Arquitectonica

Westin Times Square Hotel in New York

Atlantis Condominium in Miami, seen prominently in Miami Vice

The Lima Marriott Hotel is one of the many projects the firm has in Peru.

American Airlines Arena in Miami

Arquitectonica is an international architecture, landscape architecture, interior design, and urban planning design firm headquartered in Miami, Florida’s Coconut Grove neighborhood. The firm also has offices in ten other cities throughout the world.^[1] Arquitectonica began in 1977 as an experimental studio founded by Peruvian architect Bernardo Fort-Brescia, Laurinda Hope Spear, Andrés Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, and .^[2]

Today, the firm continues to be led by Bernardo Fort-Brescia and Laurinda Hope Spear, and has designed such famous buildings as the Banco de Credito Headquarters, Lima (1988), Atlantis Condominium, the Pink House, and the American Airlines Arena in Miami and the Westin Hotel and entertainment complex in New York, amongst many others.^[3] Until 2010, Arquitectonica's global headquarters were in Downtown Miami, until their new offices at 2900 Oak Avenue in the Coconut Grove neighborhood of Miami were opened in 2010. Arquitectonica also has regional offices in New York City, Los Angeles, Madrid, Paris, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Manila, Dubai, São Paulo, and Lima.

The firm is known for sophisticated surface patterning and facade articulation. Arquitectonica's structures are bold in color and graphic in form and the firm has become famous for its signature style, a dramatic, expressive 'high tech' modernism. In June 2011, two new major projects were announced for Arquitectonica, both in Downtown Miami: the new $700 million Brickell City Centre project in Miami's Brickell neighborhood, and the $3-billion Genting Resorts World Miami project in Miami's Arts & Entertainment District neighborhood.^[4][5]

Works and projects[]

United States[]

Brickell City Centre, Miami FL

Hong Kong[]

• Cyberport Campus, Pok Fu Lam
• Festival Walk in Kowloon Tong, Kowloon
• Novotel Citygate Hong Kong in Tung Chung, Lantau
• Landmark East in Kwun Tong, Kowloon East
• Forfar, Kowloon
• Homantin Hillside, Ho Man Tin

Macau[]

• City of Dreams Casino Resort, Cotai

China[]

• Riviera TwinStar Square, Shanghai
• The Longemont Shanghai Hotel, Shanghai
• King Glory Plaza, Shenzhen
• Taikoo Hui, Guangzhou
• ABC & CCB Bank Headquarters, Shanghai
• Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Shanghai
• Longemont Hotel and Office Tower, Shanghai
• West Mangrove, Shenzhen

Philippines[]

• OneE-Com Center, Manila
• SM Bay City District (Master Plan)
• SM Mall of Asia, Bay City, Pasay, Metro Manila
• One Rockwell, Makati, Metro Manila
• , Bonifacio Global City,

Taguig, Metro Manila

• Pacific Plaza Towers, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig, Metro Manila
• Fairmont Raffles Makati, Metro Manila
• Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay, Metro Manila
• SM City North EDSA Mall, Quezon City, Metro Manila
• SM Megamall expansion and renovation, Ortigas Center, Mandaluyong, Metro Manila
• SMX Convention Center Manila, Pasay, Metro Manila
• SM Aura Premier, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, Metro Manila
• SM Seaside City Cebu, Cebu City, Cebu
• BDO Corporate Center, Ortigas Center, Mandaluyong, Metro Manila
• The Podium West Tower, Ortigas Center, Mandaluyong, Metro Manila

Peru[]

• Marriott Hotel in Lima,
• Banco de Crédito headquarters, Lima
• United States Embassy, Lima
• Westin Libertador Lima Lima
• HSBC headquarters in Lima
• Luxury Collection Paracas Resort & Spa, Paracas
• Luxury Collection Tambo del Inka Hotel, Urubamba

Singapore[]

• Alba Condominium
• Leonie Hill Serviced Apartments
• Orchard Scotts Hotel & Residences
• Visioncrest Condominium

Indonesia[]

• BonaVista Apartements, Jakarta
• Menara Karya, Jakarta
• Menara Satrio (Standard Chartered Tower), Jakarta
• Tempo Scan Tower, Jakarta
• Satrio Square, Jakarta

Czech Republic[]

• Bubny Intermodal Center, Prague
• Marriott Hotel & Offices, Prague

France[]

• Auditorium de Dijon, (Opéra de Dijon) Dijon, France
• Mazars Headquarters, (Exaltis Tower) Courbevoie, Paris, France
• Microsoft Headquarters, (EOS Generali) Issy les Moulineaux, Paris, France
• Accor Headquarters, (Tour Sequana) Issy les Moulineaux, Paris, France
• EQWATER Office Building, Issy les Moulineaux, Paris, France

Lebanon[]

• Beb Beirut, Beirut
• Plus Towers, Beirut

United Arab Emirates[]

• The Gate Shams, Abu Dhabi
• Lulu Island, Abu Dhabi
• Al Manhal, Abu Dhabi
• Al Mashtal, Abu Dhabi

Dominican Republic[]

• Columbus Bay Master Plan, Monte Cristi Province

Italy[]

• Porta Nuova Condominium
• Solaria & Aria Towers, Milan

Japan[]

• Nexus World Condominium

Luxembourg[]

• Banque de Luxembourg Headquarters

Spain[]

• Lorca Mall, Lorca

South Korea[]

• International Financial Center, Seoul^[6]

Venezuela[]

• Caracas Palace Hotel (Ex-Four Seasons).

Others[]

• Sharm El Sheikh Resort, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
• Icon Vallarta, Puerto Vallarta

Future projects[]

• Miami Beach Convention Center
• JW Marriott Nashville

References[]

External links[]

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