Wallpaper* Design Awards 2011

The Judges Awards

06. Best new public building

Despite being fully integrated with the original modernist vision of the automotive city, the car park didn't really turn into a particularly thrilling archetype. Perhaps mindful of these historic failings, 1111 Lincoln Road on Miami Beach is designed not just as a place to park cars, but as a generator of innovation and culture. Herzog & de Meuron brings its characteristic bravado to the all-concrete structure, using diagonal columns to support the slabs and playing with height to create a looming, jagged form. Overseen by Miami developer and art collector Robert Wennett, the garage meets the ground with a ribbon of retail and is designed to be reappropriated and reused as necessary.

Key features: Art, culture, commerce and automotion, all wrapped up in a seriously sculptural concrete statement

Architects' previous work:Tate Modern, London; Olympic Stadium, Beijing; Caixa Forum, Madrid

Based: Basel

www.1111lincolnroad.com
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