The Architect's Newspaper | Facades+ Ft. Lauderdale

Facades+ will spotlight architectural trends in Fort Lauderdale

by Matthew Marani

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Located on the rim of the Gulf of Mexico at the southernmost extremity of the United States, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and the rapidly expanding Miami metropolitan region, is experiencing a tremendous moment in high-quality design and re-urbanization. Neighborhoods such as the Miami Design District and Wynwood are fundamentally questioning the architectural status quo in the state, and proving a fertile ground for national and international practices in collaboration with local firms. On March 13, The Architect’s Newspaper will shine the spotlight on The Sunshine State with Facades+ Ft. Lauderdale, one of our morning symposiums hosted across the country.

The morning symposium is split between three panels; “Building Resilience in the Tropical World,” with Touzet Studio founding principal Jacqueline Gonalez Touret, Brooks + Scarpa Architects principal Jeffrey E. Huber, and FIU College of Architecture professor Henry Rueda; “Wynwood Grows Up: Facade as Art & Environment,” with NBWW project designer Claudio Salazar, Gensler facade engineer Paulina Szpiech, Arquitectonica senior associate Raymond Fort, and Goldman properties director of construction Victor Sanchez; and “Grounding the Hi-Rise Megaproject: Pedestrian-friendly Podiums at Worldcenter,” with Elkus Manfredi senior associate Jeff Sakowitz, DeSimone Structural Engineers associate principal Danilo Nanni, and ODP Architects senior associate Danny Fattal.

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