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Stitched brick wall welcomes guests to Uchi Miami restaurant by Michael Hsu

February 11, 2022 Dan Howarth 0

Masonry bricks are tied together to form a curved entryway at this sushi restaurant in Miami’s Wynwood neighbourhood, by Michael Hsu Office of Architecture. At Uchi Miami, the American firm aimed to create a “perfect contrast” between the materials, techniques and styles of Japan and Florida. “Uchi tells a story of tactility, honoring Japanese tradition,

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SOM designs Fort Lauderdale Federal Courthouse informed by classical architecture

February 9, 2022 James Parkes 0

The building will have a fluted glass and metal exterior

Architecture practice Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) has received approval for a new 10-storey federal courthouse with a fluted metal and glass exterior in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Recently approved by the US General Services Administration, the new Fort Lauderdale Federal Courthouse will encompass 252,000 square feet (23,411 square metres) across 10 storeys and will be built

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Marcel Wanders wraps Louis Vuitton Miami store in diamond facade

January 29, 2022 Jenna McKnight 0

Dutch studio Marcel Wanders has created a white, patterned screen for a Louis Vuitton menswear store in Miami that was informed by the luxury brand’s leatherwork and iconic monogram. Located in the heart of the city’s Design District, the store opened in December 2021 during Design Miami. While the building and interior design were handled

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Adjaye Associates completes rose-hued cultural hub in Florida

January 4, 2022 James Parkes 0

Image of the three structures at Winter Park Library & Events Center

British architecture firm Adjaye Associates has designed a collection of pigmented-concrete pavilions in Winter Park, Florida, to house a library and an events centre. Located on the northwestern corner of the 23-acre (9.3 hectares) Martin Luther King, Jr. Park in Florida, the Winter Park Library and Events Center comprises three pavilions and was described as

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Seibert Architects designs Florida home for indoor-outdoor living

December 31, 2021 James Brillon 0

A glazed courtyard occupies the centre of this Florida residence by Seibert Architects, bringing light to the interiors and organising the circulation around the building. Completed earlier this year, the Schechter Residence is a low-slung home that offers its owners a beach-focused lifestyle in Sarasota, Florida. Located just a few metres above from the shore,

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Esrawe Studio and Superflex create stripy ceramic facade for Grupo Arca showroom in Miami

November 24, 2021 Natasha Levy 0

Grupo Arca showroom in Miami features stripy tiled facade

Multicolour tiles form graphic stripes across the exterior of this showroom in Miami, which Esrawe Studio has designed in collaboration with art collective Superflex. The showroom belongs to natural stone company Grupo Arca and is located in Wynwood, a former industrial district of Miami where scores of converted warehouses are now covered with vivid murals by some

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Sarah Coleman puts a psychedelic twist on the brand’s logo at the Fendi Caffe

July 12, 2021 Jane Englefield 0

Artist Sarah Coleman has added a psychedelic twist to Fendi’s distinctive double-F logo for a pop-up cafe she designed for the brand in the Miami Design District. Stylised as the Fendi Caffe, the cafe designed for the Italian fashion house was located on the outdoor corridor of OTL restaurant in the heart of Miami’s Design

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Elon Musk submits bid to build beach tunnel transport system in Florida

July 8, 2021 India Block 0

Fort Lauderdale has voted to approve a proposal from Elon Musk’s tunnelling firm Boring Company to build an underground transit loop connecting the downtown part of the Florida city to its beachfront. Fort Lauderdale’s mayor Dean J Trantalis tweeted on 7 July that city officials had accepted the proposal from the Boring Company to undertake

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Report on collapsed Miami building warned of “abundant cracking” in its concrete

June 28, 2021 India Block 0

Engineers warned of “major structural damage” to the concrete of the Champlain Towers South condominium in Miami, which collapsed last week leaving 10 people dead and 150 missing. A 2018 report on the condition of the 136-unit residential building in the town of Surfside, Florida, noted that deterioration in the concrete would “expand exponentially” unless

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Weiss/Manfredi renovates and expands Florida’s storm-damaged Baker Museum

June 25, 2021 India Block 0

The Baker Museum in Naples, Florida, has been revamped by New York architecture firm Weiss/Manfredi following significant damage during Hurricane Irma. Part of South Florida’s Artis—Naples arts centre, the museum displays a collection of modern and contemporary art. It was badly damaged when it was flooded by the category three hurricane in 2017 and forced to

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