U-SoA NOW

12.18.2017
a bi-weekly e-newsletter from the University of Miami School of Architecture

alumni stories Miami-based, PlusUrbia Design, comprised almost entirely of U-SOA Alums, is Honored PlusUrbia, an “extended University of Miami School of Architecture studio” has enjoyed an historic year. Juan Mullerat and Megan McLaughlin – Directors of PlusUrbia Design and U-SoA professor team teaching a studio on resiliency and transportation solutions – have led their Miami-based urban design studio to multiple major awards this year. They have also lectured on Resiliency, Transit Oriented Development and Complete Districts while leading several major, context-sensitive master planning efforts. PlusUrbia Design, an urban and architectural design atelier, features U-SoA graduates Maria Bendfeldt, Manuel de Lemos, Bo Li, Sofia Villanueva, Mullerat and McLaughlin on its design team. Recent highlights of the Miami-based studio include: The American Planning Association (APA) 2017 National Economic Development Plan Award, for the Wynwood Neighborhood Revitalization Plan. The APA 2017 Florida Award of Merit for the Hialeah Transit Oriented Development. The Dade Heritage Trust 2017 Annual Preservation Award for preservation and master plan work in Little Havana. A Coconut Grove Master Plan for its Business Improvement District. Little Havana Me Importa, a master plan. The Miami-Dade County SMART Plan, ongoing Rapid Transit Urban Design and Land Use Planning. Resiliency and Adaptation in Existing Urban Cores – presentation at Florida APA conference. Transit Oriented Development – lecture, Miami-Dade Beacon Council. Complete Districts and TOD – speaker, South Florida Regional Transportation Authority. PlusUrbia, honored by the City of Miami and Miami-Dade County for its community-based work, is actively working with a broad base of leaders in San Juan to help with the rebuilding and restoration of Puerto Rico. Follow news of this initiative at www.plusurbia.com/blog. We congratulate our U-SoA Team @ PlusUrbia, for this well-deserved recognition.