving healthy urban living for residents. You can find the full revitalization plan on PlusUrbia's website.

Arquitectonica's Babylon in Miami to be demolished

2019-06-13T15:38:00-04:00

Fifteen months ago the Miami City Commission shot down a recommendation to make the Babylon, the first multifamily building designed by renowned Miami firm Arquitectonica (and its second project ever), a historically protected building. As a result, the 37-year-old Babylon [...] will be demolished sometime before July.

Telling the history of the building and Miami's Brickell neighborhood, Biscayne Times senior writer Erik Bojnansky explains that "in 1978, Arquitectonica was still an up-and-coming Coral Gables firm. Babylon was its second building, the first being the 6900-square-foot single-family home known as Pink House, on the Miami Shores waterfront, created for Spear’s parents. Even before Babylon was completed in 1982, Progressive Architecture, a respected architecture and design magazine, bestowed an award on the design renderings, which alluded to the ancient Hanging Gardens of Babylon."

Miami International Airport secures up to $5 billion for modernization projects

2019-06-05T16:12:00-04:00

Big changes will be coming to Miami International Airport over the next decade or so to meet the demands of the future. On Tuesday, the Miami-Dade commission approved a capital improvement plan for the airport which would fund up to $5 billion in modernization projects over the next five to 15 years. The changes are needed as MIA is projected to reach 77 million travelers and more than four million tons of freight by the year 2040.

Miami International Airport, which celebrated its 90th anniversary last year, laid out some details in a statement released yesterday: "The comprehensive program is designed to address all of the airport's future capacity and operational needs through five sub-programs that include: a redevelopment of Central Terminal concourses E and F; an expanded South Terminal (concourses H and J); renovated Concourse D gates to accommodate additional wide- and narrow-body aircraft, as well as larger regional jets; two new hotels (one which will include a business and conference center with exhibition space) and other miscellaneous landside projects; and expanded aircraft parking positions and warehouses for cargo operations."

Image: Miami International Airport

Contractor of collapsed FIU bridge in Miami files for bankruptcy

2019-03-04T17:59:00-05:00

Facing lawsuits from a collapsed bridge it helped build, Munilla Construction Management is asking a bankruptcy judge to protect it from creditors while borrowing millions of dollars to make payroll, continue building and not shut its doors after decades as one of South Florida’s largest government contractors.

The bankruptcy proceedings come on the eve of the first anniversary of the tragic Florida International University pedestrian bridge collapse on March 15, 2018. Six people were killed in the accident.

Why is Florida's coastal real estate still booming despite rising levels?

2019-02-20T13:49:00-05:00

In Florida, you will see a bewildering mix of optimism, opportunism and denial in the real estate market: luxury condominiums going up in flood-prone South Beach, and property values rising in the vulnerable Keys, post-Hurricane Irma. And though the House of Representatives passed a bill to require real estate agents to disclose flood risks, the Senate has not reviewed it, and a culture of “systemic, fraudulent nondisclosure” persists in high flood risk areas.

As part of her Climate Changed series for The Guardian, Megan Mayhew Bergman investigates the reluctance of Florida's condominium boom (and the wealthy investors behind it) to cool it a bit on new developments in the face of projected climate change-related devastation.

"Humans tend to respond to immediate threats and financial consequences – and coastal real estate, especially in Florida, may be on the cusp of delivering that harsh wake-up call," writes Mayhew Bergman. "The peninsula has outsized exposure: nearly 2 million people live in coastal cities. On the list of the 20 urban areas in America that will suffer the most from rising seas, Florida has five: St Petersburg, Tampa, Miami, Miami Beach and Panama City. In 2016, Zillow predicted that one out of eight homes in Florida would be underwater by 2100, a loss of $413bn in property."

Renzo Piano-Designed Miami Beach Penthouse Could Set Florida Record at $68 Million

2018-12-13T12:45:00-05:00

As Art Basel kicks off this week in Miami the city has a new listing to boast about that comes with everything you would expect for the highest-priced penthouse in the area right now: a celebrity architect, more square footage than its competitors, ocean views that go on forever and, of course, an unusual luxury amenity...

What's new, Miami? A look at the city's latest A-list architecture additions.

2018-12-04T13:37:00-05:00

Miami’s newest wave of designs could be its most ambitious yet. Fitting for a place that cherishes A-listers, virtually every celebrity architect in the world, and many rising stars, have built there in the last decade. The big names include Frank Gehry, Rem Koolhaas, Zaha Hadid, Herzog & De Meuron, Grimshaw, César Pelli, Richard Meier, Arquitectonica, Rafael Moneo, Jean Nouvel and Bjarke Ingels. The impressive results are scattered citywide, from Miami Beach to the thriving Design District.

Sam Lubell takes a stroll from Downtown Miami to the Design District to Miami Beach for a NYT roundup of (fairly) recent additions to the city's impressive portfolio of landmark buildings by noteworthy architects, including Herzog & de Meuron's 1111 Lincoln Road parking garage, OMA's Faena Forum arts center, Zaha Hadid Architects's One Thousand Museum condo tower, Grimshaw's Frost Science Museum, and, of course, the exuberant Museum Garage with facade contributions by J. Mayer H, WORKac, and others.

Garages, so hot right now.

Related: Listen to our podcast episode about Miami's garages, in our conversation with Thom Faulders of Faulders Studio.

Arquitectonica unveils new design laboratory for University of Miami School of Architecture

2018-11-16T19:53:00-05:00

In their latest project in their Miami home base, Arquitectonica designed the new Thomas P. Murphy Studio Building for the University of Miami School of Architecture. Opening on November 29, the 20,000 square-foot building will serve as a design laboratory and collaborative space for students, providing digital fabrication facilities, exhibition areas, and plenty of space for social and public functions.

Photo: Robin Hill.

Located at the center of an intersection, the building creates a plaza and pathway that links the campus to the Miami Metrorail. Topped by a warped concrete roof, the building was designed like an oversized shed, Arquitectonica describes. “The curve of the roof interacts with the curve at the entrance to demonstrate the plasticity of concrete.”

Photo: Miami In Focus.

Photo: Robin Hill.

The building can operate without any artificial light during the daytime and it also features 18-foot-high hurricane-resistant glass panels. The main entrance le...