04 Nov Miami Gets a Condo Tower from Arquitectonica and Yabu Pushelberg, and Other News
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Arquitectonica and Yabu Pushelberg team up on a tower in the Miami Design District.
Arquitectonica and Yabu Pushelberg are partnering up on a 48-story luxury condo tower, the Jean-Georges Miami Tropic Residences, in the Miami Design District. The tower will feature 329 condos, a restaurant by chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten, retail, and amenities like a spa and podcast studio, all wrapped in greenery and tropical-inspired interiors.
The Manhattan D.A. has charged a star antiquities dealer with decades of looting.
New York prosecutors issued an arrest warrant for antiquities dealer Edoardo Almagià, accusing him of trafficking thousands of looted artifacts over the course of decades. The warrant cites a ledger of nearly 1,700 stolen items, as well as accusations that Almagià and former Princeton curator Michael Padgett used high-profile connections to legitimize and sell such artifacts.
Benin City’s Museum of West African Art Institute has opened its first building in Nigeria.
One building on the campus of Benin City’s new Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) Institute opens today. The institute features training facilities in archaeology, conservation, and museum practices, as well as a conservation lab, exhibition space, and amphitheater, with an inaugural live archaeological dig and opening exhibition slated for May.
KidSuper’s collabs keep coming; his latest is a fashion mashup with the Brooklyn Nets.
KidSuper’s Colm Dillane has revealed his latest collaboration, this one with the Brooklyn Nets’ new label, Bero. The collection includes letterman jackets, bombers, and bucket hats. The release reflects a growing trend in sports franchises to elevate merchandise design.
Google Maps is integrating Gemini AI-powered recommendations into its mobile app.
Google Maps has introduced AI features that use its Gemini technology and enable U.S. users to interact with the app conversationally to get recommendations, reviews, and parking information. The updates align with parent company Alphabet’s strategic goals to increase adoption of its AI tools by positioning them as an exploration and advisory guide.
Today’s attractive distractions:
New York’s art house theater Metrograph now has a print magazine.
Brooklyn finally bids goodbye to the Bed-Stuy street “aquarium.”
First came dirty soda shops, then the TikTok craze. Which will last?
Phillips will auction an Andy Warhol commission Trump ghosted on.
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