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The popular Mexican game known as 'Padel' has landed with a splash in Miami in the form of a new floating playing court space built and designed by the real estate investment venture Yntegra Group. Their temporary platform in Miami Harbor weighs 84 tons and measures 16.4 x 38.4 x 71.5 feet. ... View full entry
Archinect has received a first look at a new 48-story residential design for Miami’s Design District from Arquitectonica and Yabu Pushelberg in collaboration with the celebrity chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten. The Jean-Georges Miami Tropic Residences include 329 condominium residences... View full entry
Plans for a 54-story mixed-use tower from Foster + Partners in Miami are coming into focus with the release of new concept renderings depicting a new headquarters for the hedge fund Citadel. The tower will reportedly include 212 hotel rooms at its uppermost levels, preceded by a 34-floor office... View full entry
A hyperlocal strategy and refinement of the site’s relationship with the street-level and corresponding parts of Midtown will be the defining features of Heatherwick Studios’ planned Sunset Place retail regeneration project in Miami. The plan was put forth in detail via a 5-minute... View full entry
Regulations passed in Florida after the 2021 collapse of the Champlain Towers condominium have helped fuel the drive by developers to buy out and replace older residential buildings. The new rules have increased costs for residents in many older buildings, sometimes requiring sizeable special assessments that may be unaffordable. — NPR
The rush to improve building safety in the wake of the 2021 Surfside condo collapse has since produced some unintended and expensive consequences for residents of Florida condominiums, three-quarters of whom live in structures that are now more than 30 years old. While the laws’ intent is... View full entry
Kengo Kuma Associates has shared the announcement of a new mixed-use project in the Miami Design District. The MIRAI Design District is a $1 billion development to be realized at 65,000 square feet with 16,000 square feet of ground-floor retail and another 40,000 square feet of high-end... View full entry
OMA has broken ground on its new Miami Beach development called The Perigon. The project from partner Jason Long at 5333 Collins Avenue will reach a height of 17 floors when it first opens to residents in late 2026. A total of 73 one- and two-bedroom residences are included, oriented around... View full entry
The New York Times has picked a side in the fight between Miami Beach historic preservation advocates and developers supporting the recently signed Resiliency and Safe Structures Act, a law those in the former category claim will augment a devastating erasure of the local architecture character... View full entry
Preliminary details from the ongoing National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) investigation into the deadly 2021 collapse of the Champlain Towers South condominium building in Florida were shared recently, revealing evidence that supports theories about the precise source of its... View full entry
SHoP Architects has designed a residential tower for Mercedes-Benz in Miami, the first branded real-estate project for the car company in the United States. Overseen by JDS Development Group, and designed in collaboration with a Mercedes-Benz design team, the scheme is centered on the theme... View full entry
Plans for what would be the tallest tower in Miami have been put forth by a local developer seeking permission for a new high-rise building in the Brickell commercial district designed by BMA Architects. Their proposal for a tower at 190 Southwest Street is advancing under the tentative name Calle... View full entry
Docomomo US has issued a statement clarifying its stance on issues that have been raised in advance of its 2024 National Symposium in Coral Gables, Florida. The group’s decision to host its annual event in the Miami area had come under scrutiny over the state’s pursuit of... View full entry
A new project from this year’s Pritzker Prize laureate, David Chipperfield, was announced recently as the architect of a new western expansion plan for the Design District in Miami. Local developer Craig Robbins made the news public in earlier December via Instagram. The plan will... View full entry
The 21st edition of Art Basel Miami Beach, which took place last week, featured a special capsule collection from Frank Gehry for Louis Vuitton. The latest in a string of creative product collaborations that have to date included a special fragrance bottle design and the 2014 'Iconoclasts' series... View full entry
The design of KPF’s Tower 36 has been approved by the Miami Urban Development Review Board. Developed in collaboration with architect of record ODP Architecture & Design, the 922,000-square-foot tower will hold both office and retail functions. Image credit: Atchain, courtesy of KPF Externally... View full entry
