September 19, 2008
  Miami Marine Stadium Wins Historic Designation
The City of Miami’s Historic and Environmental Preservation Board has nominated the Miami Marine Stadium for historic landmark status from the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Miami-based Friends of Miami Marine Stadium, under the umbrella of Dade Heritage Trust, has been working with AIA Miami in seeking to restore the 1964 concrete Modern structure that sits on the Virginia Key barrier island facing Biscayne Bay and features a view of the downtown Miami skyline. In its heyday, Miami Marine Stadium hosted power boat racing, floating concerts by legendary performers, Easter services, and even a rally for then-President Nixon. The 6,500-seat cantilevered grandstand, one of the largest unsupported concrete spans in the world, was abandoned in 1992 when it was devastated by Hurricane Andrew. Declared unsafe by the City of Miami, it has not been used since.

Irvington Terrace: A Modern Take on California Mission
MVE and Partners’ low-income housing development mixes contemporary urban living with the traditional town square
Irvington Terrace references California Mission architecture, the work of early Modernist architect Irving Gill, and traditional village-square site organization, and yet it focuses these influences into a contemporarily urban design. As affordable housing, it meets residents halfway with familiar contextual and historicist forms.

Domo Arigato
Newark students get dedicated robotics laboratory
The Newark, N.J., public school system is getting a world-class robotics lab for its high school students with an aptitude in science, math, and engineering. Designed by Terrence O’Neal Architect (TONA), the facility will provide a dedicated space for Newark’s students to design and build robots and compete in local and international competitions.

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