The City of Miami Beach Receives Green Donation from Design Miami Final
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Tonya Daniels, E-mail: tonyadaniels@miamibeachfl.gov
Melissa Berthier, E-mail: melissaberthier@miamibeachfl.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 7, 2017
The City of Miami Beach Receives Green Donation from
Design Miami/
– In Honor of the Successful Partnership and Future Park –
Miami Beach, FL – Since 2010, Design Miami/ has inhabited its traditional spot in the
park space west of the Miami Beach Convention Center during Art Basel Miami Beach –
presenting a new design annually to its museum-quality showcase of furniture, lighting
and objects d’art.
At this year’s Design Miami/ Show, the most popular collectible design fair debuted with
a theme inspired by the unique South Florida landscape and environment – alluding to
the future design of the parking lot. The curated exhibition invited the landscape
architecture firm West 8 to design their welcoming plaza installation complete with 30
gumbo limbo trees, one of the species selected to be planted in the prospective public
space. As a gesture of goodwill, Design Miami/ presented the native trees as a gift to the
city, setting the stage for the natural aesthetic of the future park and providing shade to
park goers for generations to come.
“The City of Miami Beach has brought massive support to Design Miami/ and our cultural
program for years,” expressed Chief Executive Officer of Design Miami/ Jen Roberts.
“We are not only delighted to be included in the park for many years to come, but in
honor of the city’s green efforts, we are thrilled to contribute these beautiful, tropical
trees to the park.”
In an effort to reimagine the 5.8 acre parking lot, the Miami Beach City commission
approved a concept design for the urban park this past July. The final park design will be
presented to the city’s Design Review Board for approval at the February meeting.
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