This July, Miami-based global architecture firm Arquitectonica celebrates the launch of a new volume by Alastair Gordon featuring its trailblazing works around the world.
Coinciding with the firm’s 40th anniversary, this retrospective presents a breadth of projects from its earliest moments through to present day, where it continues to stand at the vanguard of design.
With offices in New York, Los Angeles, Paris, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Lima and Sao Paulo, Arquitectonica is a major presence on the international stage. From its inception in 1977, the firm received almost instant attention and acclaim from critics and the public alike, due to a bold modernism that was immediately identified with a renaissance in Miami’s urban landscape. Led by principals Bernardo
Fort-Brescia and Laurinda Spear, Arquitectonica continues to push the limits of design with its innovative use of materials, geometry, pattern and color.
Arquitectonica has received hundreds of design awards and its groundbreaking work has been the subject of exhibitions at numerous museums and institutions. Today its practice spans the globe, with projects in 58 countries on five continents.
The firm’s global presence includes the Microsoft Europe Headquarters in Paris, Bronx Museum in New York City, Festival Walk and Cyberport Technology Campus in Hong Kong, Agricultural Bank of China and China Construction Bank headquarters in Shanghai, International Finance Center in Seoul, Banco Real Santander Headquarters and JK Iguatemi in San Paulo, Infinity towers in San Francisco, Philips Arena in Atlanta, and Brickell City Center, South Miami Dade Cultural Arts Center, University of Miami Student Activities Center and American Airlines Arena in Miami.
ARQUITECTONICA by Alastair Gordon/ Hardcover/ 9.75 x 13.5 inches/ 400 pages/ 500 color and black and white photographs/ $85/ Rizzoli New York Visit www.rizzoliusa.com.
