Jungle Plaza features a massive, open-air canopy of translucent, overlapping leaves that filter the harsh Miami sun into soft, shifting patterns on the ground. Architects at Sou Fujimoto designed this steel structure to mimic the layered…
Design District Public Art
This walking tour guides you through an ultra-modern neighborhood where high-fashion boutiques double as architectural masterpieces and public art galleries.
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1. Jungle Plaza
2. Le Corbusier Sculpture
The Le Corbusier sculpture stands as a bold, concrete bust painted in stark, primary colors. It honors the Swiss-French architect who pioneered the modernist movement. Craig Robins, the developer who transformed this neighborhood,…
3. Buckminster Fuller's Fly's Eye Dome
The Fly’s Eye Dome consists of a cluster of fiberglass spheres, each punctuated by large, circular openings that create a honeycomb pattern. Buckminster Fuller designed this structure in nineteen seventy-seven as a prototype for a…
4. The Moore
The Moore building features a massive, four-story central atrium crisscrossed by concrete archways that hold up the entire structure. Originally built in nineteen twenty-one, the space served as the headquarters for the Moore and Sons…
5. Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami
The Institute of Contemporary Art in Miami features a metallic, diamond-patterned facade on its primary elevation that reflects the intense Florida sunlight. The museum grew out of a series of pop-up exhibitions and private collections…
6. Museum Garage
The Museum Garage is a parking structure with a facade of five distinct, disjointed segments. Each section was designed by a different architect, resulting in a chaotic collage of clashing styles. One side features a wall of oversized,…
7. Nader Sculpture Park
Gary Nader has spent decades collecting monumental art, and this park holds the overflow from his gallery nearby. You see bronze and steel sculptures sitting directly on the pavement, surrounded by an industrial fence that leaves them…