Cities are regarded as long-standing products of humans’ sedentary evolution and the demands that followed it; however, they are also the outcome of our nomadic excursions and an increasingly globalized world which brings with it the dreams, ideas and creations of people from all over the world. Each city bears the imprint of the inhabitants …
Miami’s restless streets are buzzing with excitement as people move from place to place like mesmerizing flashes of tropical colors. The only static features are the towering glass buildings that define the modern cityscape. Within this hubris of noise and activity one can distinguish a name dancing across everyone’s lips ‘The Grove’. It has a …
Most Internet searches for successful architects turn up design blogs and magazines. But Max Strang’s name has become known in a very different medium. His own Coconut Grove, Florida, house was featured in the 2006 action-drama film Miami Vice. The nearly all-white five-bedroom home with tropical pool and spa and open-air upstairs living room is …