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Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) announced today the expected April 2015 opening of AC Hotel Miami Beach on the 2900 block of Collins Avenue, the area that has been grabbing headlines as the trendiest destination in the city. The design-led hotel, inspired by the fashion houses of Milan, blends European style and simple lines to create a comfortable atmosphere for…

The Spinnaker Group’s 80th LEED Certified Project makes waves in South Beach! Owner: Hersha Hospitality Size: 63,000 square feet, 263 Keys Building Type: Hotel LEED Rating System: LEED for Existing Building 2009 LEED Award Level: Silver Certification Pending Year Certified: Scheduled for 2013 Architect: Kobi Karp LEED Project Administrator: The Spinnaker Group Commissioning: The Spinnaker Group Read More: The Spinnaker…

The collaboration of Robert Collins and Thomas White Lamb, a leader of American theater architecture, produced this remarkable urban hybrid of street-level retail space, upper-level offices, and full-service cinema theater. The building is also notable for the decorative flourish of its bas-relief panels, and for the deeply cantilevered marquee that projects into Lincoln Road. The theater itself is concealed behind…

  Vehicles would be able to use Atlantic Avenue, which would help to relieve traffic, said architect Kobi Karp, who designed the hotel. The hotel would be “a very low generator of traffic” with 90 percent of traffic entering on Collins Avenue and exiting onto Atlantic, said the project officials. A traffic study revealed there would be double the traffic…

Globally-revered British interior designer Martin Brudnizki presents a vibrant bohemian-beach chic concept that re-establishes the ideals of 1950s glamour, housed inside a historic Art Deco tower fully restored by Kobi Karp Architects. Read More