#PUBLIC ARCHITECTURE PROJECTS
Miami moves ahead with redesigned convention center by fentress
The city of miami will move forward with the $500 million USD renovation of the region’s convention center, the building which annually hosts art basel miami beach
Construction will commence following the completion of the 2015 edition of the fair, and will continue into 2017. despite the planned schedule, organizers have insisted that the 2016 event will remain unaffected by construction work.
designed by fentress architects, in collaboration with local practice arquitectonica and landscapers west8, the plans include a new 80,000 square foot ballroom and an outdoor function space. the project also includes the renovation of the existing exhibition hall and ancillary spaces such as meeting rooms, kitchens and bathrooms. the scaled-down redesign follows the blocking of OMA’s competition winning scheme by local authorities.
‘the studio aims to design a convention center that will give back to the urban and civi environment’, explained michael winters, director of diesgn and interiors for fentress. ‘miami is a world-class city an it deserves a world-class convention center’, added curtis fentress, president and principal in charge of design at fentress architects.
