A completed MCAD (S+A, Design Architect, Forbes Architects, Architect of Record and Contractor) is featured in Architectural Record. See photos from the opening night of both the Center and its inaugural exhibition, Drawn From Miami, here.
New Miami Center for Architecture & Design (MCAD)
After over 3 years of rigorous planning and creating partnerships, Miami will be joining other major cities such as New York, Chicago and San Francisco, that support these successful centers. Located in the heart of Downtown Miami in the old post office building , circa-1912, the historic landmark will also be the new home of the Miami Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. Shulman + Associates is the Design Architect for MCAD and Forbes Architects is the Architect of Record & Contractor.
Bob Marley Messenger exhibit opening Thursday, Oct 10
Shulman + Associates invites you to experience its latest exhibit design Bob Marley Messenger at HistoryMiami, on display from October 11, 2013 - January 5, 2014.
The exhibit uses artifacts, photographs and interactive elements to explore the man, the musician, and the legend. S+A’s design enhances the exhibit’s themes, transforming Marley's messages into space and creating a textual backdrop. The collage of media is modulated by a neutral dark-gray backdrop that pulls vibrant Rastafarian colors and rich black and white photography into relationship.
Opening celebration is on Thursday, October 10, from 7PM - 9PM at HistoryMiami, 101 West Flagler Street.
Bob Marley Messenger, on display from October 11, 2013 - January 5, 2014 at HistoryMiami. Exhibit design by Shulman + Associates; exhibit curated by The GRAMMY Museum® at L.A. Live.
The Lincoln Theatre/H&M receives 2013 AIA Florida Award
The Lincoln Theatre/H&M has been honored with the 2013 Award of Excellence for Historic Preservation and Renovation from the American Institute of Architects Florida. The historic theater’s restoration and adaptive use was designed by S+A, Design Architect for the project.
The design provides state-of-the-art retail facilities while propagating the building’s history as a public space and as a theater and acknowledging its cultural position on Lincoln Road. The Lincoln Theatre project with H&M as a major tenant was developed by Cliff Stein of Savitar Companies. The Design Architect was Shulman + Associates. The Architect of Record was Kobi Karp Architecture & Interior Design and H&M’s Architect was Taylor Associates.
Photo by Emilio Collavino
Photo by Emilio Collavino
Photo by Robin Hill.
Allan Shulman lecture on Igor Polevitzky: Thursday, May 9
Allan Shulman lecture, “Igor Polevitzky in Miami: Inventing the Tropics,” this Thursday at Miami Design Preservation League’s Spring Lecture Series “Architects on Architects: Today's Architects and the Historic Architects Who Influenced Them”
FREE
Thursday, May 9, 7:00 p.m.
Art Deco Welcome Center | 1001 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach | 305.672.2014 www.mdpl.org
Heller Residence #2, "Birdcage House," Igor Polevitzky, architect, 1949.
Bakehouse Art Complex Audrey Love Pavilion grand opening Friday, May 17
S+A designed a master plan and new entrance to the Bakehouse Art Complex, an artist cooperative where emerging and mid-career artists have the opportunity to creatively explore and develop their artistic endeavors. Come celebrate the grand opening of the Audrey Love Pavilion, new main entrance, and gallery improvements with drinks, music, and hors d’oeuvres on Friday, May 17th.
$10 Admission; Free for BAC Members and Miami Museum Month Participating Organizations’ Members
Grand Opening Celebration | Friday, May 17, 2013, 7-10PM
Cocktails by Chivas Regal, Music by DJ V
Bakehouse Art Complex | 561 NW 32nd Street, Miami | 305.576.2828
S+A’s design for Lincoln Theatre/H&M honored with both state and local preservation awards
The Lincoln Theatre/H&M has received 2013 preservation awards from both the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation and the Dade Heritage Trust. The historic theater’s restoration and adaptive use was designed by S+A, Design Architect for the project. The design provides state-of-the-art retail facilities while propagating the building’s history as a public space and as a theater and acknowledging its cultural position on Lincoln Road.
The Lincoln Theatre project with H&M as a major tenant was developed by Cliff Stein of Savitar Companies. The Design Architect was Shulman + Associates. The Architect of Record was Kobi Karp Architecture & Interior Design and H&M’s Architect was Taylor Associates.
Photo by Emilio Collavino
Photo by Emilio Collavino
Allan Shulman and firm featured in Urbis Magazine
The latest issue of New Zealand's Urbis Magazine features a profile of Allan Shulman and the works and studio of S+A in its piece on Miami. Read about the firm, its neighborhood, and a few favorite local spots here.
Photo by Chris Bott
S+A Designs 50 Eggs
RAW POWER: Doodles on a Building" by Brian Butler opening reception at S+A
For the fourth year, S+A has once again asked an artist to use its Design District office building as a canvas for a site-specific installation during Art Basel Miami Beach. Come see artist Brian Butler's work, "RAW POWER: Doodles on a Building," at the opening reception Thursday, Dec 6th from 7PM to 10PM, presented along with his prints and drawings for sale.
Music by Benton (Eclectic Electric) and Stravinsky (Team Rojas). Drinks provided by 42 Below and food from Shokudo.
"RAW POWER" will remain on view through January 2013. Check out preview shots and process photos here.
Allan Shulman and Rubell Family Collection featured in Cultured Magazine
In Fall 2012's issue of Cultured Magazine, S+A Principal Allan Shulman discussed how converting the former DEA warehouse into a museum and residence for the prominent collectors "suggested a new relationship of public and private." See the article here.
S+A Projects Director Alyssa Kriplen speaks at Women in Architecture: 8x8x2
8 Women x 8 Slides x 2 Projects
Join fellow architects and designers as eight women discuss the satisfaction felt and challenges faced as architects, in four minutes or less.
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Registration: 6-7PM, Program: 7-8PM
FIU Miami Beach Urban Studio
420 Lincoln Road, 2nd Floor
Miami Beach, 33139
For tickets to the event, please go here.
S+A's Belvedere House covers Florida Design Spring/Summer 2012 issue
Check out the cover story on the Belvedere House in the latest issue of Florida Design's Miami Home & Decor. Christine Davis's piece "An Open House" explores how the modern, light-filled structure inspired its (now former) owners, Rob Brown & Todd Davis of Brown Davis Interiors. Brown Davis's exuberant interior design complements the clean lines of S+A’s award-winning design for the house. Photography for the piece is by Kenneth Hayden.
Vote S+A! Florida's 100 Best Buildings
If you haven't already read about it in Miami Today or this past weekend in the Miami Herald, we invite you to join over 300,000 people who have already cast their vote for Florida's 100 Best Buildings; "Florida Architecture: 100 Years, 100 Places" competition launched by the Florida Chapter of The American Institute of Architects.
S+A is excited to be represented with one of the 22 buildings from Miami-Dade included in the top 100 list as the Design Architect for the renovation of the historic Lincoln Theatre on Lincoln Road.
We encourage you to take a moment to view all the projects and show your support by voting for the Lincoln Theatre, 2012 renovation designed by the firm, and all your other top favorite buildings in Florida at aiafltop100.org.
Soho Beach House honored with 2012 state preservation award
Combining the restoration of the historic Sovereign Hotel and a new tower addition, Soho Beach House has won a 2012 Florida Trust for Historic Preservation award for outstanding achievement in the field of restoration/rehabilitation.
The Sovereign, a prewar oceanfront hotel in the Collins Waterfront Architectural District (National Register 2011) was restored and expanded by S+A, in the context of the site’s reuse by the London-based boutique hotel and social club Soho House.
The project was also recognized with a 2011 Dade Heritage Trust award for excellence in historic restoration as well as honor awards for design from both the AIA Miami (2009) and the AIA Florida (2007).
See a slide show of photos by Robin Hill here.
S+A participates in ideas competition and symposium
Shulman + Associates participated in the ideas competition Reimagining the City: North Beach | Breakers Avenue, sponsored by TROPIC magazine. Symposium & reception is at the Fort Lauderdale Museum of Art on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at 6:30 PM.
Check out S+A's entry as well as others in the latest issue of TROPIC magazine here.
Free. RSVP by February 10 to RSVP to editorial@troplicFL.com.
Photo by Cohart Photography