The Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) is organization responsible for tourism and convention promotion of Miami Dade County. GMCVB is strongly supportive of the restoration of the Marine Stadium as it will be a terrific asset to stimulate tourism.
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" A Miami Choreographer Hattie Mae Williams captures the desolate urban glory of the Miami Marine Stadium on film" Hattie and her troop, the Tattoed Ballerinas, have just filmed a site specific dance at the Marine Stadium. A great story in The Miami Herald.
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On February 17, Robert Hammand, Co-Founder of New York's famed High Line, and Phil Aarons, Founding Chair, came to Miami to deliver a presentation on behalf of Friends of Miami Marine Stadium entitled "The High LIne-New York's Park In The Sky: Lessons For Miami Marine Stadium. The High Line-an elevated freight railway running through lower Manhattan, has been turned into a public park and is an enormous success. We believe that the restoration of the Marine Stadium can be a similar success.
This artcile discusses both initiatives and describes Robert's first visit to the Marine Stadium.
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Miami designer Mark Diaz is an HGTV Design Star 6 Finalist. He was asked to do a video of his favorite building in Miami and he chose the Marine Stadium. This is a beautiful introduction to what makes the Stadium so special.
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Our effort to save and restore the Marine Stadium has been inspired by the marvelous High Line in New York City. We are proud to be cited in their magazine.
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An article from The Huffington Post about all of the recipients of the Getty "Keeping It Modern" grant. We are certainly in good company!
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Interview with Craig O'Neil, creator of the Art Hisory Mural Project. Through this project, nationally known street artists are painting murals at the Marine Stadium.
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Here is an article about the Marine Stadium by freelance writer Marlene Shalod that is both comprehensive and up to date.
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Don Worth, Co-Founder of Friends of Miami Marine Stadium, interviewed by CBS reporter Eliott Rodriguez.
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Jay Koenigsberg spent several years photographing the Marine Stadium through a cutting edge technique called high dynamic range photography. His remarkable photographs were displayed at the National Hotel, as a kick off to Art Basel week, December, 2012. In this interview by WLRN Radio, Jay discusses his technique.
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This engineering study was organized with the assistance of the World Monuments Fund. Done by the engineering firm of Simpson Gumpertz and Heger (SGH), its purpose was to document the cost of restoration of the concrete. The study estimated that restoration costs would range from $5.5-$8.5 million, depending upon how much additional work is done to extend the life of the restoration. This figures compares to estimates as high as $15 million done in a previous report (2008) for the City of Miami.
SGH used core sampling techniques to document costs. The report done for the City was based on a visual inspection. SGH is familiar with the Marine Stadiium as they had done a study in 1993 of the structure. The sub-contractor, Structural Preservation Systems, worked on the City's previous study.
The study recommends that a follow-on study is done to determine the condition and costs of the piles under the land and under the sea bed.
We very much appreciate the assistance of the World Monuments Fund in this study and would like to thank the other sponsors of the study:
The Villagers, Inc.
Dade Heritage Trust
The National Trust For Historic Preservation
The John & Selene Devaney Foundation
The Office of County Commissioner Carlos Gimenez
Structural Repair and Protection Cost Estimate and Attendant Condition Appraisal of the Miami Marine from Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, Inc.
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Friends of Miami Marine Stadium to go to January, 26 Miami City Commission meeting to be designated as developer for the Marine Stadium. Call for support! Also, description of High Line event on February 17 and dinner honoring Jack Meyer, engineer of the Marine Stadium on February 29.
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The Marine Stadium Steering Committee unanimously aproves the Master Plan presented by Friends of Miami Marine Stadium. This is a big step forward; the City Manager will now make his recommendation to the Miami City Commission and Miami Sports and Exhibition Authority for an allotment of land for Marine Stadium Park.
The Marine Stadium had a terrific Art Basel-there was some great press including a front page story in The Art Newspaper, the most improtant publication in the art world. There were also several important tours of the Stadium for Art Basel VIPs, including the Board of Trustees of the Cooper Hewitt Design Museum in NYC.
Finally, the newsletter contained a terrific Marine Stadium memory, by Johnny Reed, a Champion boat racer who had several death defying crashes.
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