LINCOLN ROAD
The1111building
anchorsoneendof thispedestrian
street,and theNewWorldSymphony
buildingbyFrankGehry isat the
other.The1111building isactuallya
newerparkinggaragebyHerzog&de
Meuron,and ithas thisopen,
sculptural feel.Wedesigned the
Alchemistconceptstoreon thefifth
floor,andJuviarestaurantat the top
has themostamazingviewsof the
city.
lincolnroad.org
THEWOLFSONIAN-FIUMUSEUM
This is reallyan international jewel,
right in thecenterofSouthBeach.
Thecollectionsspan from1885 to
1945and [include]decorativearts
andpropaganda.MickeyWolfson
was really interested inhowdesign
affectsandshapesculture. Itused to
beastorage facility,whichgives ita
fortress-like feel.
1001Washington
Ave., (305) 531-1001; wolfsonian.org
THE VENETIANCAUSEWAYAND
ISLANDS
Goingacross these
causeways is really important for
understandingMiami; thecity isup
againstabayand isconstantly
having this interactionwithwater. I
don’tknowof anyothercitywhere
thewater, thebay, theocean, and the
skyhavesuchastrongpresence.
THE CISNEROS FONTANALS ART
FOUNDATION (CIFO)
EllaCisneros is
avisionarywhobought thisproject in
aneglectedarea.Sowedesigned this
building in2005 tobeanoasisamong
warehousesandclubsdowntown—
theexterior literallydepictsa jungle,
but thespace inside isstillveryraw
for installations.There’sanamazing
bistroacross thestreet,neMesis.
1018
N.Miami Ave., (305) 455-3380; cifo.org
PUBBELLYSUSHI
At thisAsian
restaurantwithLatin touches, you’ll
want toorder the tostones.They
chill yoursake in theseamazing
containers.
142420thSt.,
(305) 531-9282; pubbellysushi.com
VERSAILLES
TheepicenterofCuban-
Americanculture.Don’t leavewith-
out trying the friedplantains.
3555
SW8thSt., (305) 444-0240;
versaillesrestaurant.com
BACARDI BUILDING ANDPLAZA
Thiscomplex reaffirms thebelief in
architecture that theBacardi family
hasalwayshad.The towerherewas
designedbyCubanexilearchitect
EnriqueGutiérrez; it’s reinforced
concreteandwasoverlaidwith
28,000
azulejos
(ceramic tiles)bya
Brazilianartist.Thesmaller
two-storybuilding featuresglass
tapestriesdesigned inFrance.
2100BiscayneBlvd.
Miami
The Venetian Causeway and Islands
45
celebratedliving.com
WINTER 2012
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