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February 2012. “Can posters stop a disease? Obviously not! But depending on where they are made and who they impact, they can make a huge difference. They may only be paper, but they are tough and durable,” wrote art director and author Steven Heller in the exhibition catalog for Graphic Intervention: 25 Years of International AIDS Awareness Posters, 1985 – 2010, organized … +

November 29 – December 4, 2011 For almost three decades, the American artist Christopher Janney has created public interactive sound/light artworks and performances throughout the world. His work forges a unique path between sound and space by approaching the traditional aspects of architecture through his musical training.

Patricia Intriago, Archbishop Curley Notre Dame High School alumnus and Miami native, returns home to launch her first children’s book ‘Dot.’ Intriago will visit Miami again in November and speak with students at her alma mater as well as participate in the Miami Book Fair International.

Wolfsonian Museum – FIU. Oct 28, 2011. 7:00 p.m. “Digital design is not simply a means to an end, but is opening doors for different kinds of sensibility of design – it is opening up a Pandora’s box of new possibilities for architecture,” says Eric Goldemberg, author of the newly published book Pulsation in Architecture. Goldemberg presents his book as part of … +

Oct 2011. Miami Beach’s Collins Waterfront Architectural District is one step closer to being listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The State of Florida’s Historic Preservation Review Board voted unanimously to recommend that the federal government list the district on its prestigious register. The effort to obtain the listing was the result of the hard work of many dedicated historic … +

UM School of Architecture. From Oct 5 through 28, 2011. The University of Miami School of Architecture announced the upcoming exhibition “Less Than Forty Years Old: Young Florida Architects,” which will showcase the best in Florida architecture and design. The selected entries will be on display from October 5 through 28 in the Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center Irvin Korach Gallery on … +

Summer, 2011. Louis Vuitton is opening a temporary location in the Aventura Mall this summer, which offers a full array of Louis Vuitton product categories and collections. A permanent Louis Vuitton store at Aventura Mall, adhering in design to the Maison’s latest global store concept, is scheduled to open in the Fall of 2012.

Apr 28, 2011. As Brazilians pour into Miami, one of the original pioneers to bring the country’s influence to market celebrates culture and style at the new Artefacto Aventura showroom. An arrival inspired by Copacabana Sidewalk in Rio, flanked by models in Zingara’s sophisticated Brazilian cut bathing suits, will welcome guests into 40,000 square feet of contemporary luxury.

Deadline: May 30, 2011. WAN Interiors + Design Lighting Awards 2011 are now open for entries. The award celebrates and promotes the best in international lighting products and projects, attracting entries from all over the world and providing a global platform to showcase new designs.

May 2, 2011. DawnTown, the annual international architectural competition, announces that the awards ceremony for the Miami Marine Stadium Floating Stage Design Competition will be held on May 2nd at the Rusty Pelican restaurant on Virginia Key.

Mar 30, 2011. 7:30 p.m. MIYO Home will be presenting its Chair-ity cocktail event on Wednesday, March 30th, with proceeds benefiting the Juvenile Bipolar Research Foundation. To celebrate the launch of the virtual boutique, MIYO Home has commissioned eight local artistic visionaries along with a celebrity interior designer to create a customized MIYO Home Chair.

February 2011. Leading international “green” architect Chad Oppenheim was selected by top Philippine developer, The Net Group, to design the nation’s first certified green project. The Net Metropolis is the flagship pilot development of the recently created Philippine Green Building Council (PHILGBC) to answer to the local environment’s specific needs. Oppenheim, who has a growing reputation for his green design work, participated … +

Inaugural Design Exhibition. From Feb 12 through Mar 12, 2011. Collective Inventory is opening its inaugural design exhibition, “Objects of Desire” on February 12, 2011 in the Miami Design District. The exhibition will showcase a dynamic group of progressive thinkers from the world of design that embrace the concept of limited production manufacturing.

January 2011. International “green” architect Chad Oppenheim completed the new entrance for the Bass Museum of Art in Miami Beach. The rejuvenated entrance was officially unveiled during a ceremony on December 2010 celebrating the opening of Collins Park – one of the city’s new living rooms.

December 2010. Winners of the 2010 DawnTown architecture competition, which invited innovative designs for a seaplane terminal on an island in downtown Miami, were announced on December 3rd, at an award ceremony that featured remarks by world-famous architects Chad Oppenheim and Terry Riley.

Nov 18th, 2010. 7:00 p.m. Get ready and hang on as design-inspired individuals provide quick-moving visual presentations on the topics of pace and speed to complement the exhibition Speed Limits.

Alliance Française South Florida. Nov 17th, 2010. 6:30 p.m. After the big hurricane of 1926 which destroyed most of Miami Beach, the architects who rebuilt the city in the 30’s were mostly influenced by the Paris’s 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs Industriels et Modernes

From Oct 22nd through Dec 17th, 2010. A collaborative project, 3rd Interpretation: The Film Poster exhibition showcases the cutting-edge work of numerous graphic designers from Mexico and from the United States.

Books and Books. Oct 25th and 26th, 2010. Author Deborah Desilets will be discussing and signing her first-ever monograph Morris Lapidus: The Architecture of Joy on October 25th at 8:00 at Books & Boos Coral Gables and again on October 26th at 8:00 p.m. at Books & Books, Bal Harbour Shops.

Lecture and Book Signing.Art Deco Welcome Center. Oct 21st, 2010. 7:00 p.m. “This book provides an important – and readable – addition to the bookshelf addressing the context of contemporary Miami and Miami Beach.

Oct 21st through Nov 30th, 2010. Italian artist Andrea Sampaolo announces his first American exhibition, “I am American: so I am contemporary”, in Miami on October 21, 2010, which will debut at luxury Italian retailer Poltrona Frau’s Miami showroom in the design district.