Brickell Arch is an office
skyscraper in
Brickell
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Brickell was found ...
in
Downtown Miami
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,
Florida
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,
United States
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. It was designed by the architectural firm of
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) is an American architecture firm that provides architecture, interior, programming and master planning services for clients in both the public and private sectors. KPF is one of the largest architecture firms in ...
PC (KPF). The , 36-story building is located on the southern end of
Brickell Avenue
Brickell Avenue is a north–south road that was formerly part of U.S. Route 1, in Miami, Florida, just south of the Miami River. North of the Brickell Avenue Bridge, U.S. Route 1 is known as Biscayne Boulevard. Brickell Avenue is the main ro ...
in the Financial District. On April 18, 2012, the
AIA AIA or A.I.A. or Aia may refer to:
Aia
* Aia, a small town in the Basque province of Gipuzkoa, Spain
* Aia, current Kutaisi, ancient capital of Colchis
* Aia, another name for Aea (Malis), an ancient town in Greece
* ''Aia'', the collected ed ...
's Florida Chapter placed the building on its list of ''Florida Architecture: 100 Years. 100 Places''.
Brickell Arch features a concave
parabola
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design on its front glass façade, loosely mimicking the
Gateway Arch
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in
St. Louis
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. One of Miami's common nicknames is "The Gateway to Latin America", which also closely resembles St. Louis's nickname, "The Gateway to the West". It is said to welcome people to the United States as the arch welcomes people to the west.
The building is the North American headquarters for the
Espírito Santo Bank and contains some Class A office space. A
Conrad Hotel as well as some residential units occupy the remaining space. The building opened July 1, 2004, and is located at 1395 Brickell Avenue, less than a block from the
Financial District Metromover Station.
The building has been featured twice in ''
Burn Notice'', once as headquarters for a defense contractor, and again in a skyline shot.
Tenants
*
French Consulate General, Miami (Suite 1050)
Address
." French Consulate General, Miami. Retrieved on September 19, 2010.
Espirito Santo Bank
Suite 400
* Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Suite 1200
* Fowler White & Burnett P.A. Suite 1400
Gallery
File:Conrad, a Miami hotel.jpg, Front view
File:Espirito Santo Plaza backside.jpg, View of the backside of the tower from the pool deck of the Four Seasons hotel in May 2008
File:Espirito Santo side.jpg, Side view
File:Espiritosantos.jpg, Front facade close-up of Brickell Arch, showing the concave parabola design.
File:Brickell Arch new sign.jpg, A new sign after renaming
Awards and honors
* AIA Florida, Best Commercial Building in Florida (2012)
* AIA New York City, Citation, Non-Commissioned Project (2001)
* MIPIM, Residential Development, Finalist, (2005)
See also
*List of tallest buildings in Miami
The U.S. city of Miami, Florida has the country's third-tallest skyline (after New York City and Chicago) with 439 high-rises, over 100 of which stand taller than and 65 which are taller than . The tallest building in the city is the 85 ...
References
External links
Official Website
Buildings and structures completed in 2004
Kohn Pedersen Fox buildings
Skyscraper office buildings in Miami
Residential skyscrapers in Miami
Skyscraper hotels in Miami
2004 establishments in Florida
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