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Rene Gonzalez Architects ( RGA ) is an American architectural firm based in Miami, Florida . History The office was founded in 1997 by Cuban-American architect Rene Gonzalez (b....

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Rene Gonzalez Architects (RGA) is an American architectural firm based in Miami, Florida.

History

The office was founded in 1997 by Cuban-American architect Rene Gonzalez (b. 1963).[1] Gonzalez received a Bachelor of Design degree from the University of Florida and holds a Master of Architecture degree from UCLA.

Work

RGA designed and curated the product design exhibition Design Matters at Miami’s Museum of Contemporary Art (MoCA) in 2000.[2][3] The firm designed the Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation (CIFO) for Ella Fontanals-Cisneros in 2005.

RGA designed the Berkowitz Contemporary Foundation (BCF), a non-profit foundation in Miami, to house the lighting installation Aten Reign by James Turrell, a work that debuted at the artist's retrospective at the Guggenheim Museum in 2013, and Richard Serra’s Passage of Time, an undulating 218-foot (66 m) long Cor-Ten steel sculpture, in addition to works by Larry Bell, Fred Sandback and Anish Kapoor.[4][5] Other museum projects include the 2014 master plan study for the expansion of the Wolfsonian-FIU museum, a building Gonzalez renovated alongside Sarasota School of Architecture architect Mark Hampton in 1992.[6][7]

Hospitality and commercial projects by the firm include a new wing for The Standard Hotel in Miami,[8] event company KARLA, restaurant Plant, and four boutiques for boutique Alchemist, the flagship of which is located in the 1111 Lincoln Road parking garage designed by architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron.[9][10]

Notable residential projects include the Indian Creek Residence, which twice broke residential sales records in Miami-Dade County, first in 2012 at $45 million[11] and again in 2019 for $50 million.[12] In 2017, RGA completed the Prairie Avenue Residence in Miami Beach, an elevated house designed to address the challenge of sea-level rise.[13][14] The house was featured in The New York Times and in the BBC Two miniseries The World's Most Extraordinary Homes.[13]

Key exhibition design projects have included the installation for the third (RED) Auction.,[15] which raised $10.5 million, with matching funds from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to support the fight against AIDS on December 5, 2018.[16]

The firm has received recognition for its response to sea-level rise in South Florida.[17]

Awards

The Miami chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) recognized the firm's work in 2012 with an H. Samuel Kruse Silver Medal for Design [18] and in 2011 RGA was selected as Firm of the Year.[19] RGA also earned two national AIA awards, one in 2006 for KARLA Conceptual Events[20] and the other in 2011 for Alchemist.[9]

Notable projects

References

  1. ↑"Principal, Rene Gonzalez Architects | Aspen Ideas". Aspen Ideas Festival. Retrieved 2026-05-25.
  2. ↑Miami Staff (September 26, 2010). "Speed Limits". Miami Herald. Miami Herald. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  3. ↑Whoriskey, Peter (September 13, 2000). "Art by Design: Beauty Graces the Tools of Life". Miami Herald.
  4. ↑Fazzare, Elizabeth (December 3, 2018). "Designs Revealed for Nonprofit Berkowitz Contemporary Foundation's Permanent Home in Miami". Architectural Digest. Architectural Digest. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  5. ↑Stathaki, Ellie (December 3, 2018). "Rene Gonzalez unveils home for Berkowitz Contemporary Foundation in Miami". Wallpaper. Wallpaper. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  6. ↑Herrera, Chabeli (March 31, 2017). "Wolfsonian-FIU looking to expand with lease of two Lenox Avenue properties". Miami Herald. Miami Herald. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  7. ↑"About the Wolfsonian, Florida International University, FIU". Florida International University. Florida International University. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  8. ↑Askew, Susan (May 5, 2017). "The Standard Gets Design Approval". RE: Miami Beach. RE:Miami Beach. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  9. 12Gendall, John (July 7, 2011). "Alchemist". Architect Magazine. Architect Magazine. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  10. ↑Webb, Michael (September 18, 2015). "Rich Materials Emphasize Extravagance in Miami's Alchemist Boutique by Rene Gonzalez". FRAME. FRAME. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  11. ↑Brannigan, Martha (August 7, 2012). "Indian Creek mansion sells for record $47 million". Miami Herald. Miami Herald. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  12. ↑Batarags, Lina (February 6, 2019). "A glass mansion in Miami has set 2 real-estate records in the past 7 years — here's a look inside the $50 million estate". Business Insider. Business Insider. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  13. 12Sokol, Brett (May 8, 2018). "The Water Will Come, but Not to This Miami Home". The New York Times. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  14. ↑Benn, Evan (July 5, 2018). "Architect Rene Gonzalez designs home built to withstand sea level rise in Miami Beach". Miami Herald. Miami Herald. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  15. ↑Cordle, Ina; Kallergis, Katherine; Larsen, Keith; Rabines, Amanda (December 4, 2018). "Here's what real estate players heading to Art Basel need to know". The Real Deal. The Real Deal. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  16. ↑Armstrong, Annie (December 6, 2018). "Starry (RED) Charity Auction in Miami Brings in $10.5 Million to Fight HIV/AIDS". ARTnews. ARTnews. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  17. ↑Gaffney, Adrienne (May 22, 2019). "A View From the Top". The Wall Street Journal. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  18. ↑"2012 AIA Miami Design Awards". American Institute of Architects. American Institute of Architects. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  19. ↑"2011 AIA Miami Design Awards". American Institute of Architects. American Institute of Architects. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  20. ↑"Eleven on the Inside Track: Disparate projects capture 2006 AIA Honor Awards for Interior Architecture". American Institute of Architects. American Institute of Architects. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
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