Miami Architecture Project

2 January 2004 - 9:00am

Planner and activist Randall Robinson is embarking on a journey to create a comprehensive guide to Miami architecture.

"Robinson and his small team...are turning the guide into an ambitious community collaboration....they will host...weekly meetings across Miami-Dade County to solicit suggestions and generate discussion about local buildings and places....The theory underlying the project is that a public better attuned to design will demand better new buildings and support preservation of the city's architectural legacy."

Source: The Miami Herald, December 30, 2003
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