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Five of the best houses in Florida on Dezeen

June 14, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

Next in our series spotlighting residential architecture from each US state is Florida, where lavish waterfront villas designed for tropical living include a house built around its own lagoon and a home with a waterslide. Casa Bahia by Alejandro Landes This tropical-modernist mansion in Miami was the first architecture project by Colombian-Ecuadorian filmmaker Alejandro Landes,

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Miami Beach residence by SAOTA takes indoor-outdoor living to the extreme

June 13, 2017 Jenna McKnight 0

South African firm SAOTA has built its first project in Miami Beach: an expansive, waterfront home that boasts a basketball court and a waterslide. Called Pine Tree House, the family residence is located in the historic Collins Waterfront district. It occupies a long, linear site that stretches between a busy road and an active canal. Composed

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David Beckham scores land for Populous-designed football stadium in Miami

June 12, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

David Beckham’s plan to create a new professional soccer team for Miami is a step closer to kick-off – the British footballer has now acquired a plot of land to build a stadium on. The Miami Beckham United team, backed by the star, received approval from politicians in Miami-Dade county to buy the three-acre parcel of land in

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Studio MK27 completes Miami Beach house with its own private lagoon

June 10, 2017 Eleanor Gibson 0

Brazilian architect Marcio Kogan of Studio MK27 has completed a luxurious Miami Beach residence, featuring a private lagoon where residents can swim with fish, and a bridge walkway that snakes over the top. Measuring 10 feet long (30 metres) and 30 feet wide (nine metres), the manmade lagoon is organically filtered and surrounded by vegetation to provide an “authentically manicured” natural environment for

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Studio MK27 completes Miami Beach house with its own private lagoon

June 10, 2017 Eleanor Gibson 0

Brazilian architect Marcio Kogan of Studio MK27 has completed a luxurious Miami Beach residence, featuring a private lagoon where residents can swim with fish, and a bridge walkway that snakes over the top. Measuring 100 feet long (30 metres) and 30 feet wide (nine metres), the manmade lagoon is organically filtered and surrounded by vegetation to provide an “authentically manicured” natural environment for

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Ecosistema Urbano envisions bioclimatic domes for West Palm Beach

May 5, 2017 Jenna McKnight 0

Madrid studio Ecosistema Urbano has won first place in a competition to revamp the waterfront of Florida’s West Palm Beach, with a proposal for domed spaces that house an array of functions, from an aquarium to a yoga and meditation zone. Called Open Shore, the scheme is the winner of the Shore to Core competition

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Postmodern architecture: Walt Disney World Dolphin and Swan Hotels by Michael Graves

April 28, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

With the AIA 2017 conference currently taking place in Orlando, we’ve reprised our series on postmodern architecture and design for a one-off special, spotlighting an iconic pair of buildings in the Florida city: Michael Graves’ colourful hotels for Disney World. New York and New Jersey-based Michael Graves Architecture & Design created the Dolphin and Swan hotels

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Postmodern architecture: Walt Disney World Dolphin and Swan Hotels by Michael Graves

April 28, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

With the AIA 2017 conference currently taking place in Orlando, we’ve reprised our series on postmodern architecture and design for a one-off special, spotlighting an iconic pair of buildings in the Florida city: Michael Graves’ colourful hotels for Disney World. New York and New Jersey-based Michael Graves Architecture & Design created the Dolphin and Swan hotels

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