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You know that crown. Even if you don’t know the building’s name.

Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill in 1983, one of the most influential architecture firms of the 20th century, known for its civic and institutional work.

This building remains one of the most recognizable silhouettes in Downtown Miami and a defining feature of the city’s skyline

The Pink House · Miami Shores

Late 1970s, Arquitectonica founders Bernardo Fort-Brescia and Laurinda Spear built it for themselves. When architects build for themselves, you pay attention.

The project is a study in interlocking planes. A controlled composition of solid and void. The street facade intentionally scaled to the suburban context, while the bay elevation opens up and expands.

PINK: Five shades that caused enough neighbor drama to get the zoning board involved. They approved it, but only after requiring a grove of trees to soften the street view. Miami Shores said, “fine, but add landscaping.” The landscape became part of the sequence.
(Although I’m still not a fan of the Black Olives.)

The circle carved into the front pool reads as a geometric counterpoint to the rectilinear composition. Nautical or not. Art Deco or not. It’s iconic. And very Miami.

Tropical modern before the term was fashionable. Still sharp. Still unapologetically pink.

Miami sky shows off - it’s our responsibility to pay attention. This time from Miami’s design Distruct