News Type: Architecture

Miamism Fridays – Delano South Beach

There are Miami Beach hotels, and then, there are MIAMI BEACH HOTELS!  The Delano is one of my favorites, especially after Philippe Stark’s renovation in the 1990’s.    The American Institute of Architects claims that it is…

Miamism Fridays – Freedom Tower

Talk about a Miami building with history and one of our loved landmarks.  This time captured brilliantly like no other photo I’ve seen before, by Emilio Portuondo (aka Emilio74).  This Mediterranean Revival building was built in…

BUH BYE Orange Bowl

With the grand opening of the new Miami Marlins stadium, I can’t help but reminisce about our dear old Orange Bowl.  I wanted to bring back this article I wrote back in October of 2007.  If…

One Bal Harbour Resort & Spa

When you think of exclusive real estate and luxury living in Miami, Bal Harbour always comes up….and that undoubtedly leads to One Bal Harbour Resort & Spa.  The site was home to The Old Harbor House…

Green Urbanism in Miami

I wrote the following article back in December of 2007 and wanted to share it again because of all the different urban issues we have been seeing in Miami – from the #NoWalmartinMidtown battle, to the…

Miami Mod Homes – January 2012 edition

This month’s edition is on North Bay Road (Sunset Lake subdivision). This is definitely a WOW type of home but location is a bit disappointing, right behind the Sunset Islands with more of a canal front…

New World Symphony Kicks off their new Season

Just when I thought that there was nothing new The New World Symphony could offer, to someone that’s un-classical-music-inclined like me, they totally blow it out of the park.  The season kickoff was this past Saturday…

Five Green conscious moves for your home

I used to think that Miami was not very “green conscious” and not many people were environmentally friendly but I was so wrong!  Maybe in Miami we are not as obvious as on the West Coast…

Miami Mod Homes

There are Miami Beach homes and then there are Miami Beach Modern Homes!  Yes we like Mediterranean homes or Spanish revival homes, but the HOT ones are definitely Miami Mod Homes.  Every once in a while…

Standing Ovation to The New World Center

It seems like every single experience that comes out of the New World Center is history in the making and talk about how fortunate we should feel to be part of it.   This week we attended…

Beyond Miami Beach Real Estate – Art Deco District

I’ve lived in Miami since the early 80’s and never really considered it an architecturally relevant city, let’s face it, it was developed in the early 1900’s and mostly as a “getaway” place with some kind…

Miami Beach Luxury Home Pick – Hibiscus Island

40 S Hibiscus Dr – Miami Beach Listed for $12,900,000 $11,900,000 $9,900,000 SOLD for $9,350,000 Miami Beach has homes and then it has HOMES.  This particular house is not just the epitome of seductive contemporary architecture,…

Miamism Fridays – Art Deco

Architecturally speaking, Miami stands out for the largest collection of Art Deco Buildings worldwide!  The Art Deco District, found in South Beach will give you hours and hours of visual pleasure, (if you’re into that).   The…