Fort Towson

Westin Times Square Hotel in New York
Atlantis Condominium in Miami, seen prominently in Miami Vice
The Lima Marriott Hotel is one of the many projects the firm has in Peru
American Airlines Arena in Miami

Arquitectonica is an international architecture, landscape architecture, interior design, and urban planning design firm headquartered in Miami, Florida’s Coconut Grove neighborhood. The firm also has offices in ten other cities throughout the world.[1] Arquitectonica began in 1977 as an experimental studio founded by Peruvian architect Bernardo Fort-Brescia, Laurinda Hope Spear, Andrés Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, and Hervin Romney.[2]

Today, the firm continues to be led by Bernardo Fort-Brescia and Laurinda Hope Spear, and has designed such famous buildings as the Banco de Credito Headquarters, Lima (1988), Atlantis Condominium, the Pink House, and the American Airlines Arena in Miami and the Westin Hotel and entertainment complex in New York, amongst many others.[3] Until 2010, Arquitectonica's global headquarters were in Downtown Miami, until their new offices at 2900 Oak Avenue in the Coconut Grove neighborhood of Miami were opened in 2010. Arquitectonica also has regional offices in New York City, Los Angeles, Madrid, Paris, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Manila, Dubai, São Paulo, and Lima.

The firm is known for sophisticated surface patterning and facade articulation. Arquitectonica's structures are bold in color and graphic in form and the firm has become famous for its signature style, a dramatic, expressive 'high tech' modernism.

Works and projects

In June 2011, two new major projects were announced for Arquitectonica, both in Downtown Miami: the new $700 million Brickell City Centre project in Miami's Brickell neighborhood, and the $3-billion Genting Resorts World Miami project in Miami's Arts & Entertainment District neighborhood.[4][5]

United States

Name Country State City
500 Brickell Towers I and II United States Florida Miami
AmericanAirlines Arena United States Florida Miami
Arquitectonica Global Headquarters, Coconut Grove United States Florida Miami
Artecity, South Beach United States Florida Miami
Atlantis Condominium, Brickell United States Florida Miami
Axis at Brickell Towers I and II, Brickell United States Florida Miami
Blue on the Bay, Downtown United States Florida Miami
Brickell City Centre, Brickell United States Florida Miami
City Hall, Aventura United States Florida Miami
Florida International University School of International and Public Affairs Building, University Park United States Florida Miami
University of Miami Lakeside Village[6][7] United States Florida Miami
Genting Resorts World Miami, Arts & Entertainment District United States Florida Miami
Icon Brickell, Brickell United States Florida Miami
Marinablue, Downtown United States Florida Miami
Marquis Miami, Downtown United States Florida Miami
Miami Beach Convention Center (2011 expansion), South Beach United States Florida Miami
Miami Children's Museum, Watson Island United States Florida Miami
Miami City Ballet, South Beach United States Florida Miami
North Dade Justice Center, Downtown United States Florida Miami
Omni Development, Arts & Entertainment District United States Florida Miami
One Miami, Downtown United States Florida Miami
The Palace, Brickell United States Florida Miami
Paramount Bay at Edgewater Square, Edgewater United States Florida Miami
Latitude on the River, Brickell United States Florida Miami
The Pink House, Miami Shores United States Florida Miami
Portico, Wynwood United States Florida Miami
South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center, South Miami United States Florida Miami
University of Miami Shalala Student Center, Coral Gables United States Florida Miami
Wilkie D. Ferguson United States Federal Courthouse, Downtown Miami United States Florida Miami
American Bank Center United States Texas Corpus Christi
Disney's All-Star Music Resort, Walt Disney World United States Florida Orlando
Herald Tribune Media Group Headquarters United States Florida Sarasota
Grand Hyatt San Antonio United States Texas San Antonio
Hilton Americas Convention Hotel United States Texas Houston
BMG Office Building United States California Beverly Hills
Central Los Angeles Middle School #3 United States California Los Angeles
East Los Angeles College Performing & Fine Arts School United States California Los Angeles
Wilshire Vermont Apartments & Transportation Center - Transit Oriented Development United States California Los Angeles
Trinity Plaza United States California San Francisco
The Infinity Towers I & II United States California San Francisco
Market & Buchanan Condominiums United States California San Francisco
Mission Bay Residential Block United States California San Francisco
Discovery Science Center United States California Santa Ana
Irvine Valley College Performing Arts Center United States California Irvine
NASA Columbia Memorial Space Science Learning Center United States California Downey
Rancho Santiago Digital Media & Film School United States California Santa Ana
Bronx Museum of the Arts United States New York New York City
United Nations Peacekeepers Memorial United States New York New York City
The Max, 606 West 57th Street United States New York New York City
MiMa, 450 West 42nd Street United States New York New York City
Westin Hotel Times Square United States New York New York City
Coney Island Urban Revitalization Plan, United States New York New York City
Queens West, Queens, New York United States New York New York City
High School for Construction Trades, Engineering and Architecture United States New York New York City
Long Island University Recreation & Wellness Center, Long Island, New York United States New York Long Island
Hudson Lights United States New Jersey Fort Lee
Ellipse United States New Jersey Jersey City
Vela Townhomes United States New Jersey Edgewater
Revel Atlantic City United States New Jersey Atlantic City
The Cosmopolitan Resort & Casino United States Nevada Las Vegas
Sheraton Phoenix Downtown United States Arizona Phoenix
Philips Arena United States Georgia Atlanta
Capital City Convention Center United States Mississippi Jackson
Center for Innovative Technology United States Virginia Dulles
Franklin County Courthouse United States Ohio Columbus
Miranova Place United States Ohio Columbus
Georgia Tech Technology Campus Master Plan United States Georgia Savannah
Savannah College of Art & Design United States Georgia Atlanta
Golden Moon Casino United States Mississippi Choctaw
Mississippi Telecommunications Center United States Mississippi Jackson
Whirlpool US Headquarters United States Michigan Benton Harbor
Brickell City Centre in Miami, FL
Brickell City Centre, Miami FL

Hong Kong

Macau

China

Philippines

SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City
SM Mall of Asia, Bay City, Pasay, Metro Manila

Peru

Singapore

  • Alba Condominium
  • Leonie Hill Serviced Apartments
  • Orchard Scotts Hotel & Residences
  • Visioncrest Condominium

Indonesia

  • BonaVista Apartements, Jakarta
  • Menara Karya, Jakarta
  • Menara Satrio (Standard Chartered Tower), Jakarta
  • Tempo Scan Tower, Jakarta
  • Satrio Square, Jakarta

Czech Republic

France

Lebanon

United Arab Emirates

  • The Gate Shams, Abu Dhabi
  • Lulu Island, Abu Dhabi
  • Al Manhal, Abu Dhabi
  • Al Mashtal, Abu Dhabi

Dominican Republic

Italy

  • Porta Nuova Condominium
  • Solaria & Aria Towers, Milan

Japan

  • Nexus World Condominium

Luxembourg

Spain

South Korea

Venezuela

  • Caracas Palace Hotel (Ex-Four Seasons).

Others

  • Sharm El Sheikh Resort, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
  • Icon Vallarta, Puerto Vallarta

Future projects

References

  1. ^ Architects of Today, Kester Rattenbury, Rob Bevan and Kiernan Long Laurence King Publishing (2004) p.18-19
  2. ^ "Arquitectonica Firm - global architecture, landscape architecture, interior design and planning firm". Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  3. ^ Architects of Today, Kester Rattenbury, Rob Bevan and Kiernan Long Laurence King Publishing 2004
  4. ^ New city center on horizon for Miami Herald[dead link]
  5. ^ "Arquitectonica to design Genting's Resorts World Miami | South Florida Business Journal". Archived from the original on June 18, 2011.
  6. ^ "Arquitectonica Creates a Green and Gorgeous Student Housing Complex for the University of Miami". Living Architecture Monitor. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  7. ^ Duany, Andrés. "Arquitectonica and Its Latin American Contribution to Modernism". Common Edge. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  8. ^ Kwon, Mee-yoo (January 5, 2010). "Yeouido Has Image Problem as Financial Hub". Korea Times. Retrieved April 25, 2013.

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