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Bayside in the Park Portfolio, bulk 1983

 

Summary

Creator:
JMB/Federated Realty
Abstract:
This portfolio was submitted by JMB/Federated Realty to the City of Miami's 1983 bidding competition to develop a waterfront marketplace in the Bayside area of downtown. They took their inspiration from Victorian gardens and glasshouses, and hoped to bring that particular aesthetic to the area. Ultimately it was rejected in favor of another project proposal from the Rouse Company, fresh off a wave of recent successes that they anticipated replicating in Miami.
Extent:
1.00 boxes
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

The portfolio consists of a dark green box (19 1/4" x 12 3/4" x 2 1/2"), emblazoned with the project's distinctive pink shell logo, that holds the other five materials. Two are spiral-bound books, one describing the Proposal and the other introducing the Team. There is a booklet describing the Concept of the project, as well as a Sketchbook consisting of 15 loose-leaf architectural drawings enclosed in a folder that envisions the proposed plan. The last material within the box is a hardcover copy of Glasshouses and Wintergardens of the Nineteenth Century that served as inspiration for the envisioned concept of Bayside in the Park.

Biographical / historical:

JMB/Federated Realty was formed with various architectural and engineering companies in 1983 in order to submit a bid for the development of Bayside Park. One of the participating architectural companies was based locally in Coral Gables. The proposal lost 10-1 in the Bayside Committee's vote, and eventually lost 4-0 in the City Commission's vote as well.

Note written by

Processing information:

Finding aid was written by Ana D. Rodriguez and Jennifer Mendoza.

Arrangement:

There is no particular arrangement needed as the box serves as the container for the other materials.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection/portfolio is open for research.

Location of this collection:
Florida International University
11200 SW 8th Street
Miami
FL
33199
USA