interview
Urbanist of the Layered City
A Conversation with Allan Shulman
ALLAN SHULMAN FOUNDED SHULMAN + ASSOCIATES IN 1996. The firm initially gained recognition for their historic preservation work in Miami Beach. Shulman + Associates now offers full architectural design services including urban planning, interior design and sustainable design. Read More
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DPZ Celebrates 30 Years in the Practice of Architecture and Urban Planning
CELEBRATING ITS 30TH YEAR IN THE PRACTICE of architecture and urban planning, South Florida-based Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company (DPZ) has earned an international reputation working on over 300 projects for a wide range of built environments in the United States and abroad. Headquartered in Miami, DPZ has branch offices in Washington, DC, and Charlotte, NC — as well as affiliates in the Pacific, Europe and Latin America. Read More
archives
Alfred Browning Parker
A Candid Conversation with a Celebrated Florida Architect
IN 2008, DESIGN BOOK CONDUCTED an interview with architect Alfred Browning Parker who, at the time, was approaching his 92nd birthday. A celebrated designer and an emeritus professor at the University of Florida School of Architecture, Browning Parker started his architecture practice in the 1940s. Throughout his career, he has completed a wide range of projects including single-family homes, commercial establishments and large public buildings. Read More
spotlight
Landscaping a Landmark
Raymond Jungles at the Historic Golden Rock Inn
GOLDEN ROCK INN IS A CENTURIES-OLD sugar plantation located on Nevis, a 36-square-mile island in the West Indies. The site is perched 1,000 feet above sea level on the lower slopes of Mount Nevis, an inactive, yet still towering volcano. Read More
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Oppenheim in Switzerland
New Project, New Office
HAVING MET AT ART BASEL IN 2004, landscape architect Enzo Enea and architect Chad Oppenheim have developed a strong history of cultural and design exchange that began with the redesign of Simpson Park, a natural hardwood hammock located near Downtown Miami, FL. Read More
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Vizcaya
Behind the Scenes of a National Historic Landmark
VIZCAYA IS THE FORMER WINTER RESIDENCE of Chicago industrialist, James Deering. Today this Italian-inspired villa and gardens are owned by Miami-Dade County and operate as a museum, receiving 185,000 visitors annually. Read More
museums
Grand Homes | Palm Beach
Whitehall
HENRY FLAGLER BUILT THE 75-ROOM Gilded Age estate, Whitehall, as a wedding present for his wife, Mary Lily Kenan Flagler. When Flagler commissioned architects John Carrère and Thomas Hastings to design Whitehall, he envisioned a grand home with elaborate interiors suitable to his status in Gilded Age society. Read More
museums
Grand Homes | Sarasota
Ca d'Zan
CIRCUS MAGNATE JOHN RINGLING and his wife Mable chose architect Dwight James Baum of Riverdale, New York, to design Ca d'Zan, their winter residence in Florida. The 56-room Gilded Age estate overlooks the shores of Sarasota Bay. Read More
