Well, I had wanted to give you guys a break from me, but it would be rude of me to ignore Bryan's stunning pics that have such sharpness, color, and clarity. Thanks! I was left mesmerized. I mean literally! My favorite is the one that captures the Biscayne Wall from I-395 and goes southward all the way through Brickell, and I like the one that captures all of Brickell as well. You should do your own "Above Miami" book after most of the skyline is up at the end of this decade. I think it would do well. Btw, is Brickell Citicenter dead as well? That is one I haven't heard about. Never mind, I got a response from Arquitectonica that I quoted below. I loved the renderings of it posted by Drew11 on the preceding page. I hadn't seen those in particular. Referencing the above, the powers-that-be are working on the standout building. We will get it at some point. This is only the beginning of what will probably be the biggest skyscraper building boom in American history. Please check back in 5 years. Referencing comments below (I'm responding up here because I don't want to create another posting for a long time. I want to give the other guys a chance to talk without me responding to everything, but had to say something to this as well as other people's comments below. I originally only created this particular posting to compliment Bryan.): "While it's good that Miami is getting all of these buildings, I dare anyone who doesn't live in Miami to name 5 buildings under construction. It's impossible. Not saying that all the buildings are ugly because they're not. But nothing really stands out." Who from any other city can name 5 buildings under construction in another city? You're being ridiculous. There is one developer here whose projects are all rectangular boxes and a few of his buildings do figure prominently in Bryan's photos above, but we do have a lot of other interesting architecture going up that you can't see from another city or in these photographs, though Vasklar may not like it. Some of the more interesting projects failed as the market cooled and construction costs started to soar. If we are lucky, we will see some of the more interesting projects taken over by more powerful developers, as what appears to be happening with Brickell Citicentre referenced below. I agree that more avant-garde designs, that reduce wind load, should be what define the architecture of Miami because of the nature of where we live. The Bank of America tower is our finest example of that, which could only be replaced by the design of the Flatiron building, when it comes to uniquely defining the architecture of Miami, if it is built (posted by Drew11 below). It is approved and ready to be built, if we can just get a developer interested in building it. Being that it is already in the financial district, perhaps the mixed-use route will ensure its success. The WACHOVIA BUILDING, designed by the prestigious Chicago architecture firm of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, DOES STAND OUT in Bryan's photos above as it has for over 20 years now. You should see it from the Rickenbacker Causeway, my favorite vista of it. As I said, give it a good 5 years. There is a lot more coming, with a just recently updated Emporis.com showing a total of 73 buildings over 500 feet tall either proposed, approved, under construction or already built. Only 7 are already built with 21 currently under construction and more scheduled to start later this year. The more powerful developers will build virtually whatever they want regardless of what the market is doing, though it will probably be more mixed-use or office space at this point and not strictly residential. There is an intense interest in developing the area right now, and every developer seems to want to make their mark on the new Miami. This is a great time to be alive and living in Miami for those of us into skyscraper architecture. I can understand skyscraper enthusiasts from other parts of the country being jealous of those who live here.
RESPONSE FROM ARQUITECTONICA: "Actually, Brickell CitiCentre was on hold and now a new developer is coming on board and seriously considering to build the project."
Wikipedia gives a start construction date of late 2007 or early 2008. The page with this information was updated 03/14/2007, so this could be for real. Going back on hiatus now. Steve
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fantastic....geez. that last one is my fav.
Are any members developers or working for a developer in SE Florida?
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