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NAMBIES: Neighbors Against McMansions, Big Invasive Eyesores

Posted by: Chris Steins
Thanks to: Chris Steins
22 December 2004 - 11:00am

A group of homeowners fund the purchase and elegant redesign of a house as an alternative to 'McMansions' in Coconut Grove.

"A legendary Miami architect whose romantic tropical designs helped define Coconut Grove starting in the 1950s will lead the way again. George F. Reed's design won a competition to find an elegant and appropriate alternative to the McMansions that are invading Coconut Grove.

...NAMBIES is actually 16 residents of the North Grove who pooled their money and expertise in an effort to show that there were better ways to build. They bought a house of no real redeeming architectural value (an obvious teardown and future McMansion site) and determined to hold an open competition."

Full Story: The design to stop the McMansions
Source: The Miami Herald, December 22, 2004
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