Miami Herald | by Andres Viglucci | OCTOBER 27, 2020

The dramatic transformation of Wynwood’s forlorn warehouse district into hip neighborhood happened so quickly that its concrete-dominated public realm — the cracked, narrow sidewalks and hazardous, sun-baked streets bereft of trees or greenery — hasn’t caught up.

That might be changing soon. An elaborate, environmentally friendly and even quirky new streetscape plan, approved unanimously by the Miami Commission on Oct. 22, could help complete Wynwood’s makeover by gradually turning it into one of the city’s greenest and most welcoming neighborhoods for pedestrians and people on bikes.

The plan envisions a linear park and street-end parklets along the Florida East Coast railway tracks that mark Wynwood’s eastern boundary, and a similar “edge park” along its border with Interstate 95. It calls for a profusion of green and flowering trees and plants along new, wider sidewalks throughout. And it lays out a clearly demarcated network of pedestrian pathways, safer street crossings and bicycle lanes across the neighborhood’s compact, 50-block grid.

Miami Today News | by Gabriel Poblete | September 22, 2020

A proposed vision for greener and more pedestrian-friendly streets in Wynwood is a step closer to being realized.

The Planning, Zoning and Appeals board recommended approval of the Wynwood Streetscape Master Plan on Sept. 16. It sets guidelines that would dictate the build-out of Wynwood streets.

www.broadwayworld.com – Gulfshore Playhouse, Naples’ premier professional regional theatre is embarking on a $45 million capital campaign for its new campus that will be located on a three-acre parcel in Naples Square at the corner of 1st Avenue South and Goodlette-Frank Road. A third of the funding has already been completed for the new theatre.

Slated to be a cultural landmark for downtown Naples, Gulfshore Playhouse has announced the selection of its architectural firm for its new theatre and education center. A major presence on the national and international architectural stage, H3, a design studio within Arquitectonica specializing in theatres and arts and culture buildings, has designed some of the most prominent theaters in the country, including the Claire Tow Theatre and Vivian Beaumont Theatre at Lincoln Center, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center, the Dijon Performing Arts Center in France, the Theatre for a New Audience in New York, the renovation of Radio City Music Hall and the Denver Performing Arts Center, the nation’s second largest center for the arts after the Lincoln Center.

THE NEXT MIAMI | By TNM Staff on December 13, 2018

WynwoodWalks would become a network of pathways, edge parks, woonerfs, and a wellness loop connecting the entire neighborhood.

Three living streets known as woonerfs are proposed, including NW 3rd Avenue (already in design by Brooklyn’s Local Office Landscape), NW 1st Avenue, and NW 1st Place. Those streets would be primarily designed for pedestrians and cyclists and as a social gathering space.

With majestic views of Lake Osceola, roof-top green spaces, and rain garden, this LEED-certified construction will redefine on-campus housing at the U.

Slated to open to residents in the Fall of 2019, the Student Housing Village is the first phase of the University’s 10-year strategic plan to modernize its student housing facilities. Over the next decade, new on-campus housing will re-define what it means to live, learn, work and meet at the University of Miami. From its ground-level community spaces including a large exhibition center and a 200-seat auditorium to its modern suites and apartments for 1,115 upperclass students, the village aims to set a new standard in campus housing.

Celebration of the 2017 ULI Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients, Bernardo Fort-Brescia and Laurinda Spear, founders of Arquitectonica.

Founded in 1977, Arquitectonica received critical and popular attention and acclaim almost from its inception, thanks to a bold modernism that was immediately identified with a renaissance in Miami’s urban landscape.  Principals Bernardo Fort-Brescia and Laurinda Spear have continued exploring and pushing the limits of their innovative use of geometry, pattern, and color to introduce a new brand of humanistic modern design to the world.  Today their practice spans the globe, with projects in 58 countries on five continents.

Bernardo and Laurinda’s designs defined a new vision of modern Miami and have carried the banner of Miami architecture around the world with skyscrapers, opera houses, resorts and new cities.

The built and natural environments merged to form something new and amazing in Miami: The Perez Art Museum. One of the most fascinating recent uses of integrated design, the museum features a hanging garden and a complementary, tropical landscape filled with native plants and irrigated by the building itself. Designed by architects Herzog & de Meuron and landscape designers at ArquitectonicaGEO, the museum is a prime example of multidisciplinary team-driven sustainable design.

The Real Deal — The Related Group donated a park to the city of Miami, adjacent to the 42-story, 301-unit Icon Bay development.

SunSentinel | by David Lyons on May 01, 2019

Greenroofs.com | By Linda Velazquez | January 14, 2020

This large University of Miami vegetative roofing project is very exciting, on many counts.  First, it’s a testament to the sustainability commitment of the architect, Arquitectonica, and its landscape architecture firm, ArquitectonicaGEO to create beautiful, nature-based design solutions on such a wide, dizzy expanse of rooftops.

And second, this project required major engineering efforts to create 25 separate greenroofs along with a variety of steep slopes within the infamous Miami hurricane zone – and be approved by Miami-Dade County.  Here’s a fantastic example of combined teamwork and great attention to construction details between the University of Miami and the design, waterproofing, and greenroof professionals!

remiamibeach | by: Susan Askew | July 25, 2020

The wait is finally over for neighbors of the vacant South Shore Hospital site. The developers of the 500 Alton Road project, which sits at one of the gateways to Miami Beach, have begun construction on an adjacent 3-acre public park, one of the key public benefits promised in exchange for approval to build a tall narrow luxury residential tower on the southern end of the property. The park, dubbed Canopy Park, is located in the 600 and 700 blocks. It will include open greenspaces, a native tree canopy, pedestrian and bike paths, an outdoor gym and dog run, a MONSTRUM-designed children’s playground, and public art displays.

According to an announcement of the park, those features include:

• Habitat Restoration
• Vegetation, Biodiversity and Native Plant Communities
• Irrigation, Water Conservation, and Rainwater Management

“Canopy Park will be a gateway for the City of Miami Beach, a destination for visitors, and an everyday amenity for residents, so we’ve taken the time to assemble a team of design, art and planning visionaries who have led some of the most transformational projects in the world,” said David Martin, President of Terra. “The end result will be an active park and design experience that rivals public spaces in the world’s greatest cities.”

The team working on the park includes architects Bernardo Fort-Brescia and Raymond Fort of Arquitectonica; landscape architect Laurinda Spear of ArquitectonicaGEO (ArqGEO); design advisors Daniel Vasini of West 8, Anda Andrei of Anda Andrei Design, and Michael Gabellini and Kim Sheppard of Gabellini Sheppard Associates; and art advisor Lisa Austin.

METROPOLIS MAGAZINE – In development for more than a decade, the project boasts a showstopping aquarium and architecture that breathes in ocean breezes.

Curbed — A Curbed reader writes in to say he spotted renderings and plans of the improved Brickell City Centre Metromover Station, the pool deck of the Centre’s East Hotel, and details of two residential entrances at ArquitectonicaGeo’s website.

www.miamiherald.com – Some time in the very near future, Wynwood will get something quite avant-forward, at least for Miami: A street in which cars, bikes and pedestrians share the pavement on an equal footing.

As Miami has become internationally renowned as a glamorous destination to live, work, and vacation, there is a need for the creation of a bay front walkway that connects Edgewater to Downtown. Today, with support from the public and private sector, elected officials, neighboring communities, and major local cultural institutions, Biscayne Line is moving from vision to reality.

World Landscape Architect — Because of its direct proximity to Biscayne Bay, the Art Museum was required to be elevated above the regulated flood and storm surge requirements, which allowed the parking garage to be placed below the museum.

Gridics — Students from the University of Miami School of Architecture have created concept designs for the Biscayne Line, the stretch of bay walk planned to border Edgewater.

Dezeen — American firm Arquitectonica has completed a residential tower in Miami with a crinkled facade and a public park that passes underneath the raised building.

Comunicae — Se trata de una torre de 52 pisos ubicada directamente frente a la playa en el exclusivo sector de Sunny Isles Beach. Una vez terminada la construcción en el 2019, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co. administrará la propiedad brindándole a los residentes su inigualable servicio, calidad y toque personal; ya sinónimos de la marca. Château Group y Fortune International Group son grandes líderes en el desarrollo de bienes raíces de lujo en el Sur de la Florida. Arquitectura por Arquitectonica y arquitectura paisajista por ArquitectonicaGEO.

Lux Life Miami — The Ritz-Carlton Residences Sunny Isles Beach – Every element of The Residences’ design and the amenities will be driven by the needs of the discerning buyer looking for an exceptional experience and a lifestyle of comfort, privacy and casual elegance.

This project is intended to show how resilient a community Miami Beach can be. The park itself becomes that example, with Landscape Architecture as a green resiliency solution.

The Big Bubble Miami | by Sean McCaughan on April 29, 2019

The Continuum, that gigantic duo of residential towers at the southern point of South of Fifth, with its hundreds of units, acres of grounds, and oodles of amenities, is embarking on a multimillion-dollar renovation of its long entrance drive, which ascends two levels from the street to the main entrance, and will include the two roundabouts, the gatehouse, new pavers, a new fountain, and extensive landscaping. ArquitectonicaGEO, the landscape architecture arm of Miami megafirm Arquitectectonica, is handling the reno.

Wynwood may be the Miami neighborhood with the most foot traffic, but it is considered far from pedestrian-friendly. Two recently approved city measures championed by Wynwood developers and property owners aim to fix that conundrum.

The Miami City Commission this week approved a contract with Arquitectonica GEO to develop a streetscape and tree canopy master plan for Wynwood

ArchitectMagazine — NIHERST’s brainchild, Science City is integral to fulfilling its mission to spur research and innovation, shape policy and improve STEM education for Trinidad and Tobago’s advancement.

 The Real Deal — Imagine a world where the bike path underneath the Metrorail tracks was a lush, safe, redeveloped linear park.

Architizer — The owner’s French heritage and joy in art forms are expressed in the paving pattern that greets visitors in the front yard.

www.archinect.com – Paraphrased by the Washington Post, architect Terence Riley puts Miami’s parking garages at the literal forefront of local urbanism: “In a city where everyone drives, the parking garage is the foyer.”

Landezine — Significant open space was required for the massive development, sited on only 12.1 acres. A multi-level intensive green roof and landscaped plazas, provide a public park, food courts, and gathering areas.

World Landscape Architect — ArquitectonicaGEO is working with Swire Properties and Arquitectonica on Brickell CitiCentre, a three and a half block downtown redevelopment which aims to create an urban gathering place for downtown Miami.

ASLA — The ASLA Fund, the Society of Landscape Architects’ charitable 501(c)(3) foundation, would like to recognize the more than 190 firms and individuals who have donated to the Campaign for the ASLA Center for Landscape Architects to date.

World Landscape Architect — A residential landscape that integrates the owner’s heritage, French with their place of residence: Florida.