MIAMI, FLORIDA
Freedom Tower at Miami Dade College
Completed in 1925 in Mediterranean Revival style, the former Miami News headquarters is crowned by a lantern modeled after Seville’s Giralda. Restoration teams study its stucco, terracotta, and steel-frame systems for moisture management, seismic anchorage, and façade conservation on a high-profile skyline landmark.
Phone (MDC): 305-237-8888
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens
Built between 1914–1922 for industrialist James Deering, Vizcaya blends Italian Renaissance forms with Miami’s coastal climate. Ongoing conservation of its coral rock (Miami oolite), carved stonework, and bayfront terraces offers case studies in salt-air weathering, masonry stabilization, and historic garden hardscape restoration.
Phone: 305-250-9133
Miami-Dade County Courthouse
Henry Hornbostel’s 1928 Neoclassical tower rises 28 stories with limestone cladding, bronze details, and grand court interiors. Preservation focuses on stone anchorage, window rehabilitation, and life-safety modernization within a heavily used civic building.
Miami City Hall (Dinner Key)
Once Pan Am’s Seaplane Terminal (1930s), the Streamline Moderne building became City Hall in 1954. The bayside envelope—stucco over masonry, curved glazing, and metalwork—requires careful UV, salt, and wind-load detailing for long-term performance.
Phone: 305-250-5400
Olympia Theater at the Gusman Center
Opened in 1926, the Olympia is a Moorish Revival “atmospheric” theater with a starry sky ceiling and ornate plasterwork. Restoration programs address plaster conservation, balcony and rigging upgrades, and water-intrusion control in a historic downtown venue.
The Alfred I. duPont Building
This 1939 Art Deco former bank features polished stone façades, bas-relief panels, and vault-grade interiors. Envelope work typically involves terra-cotta and limestone cleaning, joint sealants, and metal restoration while accommodating adaptive reuse as an events venue.
Tower Theater Miami (Little Havana)
Opened in 1926, the neon-crowned Tower Theater is one of Miami’s earliest theaters and a cultural anchor on Calle Ocho. Preservation includes marquee and stucco rehabilitation, seismic bracing, and HVAC upgrades for modern programming.
Gesu Church
Founded in 1896 with the current church completed in 1925, Gesu blends Romanesque and Classical motifs in brick and limestone. Work here focuses on masonry repointing, stained-glass protection glazing, and roof drainage suited to hurricane-prone conditions.
Phone: 305-379-1424
Miami Circle at Brickell Point
This National Historic Landmark preserves a 2,000-year-old Tequesta ceremonial site discovered beneath a modern high-rise. The riverfront park demonstrates how archaeology and urban development can coexist through easements, interpretive design, and careful site drainage.
Miami Marine Stadium (Virginia Key)
Hilario Candela’s 1963 Brutalist grandstand features a dramatic cantilevered roof over Biscayne Bay. Restoration planning addresses chloride exposure, concrete spalling, and structural retrofits to return the venue to public use.
HistoryMiami Museum & Cultural Center Plaza
Part of the downtown civic complex, HistoryMiami occupies modernist buildings framing a plaza used for festivals and exhibitions. Capital projects focus on plaza waterproofing, glazing upgrades, and humidity control protecting collections in a tropical climate.
Phone: 305-375-1492
Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM)
Herzog & de Meuron’s bayfront museum (2013) features deep overhangs, hanging gardens, and hurricane-resilient glazing. The design showcases passive shading, corrosion-resistant detailing, and plaza hardscapes suited to storm surge exposure.
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Phillip & Patricia Frost Museum of Science
Adjacent to PAMM, Frost Science integrates a spherical planetarium and open-air aquarium terraces. Systems integration—saltwater filtration, façade performance, and wind-load design—make it a reference for complex cultural facilities on the waterfront.
Phone: 305-434-9600
The Kampong (National Tropical Botanical Garden)
Once the estate of plant explorer David Fairchild, The Kampong preserves a Mediterranean Revival house and rare tropical collections on Biscayne Bay. Conservation balances wood, stucco, and tile-roof maintenance with shoreline resilience and irrigation management.
Phone: 305-442-7169
The Barnacle Historic State Park
Home of pioneer Ralph Munroe (1891), The Barnacle showcases wood-frame vernacular architecture adapted to cross-ventilation and hurricanes. Preservation involves wood repair, termite mitigation, and sensitive upgrades that retain original porches and rooflines.
Phone: 305-442-6866
Black Archives Historic Lyric Theater
Opened in 1913 in Overtown, the Lyric was Miami’s premier Black performing arts venue and now anchors a cultural arts complex. Rehabilitation highlights brick masonry repair, acoustic upgrades, and modern MEP inside a historic envelope.
Bacardi Buildings (YoungArts Campus)
The iconic 1960s Bacardi Tower and Annex—mosaics, cantilevered forms, and glass curtain walls—now house the National YoungArts Foundation. Conservation efforts address mosaic tile preservation, curtain-wall waterproofing, and plaza restoration along Biscayne Boulevard.
Phone (YoungArts): 305-377-1140
City of Miami Cemetery
Established in 1897, the cemetery preserves ornate monuments and the graves of many city founders. Preservation of markers, ironwork, and paths requires sensitive stone cleaning and stormwater management to protect heritage fabric.
Ermita de la Caridad (Shrine of Our Lady of Charity)
Completed in 1967, the waterfront shrine is a modernist chapel honoring Cuban exiles with a dramatic glass wall facing Biscayne Bay. Maintenance priorities include corrosion control, glazing sealants, and coastal wind/water resilience.
Phone: 305-854-2404
Maximo Gomez Park (Domino Park)
In the heart of Little Havana, this intimate park is famed for its open-air domino tables and Cuban social life. For civic designers, shade structures, paver maintenance, and street-interface details illustrate durable small-park strategies.
Wynwood Walls
Transforming former warehouse walls into an outdoor museum, Wynwood showcases large-scale murals by international artists. The site highlights adaptive reuse, pedestrian hardscapes, and maintenance programs for exterior coatings in intense sun and rain.
Phone: 305-576-3334