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BBA is participating in the architecture exhibition: Time Space Existence. Organized by the European Cultural Center and running concurrently with Art Basel Miami, it will take place at the Miami Center for Architecture and Design located at 310 SE 1st Street, Miami 33131.
Exhibition opening is on November 30th at 7:00pm

On Monday, November 29, 2021 at 6:00pm, Gustavo Berenblum and Claudia Busch will be participating in a panel discussion with Curtiss Fentress from Fentress Architects. Moderated by John Stuart from FIU, the discussion will focus on the future of architecture for transportation. Join us at FIU’s Miami Beach Urban Studios for an engaging and revealing conversation, reception to follow.

During this year’s Seatrade Cruise Global Conference in Miami, BBA participated in a round-table discussion with Royal Caribbean’s Jonathan Ruiz, about modernizing and adapting cruise facilities to the latest requirements. The discussion took place at the Innovation Theater and it was followed by a lively QA session with attending guests.

On January 29^th, 2021 we celebrated the Ground-breaking Ceremony of Carnival’s Cruise Terminal F in Miami. The project blends existing and new buildings, creating an integrated cruise terminal that provides a seamless traveler experience from curbside to ship.  A key design strategy  was to achieve a single passenger experience that is directional and that proceeds orderly through a sequence of well-thought-out spaces.

It is a cruise terminal for the 21st century ready to birth Carnival’s largest ships, the Excel class that will operate entirely on LNG, showcasing PortMiami and Carnival’s commitment to the future. The cruise terminal is scheduled to be completed in 2022 to coincide with Carnival’s 50^th birthday celebration, maintaining PortMiami’s position as the top embarkation port for Carnival Cruise Line. Cruise Terminal F draws inspiration from maritime architecture, its prominent location fronting MacArthur Causeway and from Miami, a city that feels the pulse of the Caribbean.

Design-Builder: LEMARTEC

Based on the promise to deliver super-food, super fro-yo, and a super good cause, g.l.o.w. is designed to be a social enterprise where 100% of its profits will benefit Global G.L.O.W. (Girls Leading Our World) – a non-profit incubator and accelerator that operates free after-school programs to mentor girls to advocate for themselves and make their communities stronger in 27 countries. The small store will definitely have a huge meaningful effect in the community!

“We created a natural, sunny and social sharing environment that celebrates the frozen yoghurt process and the story of Glow” said Claudia Busch, Founding Principal of BBA.

When Global G.L.O.W. founder and CEO Kylie Schuyler started the non-profit in 2012, she also set out to start a social enterprise to provide a steady source of funding to the non-profit.  The business started with a simple, yet bold, idea: what if a for-profit concept could uplift people’s days with feel good, super-foods, while also doing good in the world? A GLOW Miami summit is on the works, where local girls, ages 10-18, will participate on an immersive day in their signature Her Story Campaign programming, working on identifying their strengths and how to use them to have a positive impact Miami. 

 General Contractor: Shorecrest Construction

We are excited to announce that the Groundbreaking Ceremony of the long-awaited Wynwood project took place on September 15^th.  The new center will be a much needed social hub for the Puerto Rican community, offering art and adult classes along with after school activities for children. The building will also accommodate offices on the upper floors for the County and District 5 Commissioner.

The building draws inspiration from the industrial nature of the neighborhood and the mostly one-story warehouses that defined the character of Wynwood years ago, along with the street art (murals) that have become a tourist destination.

In keeping with the neighborhood and to diminish the building mass, each level is treated differently breaking the uniformity of the facade along 29th Street. To further engage with the neighborhood, a painted mural by a Puerto Rican artist, wraps around the building and extends to the sidewalk and underside of upper floor slabs.  The façade treatment of the upper floors is governed by the rhythmic repetition of vertical fins that recall industrial building architecture of the 20th century.

General Contractor: PLAZA

September saw the opening of the new building addition to the school, featuring flexible classrooms and lab spaces, a library and administrative offices. The site, located in Key Biscayne, has a beautiful array of one to two story classroom buildings, a parish hall and a church nestled within the campus. The new addition was placed behind the existing church to minimize its visual impact from the main street and the surrounding low scale residential neighborhood. The architecture, while respectful and contextual, proposes a modern addition with steel structure, large cantilevers and hurricane proof resilient design.

Contract: US Construction Company

As a company, we are always so humbled to be recognized for our work. We are pleased to accept two awards from Build Magazine for our achievements. “Every day, we are driven to create spaces in which human beings live better, work smarter, and dream bigger. And we do this better than anyone else because we work and live by a code that defines us – not only as a firm, but also as individuals.”

Twice a year, the Miami Herald enlists new members for its CEO Roundtable, a panel selected from among South Florida’s top business leaders, sharing their perspective on the most important economic and civic issues of the day.

We are proud to receive the Design Award of Honor for our  design of Cucuyo Mobile Cafe at the Perez art Museum Miami during the Society of American Registered Architects National Design Awards 2019. The project explored the integration of 3D printing in architecture that resulted in a one-of-a-kind structure for the Miami market.

The Tenerife Cruise Terminal was recognized by the American Institute of Architects Miami Chapter, as the winner in the category over 50,000sf. The selection Committee praised the intelligent adaptive reuse of existing structures, the highly sustainable strategies adopted and the formal quality of the project.

The complete renovation of Terminal F, designed by BBA For Carnival Cruise Line, received approval from the County Commission on September 19, 2019. The project will be capable of supporting the operation of the new Excell Class of ship and will be operational by 2022.

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The Miami Center for Architecture and Design is an organization focused on fostering design and the built environment in Miami providing community meeting spaces, educational programs, lectures and exhibits in downtown.

Claudia Busch, Founding Principal of BBA, joins a well rounded group of directors representing several industries concerned in improving our city.

Berenblum Busch Architects exhibits at Seatrade Cruise Global. The biggest Seacruise Convention in the world took place at Ft. Lauderdale Convention Center from the 6 to the 8th of March. The event is a convergence of people, ideas and innovations from every aspect of the maritime industry.

Come and hear about some cutting-edge works in the field of Architecture from our presenters, Claudia Busch, Gustavo Berenblum, Jeffrey Erwin Huber and Mikael J Kaul Architect for COAT TALKS at the Vanguard Theatre located at 1501 S. Andrews Ave, Ft. Lauderdale, FL33316. The presentations and discussions are co-hosted by Art gallery owner Clare Vickery and Designer Marsha McDonald and are a part of the great artworks collective in Ft Lauderdale this week (Jan 24 – Jan 28).

Terminal F’s ribbon cutting ceremony was held at Port Miami. Designed by BBA, the state-of-the-art $40M project will berth the new MSC Seaside and MSC Divina cruise ships. Executives and officials attending the event included: Juan Kuryla Port Director, Carlos Gimenez Miami-Dade Mayor, Jorge Munilla MCM’s President, Gustavo Berenblum BBA’s President and Roberto Fusaro President MSC Cruises USA.

BBA participated in the Bulthaup benefit! Design Challenge with the concept to create a tray that allows children to grow as they develop a knowledge and understanding for the 5 food groups, along with the technology that moves millennials forward. The tray was titled “Health and Knowledge”.

We carry health in the form of food for our wellbeing.

We carry thoughts, knowledge, culture and communication in the form of an iPad.

The mission of Common Threads is to educate low-income children on the importance of nutrition and physical wellbeing, empowering them to be agents for change for healthier families, schools, and communities. By providing children with a tool kit of knowledge and skills, Common Threads can help prevent childhood obesity and reverse the trend of generations of non-cookers, getting American’s kids cooking for life!

BBA won an AIA award for “Divine Detail” for it’s Cucuyo Project at the PAMM. Cucuyo, was designed for STARR Catering Group and is used as an outdoor bar at the Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM). The work was made in collaboration with Amsterdam based MX3D. The bar was installed early September 2017. The official opening was on September 14th,2017.

The following is an excerpt of the AIA juror’s comments describing the project:

“This is the embodiment of Divine Details.Taking a relatively new technology and executing it at full scale provides great promise in 3-D printing. To integrate the means and methods in a sculptural way may redefine the concept of master builder for the 21st century. Highly thought out detailing of a potentially complex form. At first glance the simple form creates a clean manifold on which to house the café program.  The  fanning mesh of streel trusses is fascinating, more rich as the viewer approaches the surface, and a welcome demonstration of next generation fabrication.”

Architecture Sr. Instructor and co-principal of Berenblum Busch Architects (BBA), Claudia Busch, unveiled her new waterfront café named Cucuyo at the Perez Art Museum (PAMM) on September 28th.

The cocoon shaped, stainless steel structure was a collaboration between architecture firm BBA and Dutch manufacturing company MX3D. Using 3-D printed technology, they created a multi-functional and mobile space that serves as an art installation and full-service café,

Cucuyo, managed by STARR Catering Group, will remain an indefinite dining option at the downtown Miami art museum serving patrons coffee, sandwiches and light bites by Verde chef, Kaytlin Dangaran. Seasonal menu changes are in the works.

World Architecture News announced that  two of the latest BBA projects have been shortlisted it’s 2017 Awards. This is a major accomplishment as only 6 projects from around the world have been selected. The winner will be announced in February in conjuction with the awards ceremony event to take place at the London Marriot Hotel.

Jury comments:

Tenerife Cruise Terminal:

“The Tenerife Cruise Terminal is a great example of achieving a great effect with an economical means. The repurposed building coupled with a minimal intervention, and the use of wood and color to create a material juxtaposition, is a thoughtful approach for how typologies can be inherited and given new life.” Benedict Tranel

PAMM Cucuyo:

“PAMM Cucuyo is the only entry to have utilised 3D printing techniques to inform the design and industrial robotics to manufacture the double curvature grid shell components of the building. The resulting form and appearance is a unique and visually striking piece of sculpture that functions successfully as a café pod. A great demonstration of design technology being used to inform and develop integrated 3D modelling, robotics and manufacturing techniques.” Tim Partington

The Cucuyo outdoor bar official opening was on September 14th,2017 at the Perez Art Museum.

Claudia Busch and Gustavo Berenblum were the Keynote Speakers at the AIAS South Quad Conference in Miami.

Cruise Terminal Tenerife wins Award for Best New Terminal of 2016. The announcement was made during the annual Seatrade Convention held in Ft. Lauderdale.