Roughly
seven months after breaking ground, construction workers have just finished
pouring the top floor of Miami’s new Institute of Contemporary Art.
The three-story building with double-height ceilings is now on
track for a late 2017 opening, according to an announcement from the museum.
Workers will soon begin building out the 37,500 square feet of interior
space, which includes 20,000 square feet of adjustable galleries, along with
the 15,000-square-foot outdoor sculpture garden.
Both the land and funds needed to build the museum came
from gifts: Craig Robin’s Miami Design District Associates donated about 28,125
square feet of land for the development at 53 Northeast 41st Street and 61
Northeast 41st Street, while automobile barons Norman and Irma Braman gave the
museum a capital gift to undertake its project.
The museum, which will be Spain’s Aranguren & Gallegos
Arquitectos’ first project in the United States, is meant to be a cultural hub
for the Design District, which is mostly known as a neighborhood of luxury
retailers. The Institute of Contemporary Art is currently operating out of the
nearby Moore Building. — Sean Stewart-Muniz
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