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Architecture : Design Affect Quality of LifeWhat is the role of the architect in shaping the future of a community? How does the work that architects do impact our quality of life? What do the architects in South Florida contribute to the community?
The Miami chapter of the American Institute of Architects invites the community to Celebrate Architecture 2004. We invite residents to the symposium From Barnacle to Boom: Sustainable Design for South Florida beginning at 2 p.m. today at the Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Ave., Miami Beach.
Design is everywhere, used by everyone -- from our coffee cups and pens to the buildings we work, live and play in. By celebrating what Miami's architecture has to offer, we remind ourselves why this city is growing by leaps and bounds.
We better understand why visitors flock here and why the future of our region is dependent on good design -- be it an adequate public-transportat ion system, good schools or cultural institutions. Through architecture, we can appreciate the area's history.
Many things affect the success of any city, but design, one of the most important of these things, perhaps is the least understood. A city is composed of not just roads and buildings, but of the spaces created between them, too. How well these spaces are created and used depends on understanding the history, diversity, economics and social asp
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