MDPL Staff, Author at Miami Design Preservation League

A Pastel Paradise

October 19, 2020 No Comments

Read Time: < 1 minCome back in time with us to Ocean Drive in 1989 and hear directly from MDPL co-founder Leonard Horowitz in this rare documentary that has just been digitized from our

Read Time: 3 minsDeveloper Carl G. Fisher (1874–1939)—was a self-made millionaire who transformed Miami Beach into a winter tourist destination at the beginning of the twentieth century. It was Fisher who built several of Miami

Our Positions at the Oct 13 2020 Historic Preservation Board

October 12, 2020 No Comments

Read Time: 5 minsWebinar link: https://miamibeachfl-gov.zoom.us/j/89999066738, or dial in via telephone 888-475-4499 (toll free), webinar ID: 899 9906 6738. Members of the public wishing to speak on an item during the meeting, must

Video: Wolfsonian-FIU, Building on a 25 Year Legacy

October 9, 2020 No Comments

Read Time: < 1 minWatch the video from yesterday’s Zoom presentation! Editor’s Note: Miami Design Preservation League is pleased to support Miami Beach Referendum #5 for the Wolfsonian Arts District floor area density increase

Proposed New Tower next to Versailles Hotel

Guest Post: Faena District Proposed Height Increase would Dwarf Historic Versailles Hotel

October 6, 2020 No Comments

Read Time: 4 minsEditor’s Note: Steven Avdakov is a registered architect in Florida and four other states, and he has over thirty years of professional architectural and historic preservation experience. In 1998, he

La Flora Hotel 1238 Collins Avenue

October 2, 2020 No Comments

Read Time: 2 minsLa Flora Hotel at 1238 Collins Avenue, when opened in 1924, was a Mediterranean Revival Hotel designed by architect George L. Pfeiffer. It was three stories high and had 45 rooms, each

Survey: Private Property Flood Mitigation Feedback

October 2, 2020 No Comments

Read Time: < 1 minThe City of Miami Beach has published a survey as part of its efforts to develop a private property adaptation program. The objective is to reduce the risk of damage

Positions on Miami Beach Ballot Questions for November 3rd Election

October 1, 2020 No Comments

Read Time: 2 minsMDPL’s Board of Directors has taken the following positions on upcoming ballot questions which relate to our mission. To read the full Voter Guide published by the City of Miami

Christo’s Pink Islands

October 1, 2020 No Comments

Read Time: 2 minsOn June 1, 2020, artist Christo, known in South Florida for his public art project “Surrounded Islands”, passed away. Christo’s 30-month project to encircle eleven islands in Biscayne Bay with bright pink plastic

Art Deco Spires

September 25, 2020 No Comments

Read Time: < 1 minHere at MDPL we love Art Deco buildings with decorative spires! Pictures from our 2001 archives of the Tudor, Kent and Tiffany Hotels were taken by Alex Rodriguez (the late

October Historic Preservation Board Preview

September 24, 2020 No Comments

Read Time: < 1 minView the agenda and review the projects which will be heard at the October 13th Historic Preservation Board meeting of the City of Miami Beach, beginning at 9am. For the

News: “$1 Million Miami Beach Relief Fund Helps Arts Groups Look To The Future”

September 20, 2020 No Comments

Read Time: < 1 minMiami Design Preservation League is featured among other local cultural institutions in this article by Artburst Miami published on WLRN. To read the article, click here.

Author: MDPL Staff

A Pastel Paradise

Carl Fisher’s Hotels

Our Positions at the Oct 13 2020 Historic Preservation Board

Video: Wolfsonian-FIU, Building on a 25 Year Legacy

Guest Post: Faena District Proposed Height Increase would Dwarf Historic Versailles Hotel

La Flora Hotel 1238 Collins Avenue

Survey: Private Property Flood Mitigation Feedback

Positions on Miami Beach Ballot Questions for November 3rd Election

Christo’s Pink Islands

Art Deco Spires

October Historic Preservation Board Preview

News: “$1 Million Miami Beach Relief Fund Helps Arts Groups Look To The Future”

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