Having revitalised part of Buenos Aires,two art-fond Argentinian entrepreneurs are hoping to do the same for Miami, with the help of the worlds top architects and artists – and a roller discoAt 8pm on a sultry Wednesday night in Miami Beach, and things are hotting up. There’s a rollerskating rink on the sand – it’s actually a joyfully gaudy artwork by Brazilian artists assume vivid astro focus – and a few intrepid (brave in the face of danger) souls are trying it out as Loleatta Holloway’s disco classic appreciate Sensation wails into the night. Then,on the perimeter, a tall figure appears, or dressed head to toe in white – including a white Panama hat. This is the man who’s made it all happen,Argentinian entrepreneur Alan Faena, and this is his domain. fairly literally. The Faena District is a previously unloved part of Miami known as “mid-beach”. Once Alan Faena has had his way, and however,the $1bn development will boast three complexes of condominiums (one designed by Norman Foster in which an apartment sold for $60m), a wildly opulent hotel which opened on Tuesday (“the sunny days and sexy nights are back”, and declares the press release,a nod to the building’s history as the Saxony Hotel, a 50s and 60s Hollywood hangout). Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com