The City of Miami Beach, in partnership with the New World Symphony, commissioned Gehry Partners LLP, a Los Angeles-based architecture firm established by renowned architect Frank Gehry, to design and build the Pennsylvania Avenue Parking Garage.Case Study: New World Symphony Campus – Pennsylvania Avenue Parking Garage – http://bit.ly/LA3YZ7

Located next to the International Airport of Miami, Park Square at Doral is one of the first views passengers have upon arrival in Miami. A suburb of Miami, Park Square at Doral is situated on the site of a former logistics warehouse. Fifty percent of the property was allocated for mixed-use and high density building and the other fifty percent for a new townhouse community and major park. Case Study: Park Square at Doral – http://bit.ly/LA3Itp

happy belated posthumous birthday:happy belated birthday to the godfather of american architecture.  145 years and five days ago, on june 8th, 1867, frank lloyd wright’s mother gave birth to the son she preordained as an architect. 

want to know more?  check out ken burn’s documentary on pbs:  http://tinyurl.com/bv6erd8

enjoy.  -vm

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Madrid is on the threshold of heaven. This is what the inhabitants of the Spanish capital say when describing their city so rich in culture, art and atmosphere. The completion of one of the largest construction projects in Madrid’s…Case Study: Pasarela del Arganzuela – http://bit.ly/KouAua

When the NBA’s Miami HEAT Group decided to create a marquee on the exterior of its American Airlines Arena, the franchise wanted something that would not only draw attention to the arena itself, but also transform downtown Miami. Made from…Case Study: American Airlines Arena, Miami FL – http://bit.ly/KouwdZ

Support:  part of the VMZINC team helped out at Triangle Modernist Houses’ event:  Modernism at Risk at the new AIA North Carolina Design Center in downtown Raleigh.  This was an important event and more can be found out about raising the public awareness of the plight of mid-century modernist houses on the TMH website:  http://tinyurl.com/7dtpy3x

Enjoy -VM

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GKD Mediamesh became the canvas of the modern artist with a significant installation at California State University’s Henry Madden Library in Fresno. The completion of the 700-square-foot media facade using GKD’s proprietary…
Case Study: California State University Fresno, Henry Madden Library – http://bit.ly/LA36Uy

 For the new Mark Jefferson Science Complex, Eastern Michigan University and architectural firm Lord Aeck & Sargent found an ideal solar management solution in GKD metal fabrics. Providing an environmentally sustainable…
Case Study: Eastern Michigan University-Mark Jefferson Science Complex, Ypsilanti, MI – http://bit.ly/Koud2G

Located in the heart of the San Fernando Valley, Van Nuys Airport (VNY) ranks as the world’s busiest general aviation airport. Dedicated to noncommercial air travel, VNY averages close to 400,000 takeoffs and landings annually. VNY is one…Case Study: Van Nuys Flyaway, Los Angeles CA – http://bit.ly/LA2zSl

The Harry Ransom Center in Austin, TX was designed by Lake/Flato Architects. The Long, alternating rows of lights and draping stainless steel Lamelle make for a ceiling treatment that’s at once functional and richly decorative; in combination with balustrade and handrail Delphin infill, the theater is the theater.