miami art museum by herzog & de meuron
bay view
© herzog & de meuron, visualization by artefactorylab

the miami art museum has announced the completion of design development for its
new 120,000-square-foot home in downtown miami, scheduled to open in 2013.
designed by herzog & de meuron, MAM’s new home will work in concert with its natural
surroundings to enhance the museum experience, and has been designed to achieve
silver LEED (leadership in energy) certification. the new building will allow MAM
to better serve its diverse, rapidly growing community, reinforcing the museum’s role
as a bridge between continents and cultures.

the new MAM will be a cultural resource commensurate with miami’s position as
a hemispheric hub and creative capital, with an impact extending internationally.
miami-dade is the only major metropolitan area in the united states without an art museum
serving the full spectrum of the community. MAM’s current building, originally designed
to serve solely as an exhibition hall, lacks educational space and the facilities to maintain
a collection. since the current building opened in 1984, miami-dade’s population has grown
to 2.4 million and miami has been transformed from vacation destination to a world capital
with a vibrant arts scene.


miami art museum by herzog & de meuron
park view
© herzog & de meuron, visualization by artefactorylab