American history is as much a story of real estate development as it is of cultural integration or political innovation - unfortunately, our history is by extension, one of corruption as well. While the American Dream was certainly enough motivation for the majority of Americans to create their own patch of heaven, there were others [...]
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Am I alone in thinking the just-released design of the new Miami Art Museum is eerily reminiscent of another high-profile, just-opened art museum? Herzog & de Meuron is as inventive as any other architecture firm and is hardly lacking in self-assuredness - which is always a necessary antecedent to bold design. Why then does the [...]
Depending on your point of view, Biscayne Boulevard is either the gateway to a newly appreciated urban core or a prime location to observe swaths of empty condominiums slowly acquire occupants in the aftermath of a delusional real estate market. Either way, the thoroughfare that buffers Miami’s blah-downtown from the waterfront parks is finally doing more than [...]