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Organization and Community Activities
As immediate Past President of the Miami Chapter of the American Institute of
Architects (AIA), I organized the AIA Miami Design Charrette in February 2001 to
help save Bicentennial Park from development of a baseball stadium. The results
of the charrette were presented at City of Miami Public Hearings as well as to
various members of our community with decision making powers on the future of
Bicentennial Park.
l also chaired the AIA committee composed of members from AIA Miami, AIA Ft.
Lauderdale, and AIA West Palm Beach titled "Regional Transit Vision: An Urban
Design Workshop for the South Florida Tri-County Area'. The mission statement
of the workshop was to provide an interactive, informative, and cohesive venue
for Tri-County transportation authorities, urban design professionals, and the
general public to discuss alternative locations for a regional airport in the context
of existing seaports and transportation systems in the South Florida area. This all
day workshop was held on October 13, 2001. The moming session included
senior planning officials form the tri-county seaports, airports, and tri-rail
Executive Director Joseph Giuletti. Former Miami -Dade Aviation Department
Director Gary.Dellapa moderated the panel discussion. The morning session was
followed by an afternoon session at the FAU School of Architecture studio In
which a number of diagrammatic alternatives to a regional airport location for the
year 2020 were proposed. Press coverage of the event provided stimulus to
other organizations to plan similar events, most notably the Greater Miami
Chamber of Commerce's recent event in which tri-county transportation issues
and goals were established.
This year, 1 have been appointed as co-chair to organize the AIA Florida annual
Design Workshop convention. AIA Florida is holding fts annual convention at the
Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables this year. Plans are underway to schedule a panel
discussion on the recent gains and future prospects of the City of Miami's Central
Business District.