Hilario O Candela, one of Miami’s most respected and prolific architects, died of COVID on January 18 at the age of 87.
Winter Park unveiled its $42 million library and event center complex in December.Ghanaian-British architect David Adjaye, who designed the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, led the design team to create what he calls a “prototype of a multipurpose knowledge campus for the 21st century.”The 23-acre complex includes a two-story library, an event center with an auditorium and roof terrace, and a porch that welcomes visitors.All three structures are made of rose-coloured concrete and are located at elevated positions with views of Lake Mensen, while large windows bring natural light into the interior.- Amy Keller
The new building for the Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation – named The Edyth after the organization’s late philanthropic founder – will be completed this spring, providing the 50-year-old foundation with a sleek, modern headquarters and Provide incubation and collaboration space for local communities.
The 16,934-square-foot, three-story building features glass walls and a two-story atrium designed to resemble a theater.A passionate arts supporter, Edyth Bush is an actor, dancer and playwright, and the foundation has also been a long-term supporter of the arts.
“The form and materials of the building reflect the wings of the open-position performance stage to reveal the various activities within,” said Ekta Prakash Desai, partner at SchenkelShultz Architecture and the project’s architect of record.- Amy Keller
Heron, a 420-unit apartment building that opened last year in Tampa’s Water Street development, features angled balconies and perforated metal screens that capture light and illuminate the building’s facade.The building won the AIA Tampa Bay’s top design award in 2021.The competition’s jury wrote: “We like simple materials that express purity. The treatment of concrete adds a nice sense of warmth, and the angles of the balconies become progressively more pronounced as the building rises, a kind of Interesting way to spice up a facade.” — Through Art Signs
Established in 1910, JC Newman Cigar Factory is the last of the historic cigar factories in Ybor City to still operate as a cigar factory.Topped by an iconic clock tower, the red-brick building has undergone a major renovation, modernizing its manufacturing and shipping operations, and redesigning the lobby and office spaces, while still maintaining the historical integrity of the structure.Included in the Ybor City National Historic Landmark District, the building also features new event space, retail space and a remodeled area for hand-rolled cigars, just like in the early 1900s.The renovation was overseen by Tampa-based Rowe Architects.— via art sign
Solstice Planning and Architecture in Sarasota last year oversaw another notable renovation of a historic Tampa Bay building, the 84-year-old Sarasota Civic Auditorium near the North Tamiam Trail.Various upgrades and repairs have been made to the Art Deco building, including the installation of custom, historically accurate windows with views of the nearby Van Weizer Performing Arts Center and Sarasota Bay.— via art sign
With floor-to-ceiling windows and fire-treated wood trim, the Streamsong Black Golf Clubhouse is both a building that can be seen from the outside and a building from which one can stand in and enjoy the panoramic views of the Streamsong Resort silhouette.terrain.Developed by Mosaic Co., the golf resort is located on a 16,000-acre one-time phosphate mine near the Bowling Green community in Polk County.— via art sign
Largo’s next town hall is still in the pre-construction stages, but its design from Tampa-based architecture firm ASD/SKY has already won accolades, including a 2021 Sustainability Award from the Tampa Bay chapter of the American Institute of Architects.Cost $55 million and occupy 90,000 square feet.The building will have its own solar panels, multi-level exterior green living walls and spaces for indoor and outdoor community activities.Plans include a 360-space car park and retail space.— via art sign
On an acre of land near the confluence of the Tarpon and New Rivers in Fort Lauderdale, architect Max Strang and his team have designed an award-winning 9,000 square feet.A house that uses courtyards and other design features to suit the climate and site.It has a solar panel, vertical “fins” to address shading and privacy, and a footprint that can accommodate “rough oaks”.Strong said modernist architects such as Paul Rudolph and Alfred Browning Parker explored advanced concepts of design in Florida 60 years ago.The firm is not only responsible for the design and landscaping of the house, but also the interior.The house received the 2021 AIA Florida New Work Excellence Award.- Mike Vogel
Birse/Thomas Architects in Palm Beach Gardens found a way to get the “urban phoenix” off the ground in a 1955 building in downtown West Palm Beach that was “engulfed in a constant cycle of dilapidation”.Retaining the structural shell, the firm reorganized the interior into spaces, from multipurpose rooms for 100 people to small meeting rooms and gathering areas.The new storefront glass façade to the east brings in natural light and blurs the barriers between exterior and interior – allowing both pedestrians and occupants to see it.”Overall, the preservation and display of the essence of some of the original elements and structural systems is a way of revealing this ancient building’s mysterious past and paying homage to its restoration to the emerging community-urban fabric,” said the firm.It received the AIA Palm Beach Chapter Merit Award.- Mike Vogel
Family-owned Brazilian furniture company Artefacto recently opened 40,000 square feet.Flagship showroom near Coral Gables in Miami.The building was constructed by Miami-based Origin Construction and designed by Domo Architecture + Design, with interiors by Patricia Anastassiadis of São Paulo, Brazil.The building’s boxy exterior is a nod to modern design, and it continues to the interior of the vestibule, with a massive undulating digital waterfall on the wall and a rectangular fireplace.
Fort-Brescia, CMC Group’s Arquitectonica Ugo Colombo and Morabito Properties’ Valerio Morabito recently launched a 41-unit luxury condo sale near the Port Islands of Miami Bay.Onda (Italian word for wave) was architecturally designed by Bernardo Fort-Brescia of Arquitectonica and the interiors were designed by Italian designers Carlo and Paolo Colombo of A++ Human Sustainable Architecture.The eight-storey waterfront condo is scheduled to be completed next year.
The 66-story Aston Martin residence at 300 Biscayne Boulevard topped out in December and will open later this year.The luxury tower’s façade is inspired by sails in the wind and will offer sweeping views of Biscayne Bay and the Miami River.The architect is Rodolfo Miani of BMA Architects in Argentina.The building was developed by G&G Business Developments, and Aston Martin’s design team is collaborating on the interior design.- Nancy Dahlberg
The Link is a modern 22,500 sq. ft. two-story mixed-use facility that provides families with space to “think, play, learn and do”.Conceived by tech entrepreneur Raghu Misra, the membership facility is the first of its kind in northeastern Florida.
Located in Nocatti town centre, the building features large windows to take advantage of its location adjacent to the park.Inside, the room is modern, industrial-chic, and colorful, dotted with cool grey rugs and mostly black furniture.
On the ground floor, six studios provide space for classes such as yoga, dance and martial arts.The ground floor also offers meeting and event spaces, including a 360-degree immersive studio sponsored by Flagler Health+.The studio walls form a 360-degree screen that provides an immersive virtual reality experience using video from around the world.”Today, you want to do yoga in Barbados, so be it,” Misra said.”Tomorrow, you might want to go to Hawaii.”
The second floor offers meeting rooms and co-working spaces for startups, small businesses and remote workers.
Link utilizes sensors and other technologies to reduce the building’s lighting CO2 emissions by more than 70 percent, and the structure’s overall energy use is 35 percent lower than a similarly sized building.
“Our light bills are less than $4 a day, so it takes less than a cup of Starbucks coffee to power the entire building,” Misra said.
Through sensors, the building can learn about user habits and create a personalized experience for everyone who enters.For example, the building knows Misra’s office, what room temperature he likes, and how much light he likes.When Misra enters the building, the system adjusts to create the environment he likes.- Laura Hampton
The legislature approved the park to house future monuments and memorials.Tallahassee-based Hoy + Stark Architects created the flexible design and layout for the park — part of an $83 million Capitol complex improvement project — to accommodate creations by commissioned artists and sculptors Various existing and future memorials and monuments.Architect Monty Stark said: “Memorial Park is an opportunity to transform the existing Capitol grounds into a public space that can be used by many visitors.” — Carlton Proctor
The Bayview Community Resource Center is designed for public gatherings, private events and water sports activities.The $6.7 million center includes a 250-seat multipurpose classroom and a spacious outdoor patio overlooking Bayou Texar.
The steel bracing building frame is designed to withstand winds of 151 mph.4,000 square feet.The boat house offers kayak rental and storage.Large windows optimize views of Bayou Texar and Pensacola Bay.
The center’s design received the American Institute of Architects’ Honorable Mention for New Work.— Carlton Proctor
The flexible interior design provides a light-filled environment with low maintenance and operating costs.Features of the K-5 school include a media center, labs, and outdoor learning courtyards.The $40 million school also aims to create a strong external “civic image” through architectural features including elevated towers and domes.
The design won the AIA New Work Excellence Award.”The design complements the environment, bringing the outdoors into the school’s classrooms and public spaces in a way that appeals to the student body,” said the AIA judges.— Carlton Proctor
Hilario O Candela, one of Miami’s most respected and prolific architects, died of COVID on January 18 at the age of 87.Early in his career, the Havana-born exile designed the 1963 Miami Ocean Stadium, widely regarded as a masterpiece of modern design and engineering, as well as Miami-Dade College’s first two campuses, North Campus and Kendall campus.For 30 years, he co-led his architectural firm Spillis Candela and Partners, overseeing projects such as the Metromover, the James L. Knight Center and the adjoining Hyatt Regency Hotel, before selling the company and retiring in the mid-2000s.In later years, Candela consulted on the decade-long Ocean Stadium restoration project without seeing it break ground.
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Blue Origin’s upcoming heavy duty New Glenn rocket will have to wait at least another year for its debut in Florida, according to recent comments from a company executive who later confirmed.
With nearly 1,300 open positions, Orange County offers sign-on bonuses to attract key employees, longevity incentives to encourage employees to stay, and referral incentives to employees recruiting job candidates.
Some real estate agents believe the industry needs to change.A major breakthrough in integrating blockchain technology is happening in Tampa Bay.
This year’s 30th annual event at the Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center will feature electric vehicles and hybrids that will inspire people fed up with skyrocketing gas prices. consumer interest.
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Post time: Mar-25-2022
