Read Time: 2minsOn Wednesday, April 26, 2023, Steve Knight spoke at the Jewish Museum of Florida for the 16th World Congress on Art Deco lecture series. In his lecture, Knight discusses the […]
Read Time: 3minsAmerican sculptor Carole A. Feuerman has a larger-than-life work on exhibit center stage at the 2024 Paris Olympics, and it has a unique South Florida connection to boot! “The Diver,” […]
Read Time: 2minsOn Wednesday, April 26, 2023, Therese Poletti spoke at the Jewish Museum of Florida for the 16th World Congress on Art Deco lecture series. In her lecture, Poletti discusses her […]
Read Time: 3minsOn Wednesday, April 26, 2023, Miami Beach Planning Director Thomas Mooney and Preservation Chief Deborah Tackett spoke at the Jewish Museum of Florida for the 16th World Congress on Art […]
Read Time: 2minsIn a triumph for historic preservation, Miami Beach’s oldest surviving man-made structure, the Collins Canal, has been approved for historic designation by the Mayor and Commission of the City of […]
Read Time: < 1minOn Wednesday, April 26, 2023, four leaders in preservation spoke at a panel at the Jewish Museum-FIU for the 16th World Congress on Art Deco lecture series. The panelists were: […]
Read Time: 4minsMDPL’s Advocacy Committee has reviewed the following projects on the upcoming Historic Preservation Board agenda and offers our positions below.
Read Time: 3minsMDPL’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 […]
Read Time: 3minsAndrew Capitman, son of Miami Design Preservation League leader Barbara Baer Capitman, was a leading Art Deco rehabilitation pioneer in the late 1970s and 1980s. In 1979, he purchased the Cardozo Hotel with a group of enthusiastic investors who believed in the resurgence of the city through the preservation of its past. Mr. Capitman instinctively knew that a 1930s revival would dramatically improve tourism.
Read Time: 2minsIn 1984, six hotels underwent major renovations that would mark the second wave of an Art Deco revival in South Beach. According to a Miami Herald article written by Paul Shannon on July 8, 1984, Royale Group Ltd. officials secured a $13.5 million loan to pay for the planned renovation, which included painting and refurbishing in the original Art Deco style.
Read Time: 2minsEditors Note: The Barbara Baer Capitman archives “Historic Threads” project is partly sponsored by the Department of State, Division of Historical Resources, and the State of Florida. The year was 1986, marking […]
Read Time: 3minsEditors Note: The Barbara Baer Capitman archives “Historic Threads” project is partly sponsored by the Department of State, Division of Historical Resources and the State of Florida. Despite preservationists’ efforts to save […]
Read Time: 2 minsOn Wednesday, April 26, 2023, Steve Knight spoke at the Jewish Museum of Florida for the 16th World Congress on Art Deco lecture series. In his lecture, Knight discusses the […] 
Read Time: 3 minsAmerican sculptor Carole A. Feuerman has a larger-than-life work on exhibit center stage at the 2024 Paris Olympics, and it has a unique South Florida connection to boot! “The Diver,” […] 
Read Time: 2 minsOn Wednesday, April 26, 2023, Therese Poletti spoke at the Jewish Museum of Florida for the 16th World Congress on Art Deco lecture series. In her lecture, Poletti discusses her […] 
Read Time: 3 minsOn Wednesday, April 26, 2023, Miami Beach Planning Director Thomas Mooney and Preservation Chief Deborah Tackett spoke at the Jewish Museum of Florida for the 16th World Congress on Art […] 
Read Time: 2 minsIn a triumph for historic preservation, Miami Beach’s oldest surviving man-made structure, the Collins Canal, has been approved for historic designation by the Mayor and Commission of the City of […] 
Read Time: < 1 minOn Wednesday, April 26, 2023, four leaders in preservation spoke at a panel at the Jewish Museum-FIU for the 16th World Congress on Art Deco lecture series. The panelists were: […] 
Read Time: 4 minsMDPL’s Advocacy Committee has reviewed the following projects on the upcoming Historic Preservation Board agenda and offers our positions below. 
Read Time: 3 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 […] 
Read Time: 3 minsAndrew Capitman, son of Miami Design Preservation League leader Barbara Baer Capitman, was a leading Art Deco rehabilitation pioneer in the late 1970s and 1980s. In 1979, he purchased the Cardozo Hotel with a group of enthusiastic investors who believed in the resurgence of the city through the preservation of its past. Mr. Capitman instinctively knew that a 1930s revival would dramatically improve tourism. 
Read Time: 2 minsIn 1984, six hotels underwent major renovations that would mark the second wave of an Art Deco revival in South Beach. According to a Miami Herald article written by Paul Shannon on July 8, 1984, Royale Group Ltd. officials secured a $13.5 million loan to pay for the planned renovation, which included painting and refurbishing in the original Art Deco style. 
Read Time: 2 minsEditors Note: The Barbara Baer Capitman archives “Historic Threads” project is partly sponsored by the Department of State, Division of Historical Resources, and the State of Florida. The year was 1986, marking […] 
Read Time: 3 minsEditors Note: The Barbara Baer Capitman archives “Historic Threads” project is partly sponsored by the Department of State, Division of Historical Resources and the State of Florida. Despite preservationists’ efforts to save […]