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Miami Beach Convention Center renovation and expansion completes

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The expansion and renovation of the 1,435,000-sf Miami Beach Convention Center has recently completed. . The project was designed with the goal of making Miami Beach Convention Center the most technologically-advanced center in the U.S.

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Miami accepts more modest plan to renovate its convention center

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The city of Miami has awarded an $11 million contract for its on-again, off-again convention center renovation to Denver-based Fentress Architects, which will serve as the design criteria professional on this project. Body Image: read more.

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New co-working space will focus on serving local, African-American youth in Miami

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McKenzie, a boutique design, build, and custom fabrication firm recently completed the renovation of the two-story, 3,700-sf New Providence Lodge building in the Overtown neighborhood of Miami.

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4 ways designers can help chief heat officers reduce climate change risks

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4 ways designers can help chief heat officers reduce climate change risks 0 qpurcell Mon, 04/10/2023 - 09:40 Sustainability Eric Corey Freed, Director of Sustainability, CannonDesign, shares how established designers and recently-emerged chief heat officers (CHO) can collaborate on solutions for alleviating climate change risks.

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St. Petersburg is Bold in Mandating Envision

Green Building Law Update

Petersburg, Florida passed a progressive ordinance last week mandating that City infrastructure projects and newly constructed and renovated City building be third party certified as green. Envision is a LEED style framework that provides the guidance to initiate the planning, design and delivery of sustainable and resilient infrastructure.

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The programmatic evolution of the lobby

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The programmatic evolution of the lobby 0 qpurcell Mon, 08/14/2023 - 14:21 Office Buildings Ian Reves, Managing Director for IA's Atlanta studio, shares how design can shape a lobby into an office mainstay. For Starters, Tackle the Arrival The lobby has long served as a security gateway, often designed to impress, even intimidate.

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Slow as a Turtle? “No Damages For Delay” Clause Inapplicable to Contractor’s Claim Against Architect

Best Practices Construction Law

The general contractor in McLeod filed a malpractice action against the architect on a public contract for the City of Miami. The renovation project was located in the Caribbean Marketplace in an area known as Little Haiti. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the architect.

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