Elisa Turner to give “The Art of Architecture” lecture
Read Time: < 1 minDon’t miss the Miami Design Preservation League’s upcoming “The Art of Architecture” lecture on Wednesday, Dec. 17, at 6:30 p.m. Doors open at 6 at the Art Deco Welcome Center, located at 1001 Ocean Drive on Miami Beach. At the event, award-winning art critic and art journalist Elisa Turner will discuss her new book, “Miami’s […]
Agenda Preview: December 16, 2025 Historic Preservation Board
Read Time: 5 minsMDPL’s Advocacy Committee will review the following applications on the upcoming Historic Preservation Board agenda. Here is a sneak peek of the projects to be heard and links to learn more. Have a comment about a project you would like to share with our committee? Contact us. To review the Historic Preservation Board Agenda, including public participation […]
Our Positions at the November 18, 2025 Historic Preservation Board
Read Time: 8 minsMDPL’s Advocacy Committee has reviewed the following projects on the upcoming Historic Preservation Board agenda and offers our positions below. Have a comment about a project you would like to share with our committee? Contact us. Please note: the lack of a position on a project does not indicate support for or opposition to that project. To […]
Agenda Preview: November 18, 2025 Historic Preservation Board
Read Time: 5 minsMDPL’s Advocacy Committee will review the following applications on the upcoming Historic Preservation Board agenda. Here is a sneak peek of the projects to be heard and links to learn more. Have a comment about a project you would like to share with our committee? Contact us. To review the Historic Preservation Board Agenda, including public participation […]
Longtime MDPL friends make a remarkable donation to Capitman archives
Read Time: 2 minsThe Miami Design Preservation League recently received a remarkable collection as a generous donation that traces the MDPL’s history back to 1976, the year of our founding. The items document the early efforts to preserve the Art Deco Historic District and to create Art Deco Weekend (the 49th annual beloved event is around the corner from Jan. 9-11, 2026). […]
Big news! Meet MDPL’s incoming Executive Director!
Read Time: 2 minsThe Miami Design Preservation League (MDPL) is pleased to announce that Meg Lousteau has been selected as the organization’s new Executive Director, effective Nov. 17, 2025. Meg brings over two decades of leadership experience in historic preservation, community advocacy and public service to Miami Beach. In New Orleans she was Executive Director of the Vieux Carré Property Owners, Residents, & Associates, a […]
Our Positions at the October 21, 2025 Historic Preservation Board
Read Time: 8 minsMDPL’s Advocacy Committee has reviewed the following projects on the upcoming Historic Preservation Board agenda and offers our positions below. Have a comment about a project you would like to share with our committee? Contact us. Please note: the lack of a position on a project does not indicate support for or opposition to that project. To […]
Agenda Preview: October 21, 2025 Historic Preservation Board
Read Time: 5 minsMDPL’s Advocacy Committee will review the following applications on the upcoming Historic Preservation Board agenda. Here is a sneak peek of the projects to be heard and links to learn more. Have a comment about a project you would like to share with our committee? Contact us. To review the Historic Preservation Board Agenda, including public participation […]
Our Positions at the September 16, 2025 Historic Preservation Board
Read Time: 7 minsMDPL’s Advocacy Committee has reviewed the following projects on the upcoming Historic Preservation Board agenda and offers our positions below. Have a comment about a project you would like to share with our committee? Contact us. Please note: the lack of a position on a project does not indicate support for or opposition to that project. To […]
Agenda Preview: October 21, 2025 Historic Preservation Board
Read Time: 5 minsMDPL’s Advocacy Committee will review the following applications on the upcoming Historic Preservation Board agenda. Here is a sneak peek of the projects to be heard and links to learn more. Have a comment about a project you would like to share with our committee? Contact us. To review the Historic Preservation Board Agenda, including public participation […]
Opa-locka: “Dream of Araby” (1986)
Read Time: 3 minsEditors Note: The Barbara Baer Capitman archive’s “Historic Threads” project is sponsored in part by the Department of State, Division of Historical Resources and the State of Florida. Opa-locka is a city renowned for its extensive collection of Moorish revival architecture and Arab place names. Home to the largest known concentration of Moorish revival architecture in the […]
Leonard Horowitz – The King of Art Deco (1988)
Read Time: 5 minsEditors Note: The Barbara Baer Capitman archive’s “Historic Threads” project is sponsored in part by the Department of State, Division of Historical Resources and the State of Florida. In the 1970s, Leonard Horowitz left his design office in New York City for a vacation in Miami Beach. He became so enthralled by endless summers and ocean waves […]