“The quality of architecture is about poetry and beauty but it’s also about beauty and perfection.” – Renzo Piano Pritzker- prize winning architect, Renzo Piano, lives by this idea. In his eyes, architecture does not stop simply at functionality; it is a statement of beauty, craftsmanship and proof of humanity’s achievements. His vision is embodied …
Every place has its character just as people have their own identity. In this case the character of a space is determined by the natural landscape that surrounds it, the inhabitants which constantly transform it and the function it serves. However, most urban cities as we know them have been immortalized thanks to the architecture …
Monumental, unpredictable and out of the ordinary. These words only begin to illustrate the character of Arquitectonica, a world renown firm that has expanded the influence of contemporary architecture through its modernist style and taken over the aesthetics of each city where its projects can be found. Every building challenges the idea that architecture and …
In 2015 the founding stone of what would become one of Downtown Miami’s most distinctive structures was placed across from the Maurice A. Ferré Park, near the Pérez Art Museum. Zaha Hadid’s design, the One Thousand Museum, towers over the streets like a rocket about to fire into space. The futuristic design may seem to …
Miami is a stage from which renown personalities continuously come and go; a city that sees the rebirth of countless of shows and innovative exhibitions which ultimately must come to an end, leaving behind a remarkable glimpse of a different reality. Nonetheless, what always remains after all these things are gone is the setting itself: …
Venture into the busy streets of the Brickell business district past the tall buildings that line the streets and stop where your gaze meets the unmistakable exterior of the $1.05 billion shopping mall. The Brickell City Centre project is impossible to miss as it expands five blocks to the west of Brickell Avenue and to …
Glistening in the distance, a sharp tower connects earth and sky in the north of Miami Beach. Developed by Miami’s cutting-edge Fortune International Group, the Jade Signature residential complex is the very embodiment of its name. This 57-story building is an architectural jewel artfully crafted by the Swiss team of architects, Herzog & de Meuron, …
Zaha Hadid: A pioneer architect, Zaha Hadid has left her imprint on the design world that encompasses Miami. Only recently had she brought her talents to “The Magic City” having designed the “One Thousand Museum” prior to her passing in late March 31st, 2016. The sky-rocketing 62-story climb was considered a complex structure that was …