2024-05-17T22:01:28-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150098908/what-s-new-miami-a-look-at-the-city-s-latest-a-list-architecture-additions Alexander Walter 2018-12-04T13:37:00-05:00 >2020-02-03T12:16:23-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/18/18a0b31c1180ef9a7aac1b1da4870cfa.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Miami&rsquo;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 &amp; De Meuron, Grimshaw, C&eacute;sar 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.</p></em><br /><br /><p>Sam Lubell takes a stroll from Downtown Miami to the Design District to Miami Beach for a <em>NYT</em> roundup of (fairly) recent additions to the city's impressive portfolio of landmark buildings by noteworthy architects, including Herzog &amp; de Meuron's 1111 Lincoln Road parking garage, OMA's <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/149981015/oma-s-three-part-faena-project-opens-in-miami" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Faena Forum</a> arts center, Zaha Hadid Architects's <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/134269190/construction-begins-on-zaha-hadid-s-luxe-new-one-thousand-museum-in-miami" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">One Thousand Museum</a> condo tower, Grimshaw's <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150061595/new-miami-frost-science-museum-faces-lawsuit-from-contractor-skanska-over-unpaid-bills" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Frost Science Museum</a>, and, of course, the exuberant Museum Garage with facade contributions by J. Mayer H, WORKac, and others. <br></p> <p><a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/149976153/floridians-may-not-see-eye-to-eye-politically-but-they-all-agree-parking-garages-are-awesome" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Garages, so hot right now</a>.<br></p> <p>Related:&nbsp;Listen to our podcast episode about Miami's garages, in our conversation with&nbsp;Thom Faulders of Faulders Studio.</p> <p><br></p> https://archinect.com/news/article/149981015/oma-s-three-part-faena-project-opens-in-miami Amelia Taylor-Hochberg 2016-12-02T13:33:00-05:00 >2019-01-05T12:31:03-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/hw/hwxi84hxkox9xqpq.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>OMA's three-piece project for Miami's new,&nbsp;billion-dollar arts neighborhood, Faena District Miami Beach, had its coming out party this past Monday, christening the start of the city's Art Basel. OMA's work consists of the Faena Forum, Faena Park, and Faena Bazaar (the last one doesn't open until March of next year), located right by the beach, and linked by a series of public spaces.</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/84/84489qwugf5vjkjl.jpg"></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/su/su70a3a8srpdc89o.jpg"><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/54/54v2yh6mwmr4naew.jpg"></p><p>The Forum is a 42,565 square-feet arts venue, accommodating a flexible set of art and performance styles. The two main levels of the building are allowed vast stretches of column-free space, supported by a "structural facade of 350 distinct windows". The top floor is capped by a 40-foot-high dome, with a spiraling balcony arising from the street affording plentiful views of the city.</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/l7/l7fuq5nkr140bvgn.jpg"></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/uploads/tu/tu9ohyunhhjnd46r.gif"></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/22/22ij3uf4hcb6o1k2.jpg"></p><p>Faena Park, which OMA's press release refers to as "a state-of-the-art parking structure," doesn't hold a lot of cars (capacity for 81, stacking two per space) but its 28,000 square-feet prioritizes retail space instead. The ...</p>