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Plusurbia Design, together with the Miami-Dade County Office of Historic Preservation and the Miami-Dade County Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources, is honored to receive the 2026 Dade Heritage Trust Miami Preservation Award for the project Navigating Miami-Dade Heritage. Each April, Dade Heritage Trust recognizes individuals and organizations whose work advances the protection and celebration of Miami-Dade County’s built heritage and natural environments. Being selected among this year’s honorees reflects the shared commitment behind this work. The project reinforces a core principle at Plusurbia: successful planning begins with a deep understanding of place. Miami-Dade’s layered history—its neighborhoods, architecture, and cultural landscapes—actively informs how we approach preservation and planning. We extend our appreciation to Dade Heritage Trust, Miami-Dade County, and the communities across the county whose trust allows us to help interpret and navigate what makes this region worth preserving.

Proud to share that Friends of The Underline has recently reached a significant milestone, completing five miles of its 10-mile linear park and urban trail beneath Miami's Metrorail, connecting Brickell to Coconut Grove and Dadeland. What began five years ago as a bold vision for how Miami could reclaim its public realm is now a living civic destination where mobility, recreation, culture, and community converge. Plusurbia Principal and Founder Juan Mullerat, who serves on the Board of Directors of The Underline Conservancy, has been part of supporting this vision as it takes shape across Miami's neighborhoods. His work advancing walkable, connected, and inclusive urban environments reflects the same commitment that drives everything we do at Plusurbia: great places begin and end with people. Five miles down. Five more to go.

Much of Miami-Dade’s history exists in places and corridors people pass every day without realizing their significance.On National Farmworkers Day, it is important to recognize the individuals and communities whose labor has shaped South Florida in ways that often go unseen. For over a year, Plusurbia has been working closely with the Miami-Dade County Office of Historic Preservation on a Migrant Farmworkers Historic Context Study. The study includes extensive research, fieldwork, and community collaboration. To date, our team has identified 268 sites connected to migrant farmworker communities, from labor camps and housing to packing houses, commissaries, schools, churches, and local businesses.For the Plusurbia team, the story of migrant farmworkers is an important part of our history that needs to be told.Miami-Dade County's migrant farmworkers tell a story of resilience and diversity, with workers of American, Bahamian, Haitian, Mexican, Puerto Rican, and Caribbean ancestry who helped build the region’s agricultural and economic foundation. They also bring visibility to a history that has often been overlooked, despite its lasting impact on how Miami-Dade developed and continues to grow.At Plusurbia, we believe that knowing our history helps create a more inclusive and stronger foundation for the future.Learn more about the study here.