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A 3rd-generation Miami Firm for Modern Retail and Residential Architecture, designing Highly-Efficient Buildings from a perspective that is Culturally & Historically-Minded.
MIAMI 251 Valencia Ave #5001 Coral Gables, Florida 33114 Tel. +1(305) 770-6100 Fax +1(305) 770-6070 Email info@whaiv.us
HAVANA William trabaja con varios arquitectos cubanos en La Habana. Contactar para mayor información.
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READ MORE ABOUT OUR HISTORY & MIAMI ARCHITECTURE. Behind Miami’s success and glowing international popularity, South Florida developed a unique enclave for modernist architecture of the international style. The style was so unique it was later coined (MiMo), an acronym of “Miami Modernism”.
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INTRODUCTION
William Hamilton Arthur Architect, Inc. is a 3rdͲgeneration Miami Firm for Modern Retail and Residential Architecture, designing HighlyͲEfficient Buildings from a perspective that's Culturally & HistoricallyͲMinded.
William Hamilton Arthur Architect, Inc. Registered Architectural Firm, State of Florida AA26003053 FIRM HISTORY The firm's principles originate through William’s grandfather, William H. Arthur III, who was an apprentice of Igor B. Polevitzky, a prominent MidͲCentury Miami Modern (MiMo) architect. After the dissolution of Polevitzky, Johnson & Associates and at the height of an economic slowͲdown in 1962, William’s grandfather tookͲon the bulk of the firm’s continuing work. First commissions for William’s grandfather included Phase I of Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton and Nuclear Fallout research for the Kennedy Administration. Arthur, who’s formal education came from the University of Illinois, held a adjunct professor position at the University of Miami School of Architecture while simultaneously producing designs for restaurants, offices, retail buildings & even U.S. power plant sites; adding an important, yet unpublicized component to his firm’s workload during the 1960s & 70s. As Miami expanded throughout the 1980s & 90s, William’s grandfather diversified his firm’s commissions, designing and constructing more than 2,500 public, private, commercial and industrial projects worldwide for his Miami clients including Eastern Airlines, TurnberryͲSchiff Properties, Courtelis Company, Publix, Saglo, Equity One, Allstate and Merrill Lynch. William’s grandfather served as consultant Architect to the The Falls Shopping Center, Orlando Jetport, the former Naval Training Center McCoy Annex and many other sites that
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remain important to this day. He also served two terms on the Coral Gables Board of Architects. Certainly one of the most prolific firms in Miami, William’s grandfather forged a strong foundation for the current beliefs continued by wha design, a firm held by his son Bruce Arthur and William Hamilton Arthur Architect, Inc. the firm held by his grandson, William H. Arthur IV. As a practitioner, William expounds on his grandfather’s midͲcentury traditions of passive energy design, openͲair environments and the type of atmospheric transparency that characterizes the finest architecture of the region. William represents an important cultural significance, as he’s been working to contribute to the impression of a seamless continuity between architects across the Florida Straits. Since 2008, William has been using a special license granted upon him by the U.S. Treasury Department to work in Havana, Cuba, examining how buildings there function without the use of airͲconditioning, bringing those traditions back to the United States. William does this with the same spirit and dedication to the city that his grandfather did fifty years ago, following the belief— “The few architects of today who design and build fine architecture, achieve these accomplishments through experience, dedication and sacrifice to the project, the client and the environment…”
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Prrincipal, William W Hamilto on Arthu ur IV AIA A, NCAR RB Reegistered d Architeect, Statee of Florid da AR97 7508 BIO OGRAPHY Williaam H Arthur IV iss a Summa Cum Laude Architect ffrom the U University of Floriida and a 2011 AIA Henry Adams Gold Med dal Recipient. Willliam is a 3rdͲgeneration Architectt and has produced designs in both commercial and resideential projeects throughout FFlorida, often in ccollaboration with h his family’s practice in arcchitecture. Williaam seeks to dessign from a persspective that is both cultu urally and historrically minded. Since S 2009, William begaan to collect and ccatalog his grandffather’s early worrks in Soutth Florida and the e Caribbean; fam miliarizing himself with his h heritage of midͲce entury architecturre and learning about his grandfather’s g association with Igor B. Polevitzkky, a prom minent MidͲCentu ury Miami Modern (MiMo) architect. nly the constructiions that he stud died, Findiing merit not on but also their impacct on the peoplle who utilize th hem, Williaam developed a sense of obligation to Miami and d the unique architecture that formed it. i He subsequeently resumed work in Miami M after graaduation, seekingg to expo ound on his grand dfather’s legacy an nd devotion. AA26003053
mendous interest in During his studies, William gained trem the mechanical m workings of the tropical buildin ng environ nment. Since 200 08, he frequently travels to Havan na, Cuba to o study architectture, using a speccial license granteed by the U.S. Treasury Department to exam mine how buildings there ffunction without the use of airͲco onditioning. Williaam continu ues to build up pon the practicees and techniques learned d from this raree opportunity to o utilize the loccal environ nment as an assett rather than a challenge. Annuallly, William is invited return to Cub ba to participate in an urbaan design charrettte for the city off Havana hosted b by local architects a and city staff. Three academic projeccts designeed by William havve received State AIA awards, and in 2010, h he received a teaaching award from m the University of Florida citing his extraordinary contributtion to the schoo ol’s teachin ng mission.
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EDUCATION University of Florida Graduate School of Architecture. Masters in Architecture | 3.7gpa 2011 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Environmental Technologies I & II. Special coursework on Miami MidͲ Century Modern (MiMo) Architecture & studies in Havana, Cuba. Vicenza studyͲabroad program participant. Certificate: LatinͲAmerican Studies, research inside Cuba. Certificate: Historic Preservation. University of Florida School of Architecture. Bachelors of Design degree | 3.8 gpa 2009 Graduated summa cum laude. Identified as a "TopͲTen" upperͲdivision applicant. Teaching assistant, design two. Participated in the Mexico studyͲabroad program. Special coursework in Digital Presentation, Drawing & Transportation policy. Minor: Urban and Regional Planning, Transportation Policy.
RECENT PARTICIPATION 8th Havana Charrette Participant. Hosted by INTBAU. 2015
7th Havana Charrette Participant. Hosted by INTBAU. 2014
6th Havana Charrette Participant. Hosted by INTBAU. 2012
Florida trust, presentation on the Ponce de Leon Hotel, St. Augustine
Presentation to the city of St. Augustine & the University of Florida, RE: Government House. 2011
Guest speaker, presentation to city staff on St. Augustine, Florida.
5th Havana Charrette Participant. Hosted by INTBAU.
9th Congress on Cuban Architecture. Invited participant. 2010
Cornell University Conference on Cuba.
AIAS National Conference, Miami.
University of Miami conference on Cuba by Raices de Esparanza. 2009
Presentation to the City of Orlando regarding the IͲ4 corridor & downtown. Performative design & studio charrette with Israeli architect Yasha Grobman.
Whitters design competition | postͲdisaster housing. 2008
Duke University conference on Cuba by Raices de Esparanza.
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AIAS South Conference, Miami.
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RECOGNITION 2015 South Florida Sun Sentinel: Ferry to the Future by Doreen Hemlock, Front Page. Curbed Miami: Examining The Many Promises of SkyRise Miami, Front Page. 2013 Tropic Magazine: Editorial on the Shorecrest Residence, by John T. O'Connor, Page 55 . 2011 AIA Henry Adams Medal: An outstanding Master of Architecture student demonstrating excellence throughout their academic career, nominated by the faculty of the University of Florida School of Architecture for the American Institute of Architects. Design Honor Award: For outstanding achievement and consistent performance in the architecture design studio. Arthur Blenn Anderson Scholarship Endowment. A student dedicated to advancing their education through travel and field research in architecture. 2010 Architrave 17 Orientation. Interview with Kelly T. Wilson on the Shadowlands Library, Page 28. Graduate Teaching Award: A Graduate student with Extraordinary Contributions to the School of Architecture Teaching Mission by UF G|SoA. Academic Achievement Award: A Graduate student with Outstanding Achievement in all areas of study in the Master of Architecture Program by University of Florida. Design Honor Award: A Graduate student of Outstanding Achievement and Consistent performance in the Architecture Design Studio Sequence by UF G|SoA. 2009 AIA National Conference, Miami| presentation posters presented by University of Florida Graduate School of Architecture. AIA Florida Conference, Tampa| design eight drawings presented by University of Florida Graduate School of Architecture. Architrave 15 Contour. Contours of the Desert, Page 23. 2008 University of Florida Lamp design Competition First Place Award (Tied). "The Autonomous Lamp". Designed and built a cableͲdriven Robotic luminary that detects building occupants and illuminates their task area autominuously, updating itself every 30 seconds.
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SELECTED WORK INSIDE THE UNITED STATES Brain Freeze, 8711 N Kendall Drive, Miami, Florida. Interior design and construction management of a 2015 1,570SF Ice Cream concept involving Use of a Large Cryogenic Storage Tank. Tropotype Homes, Wynwood Neighborhood, Miami, Florida. Design concept for Raised 2Ͳlevel 10ͲUnit MultiͲfamily buildings using sustainable techniques. Dante B. Fascell “PortMiami” Tower, 1007 N America Way, Miami, Florida. Design concept for an 8Ͳ Level 97,078SF MixedͲUse Tower and Park at the Port of Miami using sustainable techniques. China Town at Mall at Millenia, 4200 Conroy Rd, Orlando, Florida, 32839. Interior modification of existing Food PrepͲline and Display. Presentation of design documents to Landlord. Gymnastics USA, 13175 W Colonial Drive, Winter Garden, Florida. Interior design and Construction 2014 Management of a 24,560SF Gymnastics facility. FOLLOWING PROJECTS PERFORMED UNDER WHA DESIGN: Ross Dress for Less, 13780 SW 56th Street, Kendale Lakes, Florida. Drawings and Construction Management of a 30,015SF Retail Store delivered turnͲkey to tenant. The Parasol House, 1520 W 21st Street, Miami Beach, Florida. Design of a unique 2Ͳlevel residence on 2013 Sunset IV island using sustainable techniques. Dobrow Residence, private address, Coconut Grove, Florida. Design of a 2Ͳlevel garage addition, expansive sundeck, patio, structural modifications to existing residence. Garber Residence, 1001 NE 72nd Street, Miami, Florida. Design of a Master Bedroom addition, exterior renovation and landscaping in the historic Bayview neighborhood. Goodwill Superstore at Biscayne Plaza, 441 NE 81st Street, Miami, Florida. Construction Drawings and Project Manager for the Landlord's Interior buildͲout, space delivered TurnͲkey. Doral Park Plaza, 9705 NW 41st Street, Doral, Florida. Design for Exterior renovation of an existing 116,179SF Shopping Center, New FreeͲStanding Building and Parking Improvements. Puppies World of Miami, 9690 NW 41st Street, Doral, Florida. Construction Drawings and Project Manager for the Tenant's Interior BuildͲOut. Grand Floridian, 9690 NW 41st Street, Doral, Florida. Construction Drawings for the Tenant's Interior Office and Sales Center BuildͲOut.
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Blackstone, 9690 NW 41st Street, Doral, Florida. Construction Drawings for the Tenant's 1,100SF Interior Retail Space BuildͲOut. LollyPop Kids, 9690 NW 41st Street, Doral, Florida. Construction Drawings for the Tenant's Interior BuildͲOut of a 1,400SF Children's Salon and Banquet Room. Access Medical, 4410 W 16th Ave, Hialeah, Florida. Construction Drawings for the Tenant's Interior BuildͲOut of a 3,098SF Medical Facility. The Florida Department of Children and Families Services, New Hialeah ACCESS Center, 4410 W 16th Ave, Hialeah, Florida. Construction Drawings and Project Management for the Interior buildͲout. Dr. Edward Weiss Optometrist, 9844 SW 40th Street, Miami, Florida. Design and Construction Drawings for a 1,500SF Optometrist office. Fairview Residence, 3555 Fairview Street, Coconut Grove, Florida. Design and Presentation Drawings for proposed 4,550SF, 5ͲBedrm / 4ͲBath Residence. Bayside Marketplace Retail Booth, 401 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, Florida. Construction Drawings for 300SF Outdoor Retail Addition to the Existing Marketplace. Tracfone Wireless Headquarters, 9700 NW 112th Ave, Miami, Florida. Design and Presentation Drawings for proposed office building Addition. New Shopping Center at 12000 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, Florida. Design and Presentation Drawings for proposed Retail Addition at existing Office Building. Cypress Village Shopping Center, 7305 Miami Lakes Drive, Miami Lakes, Florida. Design, Presentation Drawings for Exterior renovation and Site Improvements of existing 48,676SF Shopping Center. Biscayne Plaza Shopping Center, 7941 & 8100 NE 5th Avenue, Miami, Florida. Construction Drawings for Exterior renovation of existing 327,936SF Shopping Center. 2012 Chateaubleau Hotel, 1111 East Ponce de Leon Blvd. Exterior Renovation design, presented and approved by the City of Coral Gables Board of Architects. Marlin Square Shopping Center, 19250 S Dixie Hwy, Cutler Bay, Florida. Design and Presentation Drawings for a new 2Ͳlevel Shopping Center, ChickͲFilͲA Restaurant. New Construction.
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United Way Parking Lot, 3107 SW 3rd Avenue, Miami, Florida. Design and Construction Drawings for the New Gated Parking Lot, Perimeter Wall and Landscaping on Coral Way. Quail Roost Shopping Center, 18623 S Dixie Hwy, Miami, Florida. Construction Drawings for Structural Column and Exterior Improvements. Red Bird Shopping Center, 5725 Bird Rd, Miami, Florida. Design and Construction Drawings for Exterior Renovation, paint and railing of the existing 94,641SF Shopping Center. Goodwill North Hollywood, 2418 North Dixie Hwy, Hollywood, Florida. Design and Construction Drawings for Interior BuildͲout. Ravlin Building, 7291 SW 57th Avenue, Miami, Florida. Construction Drawings for Interior and Exterior Improvements to Existing 12,000SF Shopping Center built in 1956. Amazon.com, 1000 SE 8th Street, Hialeah, Florida. Construction Drawings for the Interior BuildͲout of Amazon's South Florida Distribution Warehouse Facility. Goodwill Princeton, 24311 S Dixie Hwy, Princeton, Florida. Design and Construction Drawings for ADAͲ Accommodations and Egress to public rightͲofͲway. Corner Bakery Café #1547, 14810 Pines Blvd, Pembroke Pines, Florida. Design, Drawings and project Manager for a 3,705SF FullͲservice FastͲcausal restaurant. Corner Bakery Café #1546 at Palms Town & Country, 8405 Mills Drive, Miami, Florida. Design, Drawings and Project Manager for a 4,200SF FullͲservice FastͲcausal restaurant. Retail Space 35 at Flamingo East Shopping Center, 901 E 10th Avenue, Hialeah, Florida. Interior design, Construction Drawings and Project Manager for Landlord Improvements of Existing 1,470SF Space. Marshalls Retail Store, 901 E 10th Avenue, Hialeah, Florida. Exterior and Interior Design, Construction Drawings and Project Manager for Owner's work and Tenant BuildͲOut of 24,750SF Space. Flamingo East Shopping Center, 901 E 10th Avenue, Hialeah, Florida. Design, Construction Drawings and Project Manager for the Exterior Renovation to the existing 205,898SF Shopping Center. Shorecrest Residence, 8240 SW 12th Avenue, Miami, Florida. Design, Construction Drawings and 2011 Construction Management of a raised, SingleͲFamily Residence in the Historic Shorecrest neighborhood.
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Hotel Antilla, 1100 East Ponce de Leon Blvd, Coral Gables, Florida. Presentation Drawings for a New 360ͲRoom Hotel midͲrise adjacent to the Historic Douglas Entrance. Presentation to city of Coral Gables Board of Architects and City Commission. Yogurbella at Colonial Palms, 13623 S Dixie Hwy, Palmetto Bay, Florida. Design and Construction Drawings for Exterior improvements to new outdoor seating, landscaping and planting features. Panera Bread #1625, 18111 Biscayne Blvd, Aventura, Florida. Assisted Construction Drawings and Project Management for Tenant's interior BuildͲOut. Panera Bread #1619, 2493 NE 9th Court, Homestead, Florida. Construction Drawings and Project Management for New Construction of 3,800SF FullͲService Restaurant and Public Hearing Presentation.
Goodwill Superstore at Flamingo Park Plaza, 4410 West 16th Avenue, Hialeah, Florida. Design, Construction Drawings and Project Manager for both Landlord and Tenant's interior buildͲout.
Goodwill Superstore at Country Walk, 13762 SW 152nd Street, Miami, Florida. Construction Drawings and Project Manager for the Tenant's Interior BuildͲOut. Goodwill Central Headquarters, 2125 NW 21st Street, Miami, Florida. Design and Construction Drawings for the Recycling Equipment and Loading Area. Scully's Tavern, 9809 SW 72nd Street, Miami, Florida. Responded to Lawsuit regarding ADA Accommodations. Provided Construction Drawings to bring existing Restaurant into Compliancy. Panera Bread Exterior, 137 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables, Florida. Construction Drawings and Board of Architects Approval for Exterior Signage, Storefront and Brow Lighting. World of Learning Daycare in Pines Plaza Shopping Center, 4133 N Pine Island Rd, Sunrise, Florida. 5,300SF Interior expansion of existing children's daycare. Special Site Exception and Hearing required. Doral 9690 Plaza Shopping Center, 9690 Doral Blvd, Doral, Florida. Construction Drawings for a 12,000SF Shopping Center and Site, New Construction. SELECTED WORK OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES 2015 Rodriquez Residence, Great Harbor Cay, Berry Islands, Bahamas. Proposed design, drawings and presentation for a 160SF Oceanfront Shipping Container Home. 2009 Laguna Granelo Cultural Centre at Marina Hemingway, Havana, Cuba. Proposed design for three (3) 4,500SF retail and mixedͲuse buildings fabricated from Aluminum recovered from Soviet Aircraft.
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CRITICAL RECEPTION Guy Peterson, FAIA Ivan Smith Eminent Professor, University of Florida. Principal, Office For Architecture. “I had the privilege of working with William Arthur as his professor at the University of Florida. William was in one of my graduate design studios and in my graduate seminar on regional Florida modern architecture. William was one of those students who I suspect I learned as much from him as he
did from me. William is a critical thinker, talented architect and perhaps most important, a young designer with a contagious personality and passion for the profession. In a short period of time, William has become an emerging leader for our profession and I am proud to call him a colleague.
________ Julio Cesar Pérez Hernández, Architect & Urban Planner Harvard University 2013 Wilbur Marvin Visiting Scholar and 2002 Loeb Fellow. Principal, Cesar Pérez Architects. “William had an outstanding participation in the 2011 & 2012 Havana International Charrettes on Urban Planning & Urban Design. He worked & interacted with other international peers producing interesting solutions for the sector of the waterfront that was the subject of these Charrettes. William is particularly sensitive to the different traditions of Cuba & the Caribbean and also of Miami’s & his design for the Baumgarten Residence in Shorecrest is a fine example of good architecture adapted to its site that works perfect within its climatic conditions. Several features of the building show the architect’s intention in this regard like the presence of the
courtyard space & the ample awnings that shelter the facades and balconies. The house is a relevant example of contemporary architecture that takes into account climatic factors & fits well into its site alluding to the presence of the past & aiming to the future as lifting the house on stilts relate the house with both tradition & avantͲgarde providing a thoughtful synthesis between both. The extra space created at ground floor is a subtle interpretation of an extended porch, a feature found in the best examples of Cuban Modern architecture & also in Miami Modern architecture.”
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Allan T. Shulman FAIA, LEED AP 2013 President, AIA Miami Associate Professor, University of Miami School of Architecture. Principal, Shulman + Associates. “William Arthur IV and I have been acquaintances and colleagues for at least 6 years. I got to know William through conferences and lectures that we both attended; he and I share an interest in architecture of the postwar period. A native Miamian, he’s extraordinarily engaged in his family’s practice and in addressing issues salient to our community’s growth. As a practitioner William possesses a rare
thoughtfulness that belies his age. Through his civic efforts and his professional work he embodies the qualities of the AIA and serves the organization well. William shows great promise as an Associate AIA Member and in the larger architectural community. I strongly support his nomination for Florida Associate Member of the Year.”
________ John T. O’Connor Editor-in-Chief Tropic Magazine “William H Arthur IV pretty much has design in his blood.”
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REFERENCES Graham Companies: Philip S. Wyllie, Leasing 6843 Main Street, Miami Lakes, FL 33014 (305) 817-4005 philip.wyllie@grahamcos.com www.grahamcos.com
Saglo Development Co: Jack Glottmann, President or Hue Chen, Acquisitions 777 Brickell Avenue Suite #708 Miami Florida 33131 (305) 704-3103, jack@saglo.com or hue@saglo.com, www.saglo.com
Doral Properties: Danny Kaskel dannykaskel@gmail.com www.doral.properties
Tropic Magazine: John T. O'Connor, Editorin-Chief or John Spear, Associate Publisher (954) 816-9295, john@tropicfl.com www.tropicfl.com
Seacoast Enterprises Group, Inc: Martin or Nicole Rodriguez 7965 SW 136th Street Pinecrest, Florida 33156 (786) 298-7825, seacoastent@gmail.com nicole.seacoast@gmail.com
Robin Hill, Photographer (305) 785-6538, rh@robinhill.net www.robinhill.photoshelter.com
Wilson Structural: Tony Wilson 6731 Professional Pkwy W #103 Sarasota, Florida 34240 (941) 907-4789, tony@wilsonstructural.com, ww.wilsonstructural.com
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University of Florida School of Architecture: Martin Gold, Director PO Box 115702 Gainesville, Florida 32611-5702 Tel: (352) 392-0205, mgold@ufl.edu, www.gsoa.dcp.ufl.edu
Oficina del Historiador, Havana, Cuba: Glendys Cruz Wong glendys@planmaestro.ohc.cu, www.planmaestro.ohc.cu
Piling + Smith Architects: John H. Pilling, AIA 2 Dana Place, Cambridge, MA 02138 (617) 491-2247, john@johnpilling.net, www. johnpilling.net
Principal Real Estate Investors: Kevin J. Stubbs, AIA 801 Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA 50392 (515) 235-1727, stubbs.kevin@principal.com, www.aiaiowa.org
Michael Hoerner 10 Columbus Blvd, 4th Floor Hartford, CT 06106 Michael.Hoerner@fmfacilitymaintenance. com, www.fmfacilitymaintenance.com
City of Miami Beach Planning Department: Laura Camayd, City Planner 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33139 (305) 673-7550,
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REFERENCES lauraCamayd@miamibeachfl.gov Village of Pinecrest: Patricia Janisse, City Planner 12645 Pinecrest Parkway Pinecrest, Florida 33156 (305) 234-2121 ext 143, pjanisse@pinecrest-fl. gov, www.pinecrest-fl.gov
United Way of Miami-Dade Robert Calderon, Property Manager 3250 SW 3rd Avenue, Miami, Florida 33129 (305) 860-3000, robert@crec.com
Corner Bakery Cafe Karen Armando Cohen, Franchisee kac@cbrest.com, www.cornerbakerycafe.com
Office for Architecture: Guy Peterson, FAIA 1234 1st Street Sarasota, FL 34236 T: (941) 952-1111, gpeterson@guypeterson. com, www.guypeterson.com
Anderson Place Construction LLC: Ralph Placencia, LEED AP, Partner PO Box 149686, Orlando FL 32814 (407) 948-1468, Ralph@AP-Const.com
US Construction: Armand Gelpi 6355 NW 36 Street, Suite 608 Miami, FL 33166 (305) 443-5808 armand@usconstructioncorp.com
MAKwork: Marsh C. Kriplen RLA (305) 322-2896, Marsh@makwork.com, www.makwork.com
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Hajjar & Associates, Inc: Mohammad Hajjar 45 Valencia Ave, Coral Gables, FL 33134 (305) 445-6656 mhajjar@mhajjar.com www.mhajjar.com.
Proyectos, Cuba Héctor Gómez Adán, Architect Cuba 316 esq. Obrapía, Habana Vieja, La Habana, Cuba +53 (7) 8649531 #143 hectorg.pv@proyectos.ohc.cu
City of Coral Gables: Carlos Mindreu, City Architect. 405 Biltmore Way Coral Gables, Florida 33114 (305) 460-5238, cmindreau@coralgables.com www.coralgables.com,
Curbed Miami: Sean McCaughan, Author 104 W. 40th St., 10th Floor New York, NY 10018 sean@curbed.com www.miami.curbed.com
Brain Freeze Chrsiti Fraga or Gabriel Fraga 3905 NW 107 Avenue, #106 Miami, Florida (305) 407-1970 cfraga@brainfreezeicecreamlab.com
Sun Sentinel Doreen Hemlock, Writer 500 E. Broward Blvd. Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33394 (954) 356-4000 DHemlock@sun-sentinel.com
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Behind South Florida’s Mid-Century (MiMo) Design Scene _______ In the years following the second world war, the industries of hospitality, construction and real estate were among those that benefited greatly from South Florida’s post-war boom. Fueled by a precipitating population and a disproportionate share of the nation’s optimism, South Florida was propelled into being one of America’s most-familiar destinations and greatest economies. Within the first ten years, South Florida had eschewed its sleepy resort-town beginnings and had become a burgeoning metropolis of lavish waterfront hotels and surfeit of individualistic single-family homes. Behind the screen of success and glowing international popularity, the region also developed a unique enclave for modernist architecture of the international style. The style was so unique it was later coined (MiMo), an acronym of “Miami Modernism”. The style brought notoriety to the region in the following decades, and a sort of regional authenticity. South Florida achieved this in part, by creating an allure for young architectural students immediately after the war. 20 | William Hamilton Arthur Architect, Inc.
Of those who descended upon South Florida at the time— mainly discharged military personnel, growing transportation and tech industries, as well as retirees from northern states. South Florida had a well-calculated allure. It attracted audiences through billboards, magazines, brochures and television. Television became the most important as it best captured the character and charm of South Florida, transposing it to a national audience that was easily captivated by the area’s relative exoticism. Among the young architectural students most intrigued by this were those enrolled in the avant-garde schools. Students studying modernism in universities such as Columbia, the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Illinois— my grandfather, William H. Arthur III among them. Dissemination of South Florida’s architectural culture was relatively prolific in the nation and it was Time Life Magazine’s June 5, 1950 issue featuring Igor B. Polevitzky’s Birdcage House” that attracted my grandfather to South Florida the most. Built on Miami’s Venetian Islands, the article featured photos of
the home and briefly explained how the architect wanted to create a space for outdoor living through disambiguation of its exterior envelope. Students at the University of Illinois read the article, but already knew of the nascent architectural community brewing in South Florida and the unique buildings it was cultivating along its waterfronts. With an interest in working with Polevitzky specifically, my grandfather learned that the architect would be visiting his university as part of a lecture series. He also learned that Polevitzky was an avid fan of thenemerging music composer Igor Stravinsky, whom luckily for my grandfather, was participating in the University’s music program. My grandfather purchased two tickets to a concert featuring Stravinsky and pitched Polevitzky for a job. He then moved to Miami and worked as Polevitzky’s assistant for the next twelve years. In South Florida 1950, the new population consisted of automobile-philes and strong sentiments for self-mobility. Determined to live in estate-style, AA26003053
single-family homes, shop in the most elegant stores and leisure in the most imaginative hotels, my grandfather noted that the population had an insatiable appetite for diversity. This was reflected in its demand for design talent which made requirements for new-coming architects challenging. New architects and draftsmen were only able maintain employment if they learned quickly and adapted well to high-demand work environments. On-going civil projects of the region further capitulated a burden onto these architects. In Miami for example, the city disbanded its downtown in the late 1950s and urban growth began to radiate into several different patterns. This exacerbated needs for unique housing and retail solutions while applying significant stress on the ability of architects and planners to implement effective plans. As a result of their partial failures, areas of the city began to polarize, particularly in the residential sector where government subsidies had an unintentional effect of standardizing homes, further distinguishing certain neighborhoods from their privately-funded counterparts. As competition and distinction increased, so did developers’ demands for outstanding locales. This mechanism further prompted the needs for architects to create the latest and most-competitive attractions. Their responses resulted in some of the nation’s most innovative and successful accomplishments in retail design known at that time. With an emerging tourism market also shining upon South Florida, there became a competitive industry in hospitality. As each hotel or resort was built, it seemed a newer emerged, and often AA26003053
next door or even by the same architect as in the case of the Fontainebleau of Miami, built 1954 and its neighboring Eden Roc, built 1955. Such happenings drew additional endeavor from architects, as developers became only willing to invest in the best talents he or she knew existed. The built environment began to emerge as competitively as it did rapidly, and not just physically but also culturally. Firms of the period responded satisfactorily to this demand by providing new and stimulating architecture, much to the credit of eclectic personalities such as Morris Lapidius, who believed in applying ideas of carnivality and spotlight to his firm’s hotel designs. Most of the drafting tables of the Lapidius office, like the other firms of South Florida, were manned with young architects and draftsmen, who found themselves working long hours and developing a strong dedication to the city. Constantly thinking of ways to thrill their clients and make their designs more exciting, the architectural community grew increasingly collaborative. Through long discussions, which often took place at supper clubs, dinner parties and social events, architects were constantly pinning new ideas to each other outside the office. Favorite hangout spots included the Red Coach Inn, once located along Miami’s Biscayne Blvd hosting “the Longest Bar In the World”. Igor Polevitzky would famously order the house prime rib while my grandfather, scoured the menu for something more affordable. Eager to attend the same social events, he and my grandmother later admitted to arriving at restaurants with a can of beans heating under the hood of the car and eating them in the park-
ing lot just so they could be part of the discussion without ordering something expensive. Some of the discussions led to highlyintellectual discourse and this contributed to the community’s desire to build its own academic programs for architecture, a long-standing goal of South Florida as originally envisioned by George Merrick. First, the University of Miami revamped its previous architecture program immediately after the war. Then a new kind of university, Florida Atlantic University, was built twelve years later with my grandfather elected to its board of directors. The creation of the schools had an interesting effect of increasing the introversion of South Florida’s architectural community, which in-turn contributed to the uniqueness of the international style it is now recognized and admired for. Frank Lloyd Wright’s hatred for South Florida’s enclave was well-known, while attention and praises from other worldly designers such as Clarence S. Stein, author of Towards New Towns for America and Le Corbusier, the pronounced leader of modern architecture were less publicized. As the slowing of the post-war boom in South Florida drew nearer, an economic event known as the “Flash crash of 1962″ brought an intermittent slow-down to construction. With a simultaneous influx of new architects arriving to South Florida via the Cuban diaspora, the two events forced many of the original post-war firms to reorganize, disband or retire. Since restructuring, few sentiments of the original architectural practices of South Florida remained. http://whaiv.us/behind-south-floridasmimo-design-scene William Hamilton Arthur Architect, Inc. | 21
ICONIC AND POWERFUL. CULTURALLY―MINDED ARCHITECTURE. Opening a Miami firm for Modern Architecture & Planning, William designs Highly-Efficient Buildings from a perspective that is both Culturally and Historically-Minded... An approach that earned him the AIA Henry Adams Gold Medal in 2011.
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The Miami―Havana Connection: Designing Two Marine Ferry Terminals _______ Until October 31, 1962, it was possible to travel by overnight ferry from Miami, Florida to Havana, Cuba. The end of this service, and other touristrelated industries in Cuba marked the closing of an era which saw rapid expanses in hotel, shopping and entertainment establishments. The effects of this tourism were two-directional and profoundly affected the fabric of both cities.
"While North-American tourism to Cuba has been frequently highlighted, the steady stream of Cuban middle class tourism to Miami was also a significant component of the development of a sustainable industry in Southern Florida."
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The physical connection between the cities of Miami and Havana via ferry was crucial for the tourism business, and also of important cultural significance in contributing to the impression of a seamless cultural continuity across the sea. The objective of this project, which I titled “The Miami-Havana ferry connection,” the designing of two marine terminals began with the collection of data on the previous marine ferry-link between Miami and Cuba, and accounts of how the impending exchange would affect the two cultures in which the terminals would be located. My examination of several case study buildings on each side provided the main data of which I would then design the new terminals with key focus on climate and humidity. Then through individual experience and travel to and from the isle between 2008 and 2010, I began to establish
how a reconnection of the ferry service and its public exposure would act upon the collective mind in strengthening the link between the two cities, and a gained understanding of their reciprocities in tourist culture, history, art and architecture. The project; to design two separate terminals, one in Havana Vieja in a historic district called Alameda de Paula and a Miami terminal located within Miami’s historic FEC port of marine entry, now proposed Museum Park. I also used period photographs and original construction drawings from the mid-century to analyze how Cuban and American tourism impacted the architecture and presence of buildings during the era. On the Miami side specifically, an emphasis on the power of iconic images produced by the pre-conditioned mid-century architecture that was prevalent in South Florida at that time.
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RESEARCH OF HISTORIC PRECEDENT
1. Exploded view from above of main lecture and studio roooms (looking south). Despiece de arriba de la conferencia principal y roooms estudio (mirando hacia el sur). 2. PorƟco detail with roof removed. Detalle PórƟco con techo quitado.
FIGURE 3.1: ESCUELA NACIONAL DE ARTES PLÁSTICAS
Fig. 4.1. Insect screening at the Braznell Residence. Polevitzky, Johnson & Associates. 1960.
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Fig. 4.2. Dual indoor-outdoor staircase at the Braznell Residence. Polevitzky, Johnson & Associates. 1960.
FIGURE 3.2: SEAVIEW REALITY BUILDING, BRICKELL
Fig. 4.3. Sliding canopy at the Arthur-Murray Dance Studio. Polevitzky, Johnson & Associates, 1949.
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FIGURE 3.4: THE BRAZNELL RESIDENCE
Fig. 4.4. 550 Building, Brickell Avenue (demolished). Weed, Johnson & Associates, 1951.
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FIGURE 3.5: THE COCONUT GROVE BANK BUILDING
Fig. 4.5. PlasĆ&#x;c Dome atop of the Seaview Reality Courtyard. Polevitzky, Johnson & Associates, 1960.
Fig. 4.6. Easterly view of the Coconut Grove Bank Building. Weed, Johnson & Associates, 1960.
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SIMPLE AND EFFCIENT. HISTORICALLY―MINDED ARCHITECTURE. William's design for the Tropotype Homes, a Low-Cost Multi-Family development for Miami's Wynwood neighborhood.
“We’re using old techniques. There’s a lot less waste produced in a simple configuration.”
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INSTITUTIONAL WORK MiamiͲDade Community College ARC1301 Design One. The origins cube
Title & course number 1 a. project
This project focused on the origins of our personal family and culture, and culture, presented in a 12’ x 12’ model, wood.
Lifeguard tower competition
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A competition hosed by the city of Miami Beach, for a removable lifeguard tower to accompany existing towers along the beach (finalist).
MiamiͲDade Community College ARC1302 Design Two. The Folly Project
description
Intended to be an easily constructed, lightweight and temporary outdoor gallery for student artwork. the project was an interpretation of the historic Lincoln road, Miami Beach. 12” x 24” model, various media.
Title & course number 2 a. project
The Wall Project
a. project description
Serves as a city filter and medium for vegative growth. this project was featured at the MDC outdoor exhibition yard, downtown Miami for one week. 10’ height, 6’ length. wood materials.
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University of Florida School of Architecture ARC1301 Design One. The cube project 12” x 12” x 12” orthographic model, wood. The matrix project
description
Demonstrated continuousness of material, within a second material matrix. 12” x 18” model, paper. The room and garden project
description
Two rooms and one garden for both a musician and an artist. constructed as a 12” x 18” model, paper, wood and wire. University of Florida School of Architecture ARC1302 Design Two. Museo Querini Stampalia, Venice Historical portion of the Building, Model. 15” x 28” model, paper, wood, foam.
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Design Three. ARC2303 University of Florida School of Architecture InterͲmodal Centre Interpretation from 1988 film, Powaqqatsi. connecting various means of transportation in the desert. 18”x30” model, paper and foam. New Orleans Project 1500Ͳperson welcoming center for city visitors, special viewing featuring spaces for viewing philosophical portions of the Mississippi river. 18” x 30” model and photographic presentation.
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Door, window and stair project 18” x 36” model, paper, wood, wire and polyester resin.
Design Four. ARC2304 University of Florida School of Architecture St. Augustine Hotel FifteenͲRoom hotel for historic St. Augustine, Florida. Photographic presentation.
The Atrium Project Intervention to the existing UF SoA building, social gathering space and multiͲlevel stair feature. 12”x 18” x 24” model, paper and wire. The Desert Project A facility for land artists to work, study and sleep. doubleͲprogrammed as a nuclear repository for U.S. nuclear energy wastes. physical 18” x 48” and digital models.
Design Five. ARC3320 University of Florida School of Architecture Austin Carey House 1,500SF home located within a memorial forest for a silent dancer and occasional quests. 12” x 50” model, wood. Sky Institute Research building for proposed zero carbon community in Clarksville, Florida. 13” x 22” adjustable section models, wood.
Design Six. ARC3321 University of Florida School of Architecture The Charleston Maritime Museum Located on east bay street, neighboring the provost and exchange building. 16,000SF of exhibition space. digital presentation.
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The Savannah House
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private residence for a fourͲperson family located on pulaski square. University of Florida ARC3291 & ARC4322 Guadalajara, Mexico. San Martin de Las Cañas Club
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3200SF open air social gathering place for local farming community. two levels. digital presentation. University of Florida CoURP URP6341 Urban Design Studio. Westshore Village Boulevard
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proposed 4.4 million sf residential, office, retail and recreation community centered on sports. site plan, sections and digital presentation. University of Florida School of Architecture Design 8. Global Design Studio The Shadowlands Library, Marfa, Texas
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proposed 30,000sf private library and residence which investigated the temporal considerations of manipulable and individual spaces created by a functioning architectural element. plan, sections and digital presentation. University of Florida Graduate School of Architecture ARC6241 Graduate One. InterstateͲ4 bridge design, downtown Orlando, Florida. proposed computerͲgenerated forms for installations under the interstateͲ 4 overpass, site hardscape and edible landscaping design. presented to the Orlando bridge district design committee. Renderings, site sections, plan. Sports Museum & Hotel, downtown Orlando, Florida. Worked with Yasha Grobman and City of Orlando staff, I proposed a 439,000SF mixedͲuse hotel, sports museum, restaurant and entertainment complex, consisting of a 23Ͳlevel tower for accommodations raised over a mixedͲuse plinth. plan, sections, model, context and digital presentation.
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Graduate Two Design Studio. ARC6355 School of Architecture Siesta Key Beach, Sarasota, Florida
University of Florida Graduate
Working with the Sarasota County Department of Parks Management, I proposed new and renovated public and administration facilities at the existing Siesta Key beach. Working to preserve the site’s existing 1962 park pavilion by Edward J. (Tim) Siebert pavilion while using materials to reflect the contemporary character and properties of the modern beach as an important natural resource. critic: Guy Peterson and Artie Shaw.
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Benderson rowing facility, Sarasota, Florida. Collaboration between Sarasota County and Benderson Development, I proposed a 43,472SF facility consisting of several buildings under a massive 180’x 620’ sunscreen. Total structure included a 100Ͳseat auditorium, classrooms, catering and function spaces, workͲout and exercise rooms for the Sarasota Row Club.
Graduate Three Design Studio. ARC6356 University of Florida Graduate School of Architecture Bus Station, Vicenza, Italy. Bus stop for the historic area’s main station and point of entry, renovation of the Palazzo Chiericati. I proposed a small, mixedͲuse facility consisting of rentable sleeping carriages, a car wash, restrooms and an openͲair platform.
University of Florida Graduate School of Architecture The MiamiͲHavana Connection: Designing Two Marine Terminals. Until October 31, 1962, it was possible to travel by overnight ferry from Miami, Florida to Havana, Cuba. The end of this service, and other touristͲrelated industries in Cuba marked the closing of an era which saw rapid expanses in hotel, shopping and entertainment establishments. For this project, I designed Two Marine Ferry Terminals, One in Havana, in the historic district, the other in Miami located within Miami’s historic FEC port, Now Museum Park. The project had special emphasis on the power of iconic images produced by the preͲconditioned midͲcentury Miami Modern (MiMo) architecture. The project consisted of a booklet that accompanied actual license applications to the U.S. Treasury department Office of Foreign Assets (OFAC).
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