Zaha Hadid commissioned to design Miami Skyscraper

The northern portion of the Biscayne Wall © Marc Averette via Wikipedia

The Miami Herald has just announced that Zaha Hadid will be designing her first skyscraper in the Western hemisphere in Miami: America’s Next Great Architectural City. The female powerhouse has been commissioned to transform a waterfront property, currently occupied by a BP Station at 1000 Biscayne Boulevard, predominantly into a residential high rise. The skyscraper will rise above the neighboring Museum Park and fill a void in the wall of towering condos, commonly referred to as the “Biscayne Wall”. Details of the design are expected to be released next year.

This news comes shortly after Zaha’s loss to Norman Foster in an intense competition to design New York City’s next high-profile office tower on 425 Park Avenue. You can watch the A-list architects battle it out here as they present their ideas to the jury.

As we reported last year, Zaha was also selected to design a Miami Beach parking garage at Collins Park, which was approved for construction by the Miami Beach Historic Preservation Board last month.

Check out the preliminary renderings of the Collins Park garage, after the break…

Miami Beach parking garage at Collins Park © ZHA
Miami Beach parking garage at Collins Park © ZHA
Miami Beach parking garage at Collins Park © ZHA

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Cite: Karissa Rosenfield. "Zaha Hadid commissioned to design Miami Skyscraper" 19 Dec 2012. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/309313/zaha-commissioned-to-design-miami-skyscraper> ISSN 0719-8884

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