Herzog & de Meuron

Ever wonder what would happen if you stuck a pair of smart, creative, seemingly outspoken thinkers in a room together -- one as interviewer and the other as interviewee? Well if you're dying to know how this scenario plays out, then look no further. 

Buzz builds in downtown Miami as region's international hot spot. Could it be the Arsht Center? Museum Park? New restaurants? Affordable condos? Lebron James and the Heat? Luxury hotels?

In today's New York Times "Arts Beat" blog, Kate Taylor describes changes afoot at the Miami Art Museum. MAM, she reports, has named Thomas Collins, currently the director of the Neuberger Museum of Art, as its new director. The news comes on the heels of an announcement that the museum will break ground this year on a brand-new, $131 million building designed by Herzog & de Meuron. The new museum will open in 2013.

In another key step toward downtown's urban revival, the Miami Art Museum is eligible to receive $100 million in county bond proceeds, removing the biggest hurdle to start construction on the facility's long-sought new home in Miami.

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Given the current state of affairs in the global economy, it's very easy for a business to become engulfed in developing solutions to 'todays' problems. But the shrewdest companies and organizations -- and those best positioned for long term sustainability -- are the ones that have already begun anticipating tomorrow's challenges today.

Examples abound within our client roster alone.

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Much has been reported on Miami Art Museum's new Herzog & de Meuron-designed building in Museum Park. While the debut of that landmark structure is still a few years away, MAM's curatorial staff is busy preparing for its new digs. In fact, the design and construction of the building is only one part of the equation.