Get ready to satisfy your sweet tooth, as Museum of Ice Cream (MOIC), an inclusive and interactive environment dedicated to all things ice cream, is gearing up to open a permanent Miami location in early 2024. Known for its whimsical exhibits that energize the senses, MOIC will return to the Magic City at the new Miami Worldcenter development in the heart of Downtown Miami, located steps from Miami’s Kaseya Center, home of the Miami Heat.
Read MoreThe Estate Companies Obtains Site Plan Approval For Soleste on the Bay Luxury Waterfront Rental Development
The Estate Companies (EIG) has obtained unanimous site plan approval for Soleste on the Bay, a 759,439 square-foot, 28-story luxury waterfront rental community with 363 units, 17,000 square feet of commercial space and 645 parking spaces at 16375 Biscayne Blvd. in North Miami Beach. The city commission voted unanimously in favor of the project on Aug. 16th.
Read MoreArtist Julio Larraz is Celebrated at the Coral Gables Museum with a Retrospective Exhibition and Related Events
On Wednesday, December 1st, the Coral Gables Museum opened the exhibition, ‘Julio Larraz: The Kingdom We Carry Inside’ in collaboration with the Julio Larraz Foundation. Taking over the main three temporary galleries of the Museum, the show is the first museum retrospective of Larraz in the USA and will be on view through April 30th, 2022.
Read MoreBerkowitz Contemporary Foundation Reveals New Rene Gonzalez-Design Coming To Edgewater
The Berkowitz Contemporary Foundation has revealed new plans for their proposed Edgewater location at 2626 Biscayne Blvd., replacing a previous Arquitectonica-design with one by Rene Gonzalez Architects.
Read MoreLegal Battle Over Gary Nader’s Latin American Art Museum Proposal Continues with Miami Dade College
Gary Nader, a local art collector with a gallery in Wynwood, is not giving up on his battle to build an art museum in downtown Miami to display his personal collection. Nader wants to develop the Latin American Art Museum, which would also house condos upstairs, on prime property at 520 Biscayne Boulevard. His collection features artists like Botero, Matisse, and Picasso.
The land Nader bid on is currently owned by Miami Dade College and is utilized as a parking lot for students. It was valued at $125 million as of three years ago. The college rejected Nader’s proposal for the museum, as well as a competing proposal submitted by Jorge Perez, Chairman and CEO of Related Group. When Nader sued the college for public records violation, a judge ruled that Miami Dade College didn’t violate the law, but still ordered the college to turn over all documents requested by Nader related to the bidding process. Now, the two parties are fighting over $1.7 million accrued in legal fees, which Miami Dade College calls unnecessary and frivolous. The attorney for Miami Dade College told judge Thomas Rebull that those “public funds should have been used for educational purposes—your tax dollars and mine.”
Nader spent $4 million developing his plan in collaboration with Mexican architect Fernando Romero, who designed Mexico City’s Soumaya Museum, which was also funded by a private investor. Still, Nader remains hopeful. Given the prestige and size of his collection with over 150 of Latin America’s most important artists, he thinks, “It would be a project that would be visited by everybody who comes to this city, without a doubt.”
Article By: Katya Demina
The Aranguren + Gallegos Arquitectos-Designed Institute of Contemporary Art Miami Opens In Miami Design District
Miami's brand new Institute of Contemporary Art has officially opened its doors in the Miami Design District right in time for Art Basel. The metal-faced building was designed by Madrid-based architectural firm Aranguren + Gallegos Arquitectos, their first project in the United States.
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