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The Underline Opens in Brickell

The Underline Opens in Brickell

Celebrate Art Deco's History

Celebrate Art Deco's History

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The Case for a Permanently Car-Free Ocean Drive

By David Rolland
Jul 20, 2020

It's time to say farewell to cars on Miami Beach's famous strip.
Politically Polarized Art Resonates Today in the Wolfsonian's "Radicals and Reactionaries"

By Douglas Markowitz
Jan 22, 2020

The new art exhibit presents a collection of book covers, posters, political cartoons, and other imagery from the early 20th Century to explore the politically polarized era's relationship to our own tense times.
Connecticut Architect Wants Lego to Reproduce His Miami Beach Art Deco Skyline Model

By Luis Gomez
Oct 9, 2019

Architect Keith Olsen gave Miami Beach’s iconic art deco buildings the Lego treatment using over 1,000 plastic toy bricks. He wants Lego to mass-produce his model.
Oolite Arts President Dennis Scholl on Moving to Little Haiti: "We Hope the Community Is Excited"

By Ciara LaVelle
Mar 6, 2019

"Every Miamian should have access to high-quality arts programming." That's the belief of Dennis Scholl, president and CEO of Oolite Arts, formerly ArtCenter/South Florida, which announced this week it plans to relocate to a newly built headquarters in Miami's Little Haiti. "We want to be an integral part of the neighborhood."
Miami Beach Commissioners Fight Over "Super Ugly" LED Sign at I-195 Entrance

By Jessica Lipscomb
Jan 18, 2019

The neon halos that adorn the necks of the palm trees at the Miami Beach entrance off the Julia Tuttle Causeway have been an iconic city fixture for more than 20 years. Since being updated with LED technology in 2007, the lights now change colors to commemorate special holidays or events held in Miami Beach.
Art Deco Weekend Returns With a Culinary Tent and Antiques

By Portia DePina
Jan 11, 2019

It’s been 40 years since Miami Beach's art deco architectural district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and it continues to be an iconic cultural landmark and internationally recognized symbol of the art deco period. Art Deco Weekend, a free, three-day festival, celebrates the country's...
Meet Robert Cortes, Your Neighborhood Furniture Bae

By Carolina del Busto
Nov 21, 2018

In a warehouse lot in Fort Lauderdale, where each pale pink door looks the same as its neighbor, one space stands out. Its garage door is wide open to expose an intimate studio perfectly arranged for a woodworker. Inside, you'll find Robert Cortes, the founder, owner, and...
There's More to Art Deco Than the Miami Beach Skyline, Wolfsonian Exhibit Proves

By Travis Cohen
Oct 11, 2018

The reality, though, is there's much more to art deco than the buildings on South Beach that adorn so many postcards. The architectural side is just one facet of the deco school of design. There's a long, beautiful history to the style that you'll soon be able to explore in an exhibition coming to the heart of South Beach.
The 12 Best Arquitectonica Buildings in Miami

By Douglas Markowitz
Sep 11, 2018

Our favorite buildings by the firm that defined Miami architecture.
DJ Khaled's We the Best Furniture Line Is Peak Khaled

By Ciara LaVelle
Aug 30, 2018

No matter what you think of DJ Khaled, you can't argue this: You can always tell when he's involved in a project. It's true of his music, which usually includes Khaled's signature "We the Best Music!" shout. It's true of his social media posts, featuring the inimitable mix of bravado...
Miami Beach Lifeguard Stands Are Selling for Less Than One Month's Rent

By Jessica Lipscomb
Aug 22, 2018

Hot tip for what could be the coolest, most profitable Airbnb ever: Miami Beach is auctioning off five of its iconic, brightly colored lifeguard towers, and they're going for as little as $405 apiece.
Miami Beach Convention Center Renovations Are Nearing Completion

By Emily Bloch
Aug 14, 2018

This past Monday, Fentress Architects released photos of the newly revamped Miami Beach Convention Center. At a glance, the new space is sleek and modern, and looks too expensive to touch. But a news release says there’s more to the $620 million makeover than aesthetics.
Miami's "Prince of Darkness" Attempts Hostile Takeover of Historic Preservation Group

By Jessica Lipscomb
Jun 20, 2018

In recent years, the Miami Design Preservation League has become one of the loudest voices against harmful development across the county. It has battled gentrification in Little Havana, the trend of McMansions replacing historic homes, and a plan to turn the Miami Beach Community Church courtyard into a retail store. In many cases, the scrappy nonprofit has challenged the county's biggest developers and lobbyists.
Miami Company Builds "Arks" That Rise on Stilts to Beat Sea-Level Rise

By Tarpley Hitt
May 25, 2018

Arkup is a new design firm that specializes in solar-powered, sustainable, “luxury livable yachts,” or “arks.”
Miami Design District's Striking New Museum Garage Opens This Month

By Ryan Yousefi
Apr 19, 2018

The Miami Design District is quickly becoming an area known for its cutting-edge fashion, art, design, and culture. Popular luxury brands such as Gucci, Tom Ford, and Louis Vuitton have recently set up shop in the continually growing neighborhood, bustling with foot traffic buzzing in and out of everything from art galleries to upscale jewelry stores to celebrity-chef restaurants. It's a hot place to be and an area that's nearly outgrowing itself in terms of people trying to visit such a newly desirable location.
Rare Donald Judd Paintings Made the Trek From Marfa to Miami

By Jesse Scott
Apr 3, 2018

The exhibition "Donald Judd: Paintings" presents 14 paintings created by the artist between 1959 and 1961.
Zaha Hadid's 1000 Museum Lights Up the Downtown Skyline

By Travis Cohen
Feb 14, 2018

After almost three years of construction, Miami's most eagerly awaited skyscraper is almost done. 1000 Museum, also known as the Scorpion Tower, is already one of the most distinct buildings in downtown and it's not even finished yet. Last night, developers and supporters of the high-rise gathered at the Frost Museum of Science to celebrate the skyscraper's topping out with a lighting ceremony.
"It Was the Store of Stores": The Importance of Miami's Burdines Flagship

By Travis Cohen
Jan 8, 2018

Few stores have played as big a role in the history of Miami as the Macy's in downtown, which the company announced would close permanently in the near future. Before it was a Macy's, though, the building bore the name Burdines, and it was the flagship for Florida's first family of retail.
Miami's Ten Most Historic Music Venues

By Celia Almeida
Jan 4, 2018

From the Olympia Theater, to Bayfront Park, to the RC Cola Plant, here are some of Miami's most historic music venues.
The Ten Most Underrated Architectural Sites in Metro Miami

By Douglas Markowitz
Jul 25, 2017

When tourists visit Miami, they expect to see three things: beaches, butts, and art deco buildings. Indeed, South Beach's gorgeous pastel hotels and restaurants have been South Florida's most iconic architecture since their construction in the city's 1920s golden age. Besides the Freedom Tower, American Airlines Arena, or perhaps the ubiquitous stark-white modernist mansion, nothing else lingers in the mind that's quite as suggestive of the Magic City.

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