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Faena Forum

Where culture takes center stage

Creating an architectural centerpiece for art, performance and exchange in the heart of the Faena District

Client

Faena Group


Location

Miami, Florida




Size

43,000 SF


Completion

2016


Awards and Accreditations

  • AHEAD Americas Awards (2017): winner, Event Spaces
  • BD+C Building Team Awards (2017): Silver Award
  • ENR Southeast "Best Projects" (2016/2017): winner, Cultural/Worship
  • CRSI Honors: Honors Award
  • CIB Awards (2016): Award of Merit.
  • Architizer A+Awards: Finalist in the Concepts - Architecture + Collaboration

CHALLENGE

At the heart of the Faena District, Faena Forum needed to establish a cultural anchor with an identity as ambitious as the program within it. OMA’s design brings together two elemental forms – a cylinder and a cube – to accommodate performance, exhibitions and events within a structure that is deliberately simple in concept yet highly complex in execution.

SOLUTION

G&T provided Cost and Project Management as part of its wider role across the Faena District, supporting the delivery of OMA’s distinctive architectural vision. A 1,000-seat amphitheater and flexible event spaces are joined by a glass bridge and outdoor roof terrace, with the building’s varied functions carefully integrated within its unconventional geometry.

OUTCOME

Faena Forum gives the district a dedicated home for arts, performance and cultural programming, adding a public dimension to the surrounding hospitality and residential development. Its bold geometry creates an instantly recognizable presence on Miami Beach while providing a flexible platform for artists, audiences and ideas to come together.

Project Location

Museums, Arts & Culture

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