MDPL Staff, Author at Miami Design Preservation League

MDPL’s Annual Resiliency Workshop returns this Saturday at the Miami Beach Golf Club

April 7, 2022 No Comments

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Guest Post: Hidden History of the Venetian Islands

April 6, 2022 No Comments

Read Time: 2 minsAbout the Author: Jason Katz is the publisher of Islandia Journal, a (sub)tropical journal of myth, folklore, history, ecology, cryptozoology, and the paranormal. He is a contributing editor at Burnaway

Corporeal Decorum, an Art Deco-inspired dance piece by Liony Garcia, this week at Miami Theater Center

April 5, 2022 No Comments

Read Time: 2 minsMiami Light Project is delighted to present Corporeal Decorum, an Art Deco-inspired dance piece choreographed by Liony Garcia with visually stunning scenic projections by True Harrigan at Miami Theater Center

Deauville Hotel: Demolition Photos from March 13th 2022

March 21, 2022 No Comments

Read Time: < 1 minMDPL took these drone images on March 13th, one day after the bulldozers began demolishing the iconic porte cochere of the historic Deauville Hotel, 6701 Collins Avenue. MDPL has appealed

Historic Single-Family Home Lists for Record Price in Flamingo Park

March 18, 2022 No Comments

Read Time: < 1 minMDPL was pleased to learn recently about the record-setting listing price for a historically-designated single-family home in Miami Beach’s Flamingo Park Neighborhood. The listing is currently offered by The Jills

Remembering Keith Root

March 15, 2022 No Comments

Read Time: 2 minsMDPL recently learned of another one of our dedicated preservationists who passed away last November, 2021. Keith Root attended the University of Florida from 1971-1977, where he received a BA and an

Remembering Richard Hoberman

March 7, 2022 No Comments

Read Time: 4 minsWe were saddened to learn this weekend of the passing of Richard Hoberman (April 1, 1941 – March 4, 2022), another true MDPL pioneer that worked tirelessly for the cause of preservation

Our Positions at the March 8th, 2022 Historic Preservation Board

March 7, 2022 No Comments

Read Time: 44 minsMDPL’s Advocacy Committee has reviewed the following applications and offers our positions below. Please note, the lack of a position on a project does not indicate support for or opposition

Remembering Dr. Ernest Martin

March 4, 2022 No Comments

Read Time: 4 minsWe are sad to share the passing this week of Dr. Ernest L. Martin, who was a passionate and accomplished activist in the preservation movement as early as the 1970s.

MDPL’s Appeal to Miami-Dade County regarding the Deauville

March 2, 2022 No Comments

Read Time: < 1 minMDPL filed the attached appeal to Miami-Dade County on Feb 24th. Our filing includes 12 areas of objection to the structural assessment provided by the Deauville owner’s engineers. In addition,

March 1, 2022 Design Review Board Pre-1942 Home Demolition Requests

February 25, 2022 No Comments

Read Time: 3 minsEditors Note: MDPL is sharing these agenda items as we continue to lament the loss of pre-1942 architecturally significant homes such as the ones shown below, which lie outside of

MDPL Files Motion to Intervene to Save the Deauville

February 16, 2022 No Comments

Read Time: 2 minsUpdate on MDPL’s Filing of a Motion to Intervene Why did we file a motion to intervene? MDPL filed the attached Motion to Intervene in CITY OF MIAMI BEACH v. DEAUVILLE

Author: MDPL Staff

MDPL’s Annual Resiliency Workshop returns this Saturday at the Miami Beach Golf Club

Guest Post: Hidden History of the Venetian Islands

Corporeal Decorum, an Art Deco-inspired dance piece by Liony Garcia, this week at Miami Theater Center

Deauville Hotel: Demolition Photos from March 13th 2022

Historic Single-Family Home Lists for Record Price in Flamingo Park

Remembering Keith Root

Remembering Richard Hoberman

Our Positions at the March 8th, 2022 Historic Preservation Board

Remembering Dr. Ernest Martin

MDPL’s Appeal to Miami-Dade County regarding the Deauville

March 1, 2022 Design Review Board Pre-1942 Home Demolition Requests

MDPL Files Motion to Intervene to Save the Deauville

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