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Architecture

BIG raises mixed-use Miami development up on stilts

Adam Williams August 20, 2018

BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group) recently unveiled an interesting-looking new mixed-use development for Miami, Florida. While details are still rather thin on the ground at this early stage, if it does go ahead, Miami Produce will be elevated on stilts and topped by garden spaces.

Gardens in the sky: BIG's Miami Produce will include rooftop gardens offering choice views of Miami

Architecture

Aston Martin's luxury condo revs up for 2021 completion

Adam Williams February 22, 2018

Back in 2016, Aston Martin revealed its plan to expand into luxury real estate with a new sail-shaped condo in Miami, Florida. Construction recently began and now the automaker has shared additional information on the project, as well as some images showing what it's going to look like inside.

A pad at Aston Martin Residences will set you back between US$600,000 to around $15 million

Biology

Blindness strikes three women after iffy stem-cell treatments

Michael Franco March 16, 2017

Stem cells have been shown to do everything from regrowing skull bones to healing damaged lung tissue. They've even restored vision in rabbits. But when three adult women tried an unproven stem-cell treatment in Florida to combat vision loss from macular degeneration, they all went blind.

Two of the women were able to see well enough to drive before the damaging procedure

Architecture

Aston Martin motors into luxury building design

Adam Williams October 27, 2016

Shortly after dipping its toe into powerboat production, Aston Martin has revealed it is collaborating on a new luxury condo in Miami, Florida. The sail-shaped 300 Biscayne Boulevard Way is due to be completed in 2021.

300 Biscayne Boulevard Way is due to be completed in 2021

Architecture

Renzo Piano designs luxury condo for North Beach, Miami

Adam Williams December 22, 2015

Early details recently emerged concerning starchitect Renzo Piano's North Beach, Miami condominium, Eighty Seven Park. The residential tower will include 70 luxury apartments, with the cheapest reportedly starting at US$2 million.

Rising to a height of 200 ft (60 m) Eighty Seven Park will be located on ...

Architecture

Foundations laid for Zaha Hadid's One Thousand Museum

Adam Williams September 2, 2015

Construction work has begun in earnest on Zaha Hadid's One Thousand Museum – a 62 story, "Six Star" luxury residential skyscraper in Miami that will offer impressive views over Biscayne Bay. The project is expected to be completed in 2017.

One Thousand Museum will boast only 83 "Six Star" luxury residences in the entire tower

Architecture

Planned Miami district aims to foster innovation and entrepreneurship

Stu Robarts June 2, 2015

A planned new district in Miami is aimed at being a home for innovation and entrepreneurship in South Florida, US. The Miami Innovation District will host a mix of startups and small to large businesses and will seek to generate sustainable economic growth while complementing the local community.

The Miami Innovation District is aimed at providing the required infrastructure for the growth of Miami's ...

Architecture

High Line design firm to develop linear park and urban trail for Miami

Stu Robarts March 18, 2015

JCFO, the company behind New York's High Line, has been selected to transform land below the city's Metrorail into a linear park and urban trail. The planned use of existing rail infrastructure for the Miami Underline mirrors its London namesake and the New York Lowline.

A proposed concept for the Metrorail at the University of Miami on the Underline (Image: Anna ...