// Research and Scholarship Area of Research 06 Historic Preservation and Adaptive Use Historic Preservation is at the center of discourse about stewardship and the environment. Miami is an excellent laboratory of contemporary preservation and adaptive use strategies, including preservation of modern architecture and the use of historic preservation as community planning. In addition, the School’s location makes it an excellent base to examine the cultural heritage of Cuba and the Caribbean. Context: Building on the practice and research of several faculty members, in 2008, U-SoA initiated the Certificate in Historic Preservation. A Concentration in Preservation Planning within the Master of Science in Architecture program. The curriculum is being developed in connection with the Universidad de Alcalá, Spain, and their newly-created Master Propio en Arquitectura y Patrimonio del Caribe (Master in Architecture and Heritage of the Caribbean). The collaboration will include joint seminars in Madrid and Miami, as well as a collaborative studio in Havana or in the Spanish Caribbean.
Ongoing Projects and Resources: DoCoMoMo Florida. Faculty members of the School founded DOCOMOMO (Documentation and Conservation of the Modern Movement)-Florida in 2007 and have been actively involved in national and international conferences on the documentation and conservation of modern architectural heritage. Recent scholarship includes the Miami Marine Stadium, the Bacardi Building, and Tropical Brutalist structures in Miami and Fort Lauderdale. U-SoA’s Center for Urban & Community Design (CUCD), is involved in on-going projects with the City of Miami Beach regarding the overlap between preservation, identity and resiliency.