City preview · MIAMI
Little Havana meets at street-facing coffee counters. In the Design District, five teams share a garage façade without seeing each other’s plans. Small freighters leave the Miami River for Caribbean ports, while trucks bring inland sand to the beach.
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From Calle Ocho to the beach
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01 · Versailles Restaurant Cuban Cuisine
A small window can hold a whole coffee gathering.
Versailles opened in 1971 with a large dining room, but many visits happen at a small window facing the street. Coffee, croquetas and guava pastries pass across the counter.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
02 · Museum Garage
Five teams designed adjoining walls without seeing each other's plans.
Museum Garage assigned its exterior to five teams. Each received only its own wall's boundaries and depth, without knowing the others' designs.
Source: miamidesigndistrict.com
03 · José Martí Park
Small river freighters can reach ports big ships cannot.
Not all Miami cargo goes through the major port. Small docks along the Miami River have long loaded shallow-draft freighters for the Bahamas and the Caribbean.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
04 · Indian Beach Park — 46th Street Beach Access
Some of this beach arrived from inland by truck.
The beach-renourishment project launched in 2016 did not rely solely on sand dredged offshore. Trucks brought sand from inland Florida mines to Miami Beach, using access points including 46th Street to replenish eroded shoreline.
Source: saj.usace.army.mil
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