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2900 Oak AvenueMiami, Florida 33133
T 305.372.1812F 305.372.1175
Laurinda Spear, FAIA, RLA, ASLA, LEED AP Principal
Ms. Spear, a founding Principal of Arquitectonica and ArquitectonicaGEO, studied fine arts at Brown University and received her Master of Architecture degree from Columbia University. After obtaining a Master of Landscape Architecture degree in 2005, Ms. Spear founded ArquitectonicaGEO, in order to create sustainable landscapes and preserve ecological and cultural environments. Ms. Spear is a fellow of the American Institute of Architects, a Registered Landscape Architect, a member of the American Society of Landscape Architects, winner of the Rome Prize in Architecture, and a LEED Accredited Professional.
Ms. Spear is interested in the education of others in design excellence. She has lectured around the world, and her work has been exhibited in numerous prominent museums. Many of Ms. Spear’s projects have been featured in books, as well as prominent magazines and professional journals. She is active in numerous community initiatives, and is a trustee of the National Tropical Botanical Garden and a member of the Brown Corporation Emeritus.
Ms. Spear is an active participant in the design of projects undertaken by the firm. ArquitectonicaGEO is a certified woman-owned business.
Since 2005, ArquitectonicaGEO has been designing contemporary, technologically advanced landscapes, while meeting the challenges of our changing environment, and the people that live within it. Our team of experienced, creative practitioners are dedicated to meeting our clients’ needs for functionality and aesthetics, while providing the broadest environmental richness and service possible. GEO’s projects not only address hydrological and ecological system objectives, but also add community value by improving a city’s performance and livability.
Our commitment to stewardship and sustainability extends to the conservation of water, soil, plants, materials and energy. Our designs often incorporate pavement, roof and garden systems to capture rain water and building gray water, either for irrigation or to funnel it into the ground water system. These innovations reduce the draw on our precious freshwater supply, and help to limit local flooding. We are advocates for preserving existing plants and using animal-friendly native plant material able to survive harsh climate swings. These innovations limit the need for water, fertilizer and excessive maintenance, while providing local habitat support. Educational components within many of our designs provide passive and active opportunities for deeper understanding of emerging environmental issues.
ArquitectonicaGEO works in close collaboration with clients, architects, planners, engineers, developers and construction professionals, from a project’s inception through to completion, to create cohesive design solutions which reflect the interests of all parties. The international, multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural richness of our firm provides the expertise to examine projects from all angles, and the agility to respond to changing issues of global concern.
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Company Profile
Brickell City Centre
MIAMI
Sustainable
Tropical Urbanism
We’re pushing the boundaries of
seeking to create public spaces which support a thriving urban social environment.
The hotel garden, will provide resort-quality amenities in a tight urban space. The composition uses a series of strong diagonal lines to create a sense of spaciousness andflow.
PortMiami Tunnel
Under Construction
MIAMI
Inspired by older bridges and port equipment where the mechanical workings are visible
Rhythm+Scale
are created by the functional elements of the infrastructure.
Rather than creating a finished “building” the exposed concrete surface and overlapping planes of the floodgate enclosure reflect the language of infrastructure, bridges, roadways and movement.
>> >> >>>>WATSON >> DODGE DODGE >> WATSON
NAVIGAT
NAVIGAMUSNAVIGATISNAVIGATENAVIGARE
We chose varying forms of the latin verb ‘Navigas’ which signifies movement and travel. One navigates on the causeway, between Miami and Miami Beach, in the tunnel to the port, on ships that arrive or depart the port. It is the universal expression for travel.
The tunnel interior has been treated to create a calming and safe driving experience while highlighting the many layers and systems which support its smooth operation. The travel between Watson and Dodge Island display the transition of depth from ground to deep sea.
University of Miami
Life Science Park
University of Miami Life Science Park is a research & development facility adjacent to the University of Miami medical campus.
Layers of Organic Tissue serve as inspiration for the landscape forms
and adjacent contrasting planting areas.
In Phase 2, an area between tall re-search buildings is proposed to be covered to provide a four-season indoor/outdoor courtyard.
The west-facing walls, though shel-tered by an overhang, will serve as a solar chimney to enhance air movement and circulation, draw-ing cooled air through the interior space.
The combination of cool, moist air filtering through green walls and the pond-like water well will create a serene, comfortable setting.
Innovative Green Infrastructure combined with native or adapted landscape materials will be instrumental in providing efficient passive cool-ing in the space to counter the hot & humid south Florida climate.
AWARDS + ACHIEVEMENTS• Urban Land Institute Award - Project of the Year (2011)• LEED Gold Certification
Phase 2A Four Season
Indoor / OutdoorCourtyard
Rain-Garden near-passive cooling for hot + humid climate
Perez Art Museum
Miami
We collaborated with Pritzker Prize winning firm Herzog & DeMeuron on the design of the new Perez Art Museum Miami in Museum Park. PAMM officially opened on December 2013.
We also teamed with plant-artist Patrick Blanc, Fairchild Tropical Garden and Jungle Island to create
Ground planted trees punch though deck openings and elevated planters creating a unique atmosphere for the building from a distance.
MIAMI SCIENCE MUSEUM
MIAMI SCIENCE MUSEUM
MUSEUM DRIVE_NORTH ELEVATION
MIAMI ART MUSEUM
MIAMI ART MUSEUM
MIAMI ART MUSEUMMIAMI SCIENCE MUSEUM
MUSEUM PARK
METRO MOVER
BISCAYNE BLVD.
BISCAYNE BAY
MUSEUM DRIVE
MUSEUM PLAZA
MUSEUM PLAZA
Vertical Planted Columns
TaikooHui
GUANGZHOU
Clusters of Trees
are placed informally throughout as a counterpointto link the plazas together
The landscape design for this massive mixed-use development engages visitors both on the ground level and on the roof of the complex’s three story podium.
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Use of a linear paving ensures clear movement through the plaza precincts with informally placed trees inverted to the paving form
Dynamic + TranquilHard + Soft
Serene + Passivethe essence of these qualities create the foundation of the landscape masterplan
Trees cover the podium tops to create cooler shaded areas. The edges of the podium are enclosed by screens of bamboo planting and accented by sculptures and expressive planters.
SM City North EDSA
TheSkyGarden
with its assortment of entertainment features, this design transformed the mall into a unique and lively destination for the entire city
MANILA
Openings in the upper-level gardens reveal entrances and tunnels through the sculpted botanical landscape, which lead to the mall’s shops and cafes below. A winding pathway guides guests through these com-mercial destinations to the more publicly-oriented lagoon, aviary, and amphitheater.
The quarter-mile long Sky Garden at the SM City North EDSA shopping mall redefines the complex by providing its shoppers over 160,000 SF of
lush gardens + shaded lounging
RODRIGUEZ AND QUIROGA
MIAMI SCIENCE MUSEUMVIEW OF PLANETARIUM
SEPTEMBER 23, 2010
Frost Science Museum
MIAMI
In collaboration with Grimshaw Architects, this 2.5-acre site sits within a new world-class Museum and Sculpture Park.
With construction started in 2013, the Frost Science Museum is scheduled for completion in 2015.
MIAMI SCIENCE MUSEUM
MIAMI SCIENCE MUSEUM
MUSEUM DRIVE_NORTH ELEVATION
MIAMI ART MUSEUM
MIAMI ART MUSEUM
MIAMI ART MUSEUMMIAMI SCIENCE MUSEUM
MUSEUM PARK
METRO MOVER
BISCAYNE BLVD.
BISCAYNE BAY
MUSEUM DRIVE
MUSEUM PLAZA
MUSEUM PLAZAThe highly programmed 10,000 SF Green Roof Activity Space plays an important role in the demonstration of sustainability and technologies, providing a
stunningly beautiful, functional + educational
setting to explore emerging scientific concepts.
From the rain that falls on the roof, to utility-generated condensate, all site water is part of a cyclical system to capture, reuse and treat waste water on site before excess is released to the injection well infiltration or to the public utility system.
SEQUENCING HARDSCAPE
As part of a new generation of Science Museums, the driving force was to provide the highest possible level of Innovative Green Infrastructure and Educational Outreach Opportunities.
FIU-SIPAFlorida International UniversitySchool of International + Public Affairs
This building is tightly integrated with landscape and serves as a refuge for users of the building and the campus. People in the tower have views enhanced by overlooking one of
AWARDS + ACHIEVEMENTS• LEED-NC 2.2 - GOLD• Miami AIA Sustainable Building Award• Miami AIA Award of Excellence• Florida AIA Honor Award of Excellence for New Work • Florida AIA - Committee On The Environment Sustainable Design Award of Merit• ENR Southeast Award of Merit - Green Building• SARA - Gold Award for Design
MIAMI
The Largest Green Roofs in Florida
A rock garden is positioned on the ground near the cantilevered wall of the building. The rocks transition into larger size boulders that provide seating areas underneath the cantilevered theater.
The landscape design is inspired by the
and their interconnections by land and water. The angular lines of the design, both on the ground and on the 9,900 SF green roof,
reflect the building’s architecture.
tectonics of continental formations
BalletValet
MIAMI BEACH
The design creates a green space above the city of Miami Beach that disguises a pragmatic parking garage, transforming it into a visually pleasant area and an urban home to bird species without interfering with current parking activity at the site.
Our rooftop proposal (G-TOP) is inspired by a land mosaic on the garage floor so as to emphasize the geo-metric nature as well as the characteristics that define the parking spaces we are designing on.
AWARDS + ACHIEVEMENTS• Urban Land Institute Award of Excellence• International Parking Institute Award of Merit
This parking garage consists of 206,000 SF in six levels for a total of 650 parking spaces. The five stories of parking structure become a
Vertical Green Zone
Icon Bay Residences
PublicPark we created a unique stage for works of art, exercising
and dog walking and biking on the Miami waterfront.
Inspired by Henri Matisse
MIAMI
The design uses plants and materials native to the site. Crushed shell and grass-pave create distinct paths for a variety of art work display areas. These ‘green’ permeable surfaces eliminate the need for concrete pathways, reduce irrigation demands and help with onsite drainage requirements.
Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) is the U.S. Green Building Council’s rating system for sustainable development. Many of ArquitectonicaGEO’s projects have focused on LEED concepts that target the landscape’s influence on building systems, such as site selection, water-management and energy consumption. These advanced design elements influence aesthetics, and contribute sustainable, often cost-saving, features to the design. The majority of our staff are LEED Accredited Professionals who can actively contribute to the process of obtaining LEED Certification for construction projects.
The Sustainable Sites Initiative™ (SITES™) is an interdisciplinary effort to create voluntary national guidelines and performance benchmarks for sustainable land design, construction and maintenance practices. Through these innovative technologies, ArquitectonicaGEO projects aim to incorporate the best practices for conserving water, soil, plants, materials and energy, while ultimately aiming to satisfy human needs for health, safety, wellbeing and education.
Leadership Staff
Laurinda Spear, FAIA, RLA, ASLA, LEED AP PrincipalMargarita Blanco, ASLA, LEED AP DirectorGeorge E. Fogg, FASLA Senior Vice PresidentJohn Benjamin Hutchens, RLA, LEED AP Vice President
Contact
2900 Oak AvenueMiami, Florida 33133
T 305.372.1812F 305.372.1175
Leadership + Sustainability
G-TopsArquitectonicaGEO’s vision for the City of Miami Beach
