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April 28, 2025

—The material will serve as an educational resource for residents and visitors —

Miami Beach, FL – The City of Miami Beach has launched new website content that highlights the three predominant architectural styles found throughout the city — art deco, postwar Miami modern and Mediterranean revival. The launch coincides with the 100th anniversary of the 1925 International Exposition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in Paris where art deco was introduced to the world before arriving in Miami Beach fewer than 10 years later.

“Miami Beach is a living museum of architectural innovation and history,” said Miami Beach Mayor Steven Meiner. “This new online resource gives residents and visitors a deeper appreciation for the design legacy that makes our city one of the most visually iconic destinations in the world.”

The new content at www.miamibeachfl.gov/architecture is intended to serve as an educational resource for the city’s 80,000 residents and millions of visitors who travel to Miami Beach each year for recreation or business.

“We are fortunate to have 800 designated contributing buildings in the city’s Art Deco District,” shared Miami Beach Commissioner Alex Fernandez. “This represents the largest concentration of Art Deco buildings in the United States and stands as a point of pride for our community.”

“Every porthole window, pastel color, and neon glow is part of the soul of Miami Beach,” Fernandez added. “These buildings aren’t just historic — they’re deeply personal to me and to so many of us who grew up here, live here, and love this city. With this new website, we’re not just preserving architecture — we’re sharing our story with the world.”

Next month, the Office of the Mayor and City Commission will unveil the “100 Years of Art Deco: A World Celebration” exhibition that will feature more than 100 art-deco-inspired images from across the globe on weatherproof displays along Ocean Drive between 11 and 12 streets in a space known as Galería Ocean Drive. For more information, visit https://www.miamibeachfl.gov/galeria/.

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