Johnston Marklee, Paradise Plaza, Miami Design District 04.18
Framing the paradisiacal
Category: architecture
Wise
Owls on guard at the park at Wise Towers, NYC Housing Authority complex on West 90 Street; probably not by Costantino Nivola.
Nivola’s works are well-featured in the rest of the park. Article by Glenn Weiss. Influenced by Le Corbusier.
Far reaches of the Roman empire
Now, the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County situated in Exposition Park; their 1913 building was designed by local architects Frank Hudson and William A.D. Munsell.
LAX
Looks like MIA
Forensic Architecture
Forensic Architecture (FA) is a research agency based at Goldsmiths, University of London, which is made up of a team of architects, scholars, filmmakers, designers, lawyers and scientists who gather and present spatial analysis in legal and political forums.
We undertake advanced architectural and media research in order to provide evidence for international prosecution teams, political organisations, NGOs, and the United Nations in various processes worldwide. Additionally, we undertake historical and theoretical examinations of the history and present status of forensic practices in articulating notions of public truth.
Dade County Auditorium
Now, Miami-Dade County Auditorium, opened in 1951.
A view of Napoli, Italy
Gomorrah by Matteo Garrone, 2008.
Ada Tolla on Vele di Scampia by Franz di Salvo (nytimes).
They are iconic buildings that embed the Modernist idea of the right to a home — a home for everyone. At the time it was conceived, the complex was very positive, optimistic and progressive.
Cameo Theater
The Cameo Theater building is on the National Register of Historic Places and was designed by Miami Beach Architect Robert Collins. The Cameo opened in 1938 and was designed in the Art Deco style, more specifically the Streamline Moderne sub-genre.