In the first half of this tour, participants will explore the typology and architecture of the hotel rows and residential quarters of South Beach, interpreted as a Mediterranean Deco-Modern “alphabet city.” From the concert hall and rooftop garden of Frank Gehry’s New World Symphony, the second portion of the tour follows the pedestrian ribbon of Lincoln Road all the way to the tropical-brutalist finale of the 1111 parking garage by Herzog & deMeuron. Along the road, we will discuss the works of Morris Lapidus, Lawrence Murray Dixon, Igor Polevitzky’s Albion Hotel, West 8’s Soundscape park at Collins Avenue, etc. This tour will be co-led by Jean-François Lejeune, Ph.D., professor of architecture, urban design, and history at the University of Miami School of Architecture and Docomomo US/Florida President, and Sandra Scidmore, Board Member of the Miami Design Preservation League.
The tour bus departs from and returns to the Mayfair Hotel in Coconut Grove. Participants can also meet the tour in South Beach, starting point will be shared with registrants.
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