Past Events

November 2021

November 30, 7:00 PMTime Space Existence Exhibit Opening
November 18On Give Miami Day support the Miami Center for Architecture + Design

October 2021

October 21, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PMMCAD Presents Book Talk: Cuban Modernism, Mid-Century Architecture 1940 – 1970
October 13, 6:00 PMMCAD Presents Book Talk: Underground Cities, the New Frontier in Urban Living
October 7, 7:00 PMMADFF: Film Screening Live at MCAD
Owned: A Tale of Two Americas

September 2021

September 22, 6:00 PMJoin us in person at the Lost Boy Drygoods for a Young Urbanist Planning Meeting
September 13, 6:00 PM“The Most Cuban Building in Miami” from Havana to Miami: The Architectural & Cultural Significance of Miami Marine Stadium – A panel discussion – On Zoom in Spanish

August 2021

August 18, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PMMCAD presents in collaboration with AIA Miami: A City of Columns, Film Screening and Panel Discussion
August 11, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PMSOLD OUT – The Best Designs of 2020 Opening Reception

July 2021

July 9, 6:00 PMMCAD Book Talks: “Transect Urbanism: Readings in Human Ecology” by Andres Duany, FAIA

June 2021

June 30, 6:00 PMMCAD Book Talks: “Classicist No. 17” | Explore Florida’s Treasures of Classical and Traditional Architecture

May 2021

May 20, 7:00 PM3^rd Annual MCAD Urban Warrior Awards
May 6, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PMMCAD Presents: Town Hall Housing and Mobility; a Focus on Economics and Opportunity
May 5, 6:00 PMMCAD Presents: Miami CRUNCH (Climate Resilient Urban Nexus Choices) Panel Discussion on Sea Level Rise Adaptation and Climate Displacement
May 4 - June 25MCAD Presents: Miami CRUNCH Exhibit

April 2021

April 29, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PMMCAD presents: Miami CRUNCH by Florida International University Miami Beach Urban Studio|Urban Living Lab
April 26, 7:00 PMMCAD Young Urbanists present Full Moon Kayak Tour
April 19, 6:00 PMArt Deco Rioplatense Documentary Premiere presented by Copperbridge Foundation
April 15, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PMMCAD Presents: Saving the Marine Stadium

March 2021

March 25, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PMMiami Creative Exhibition – A Decade of Transformation – Panel Discussion
March 23, 12:00 PMMCAD presents: The Power of Light, Healing and Humanizing Environments
March 18 - April 23, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PMMiami Creative Exhibition – A Decade of Transformation
March 17, 12:00 PMMCAD presents Urban Re-Design? Revitalizing Miami’s Central Business District
March 10, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PMMCAD Book Talks: Ruin and Redemption in Architecture by Dan Barasch

February 2021

February 26, 7:00 PMCANCELLED: #MCAD Presents: Illuminate Coral Gables Private Tour
February 24, 7:00 PMAIA Miami and D & I Committee and NOMA SoFl present a Movie Night “Deeds not Words”

January 2021

January 29, 5:00 PMUrban Warrior Nominations Are Open
January 28, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PMThe Power of Light: Illuminating Giant Structures

December 2020

December 15, 6:00 PMHavana Art Deco Architecture and Design presented by Copperbridge Foundation
December 7, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PMThe Power of Light: Illuminating a City
December 4, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PMThe Power of Light: Lighting a Museum
December 2, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PMArchitecture + Art / Exploring the Convergence of Architecture with Starbucks South America

November 2020

November 19SAVE THE DATE! Support the Miami Center for Architecture & Design on Give Miami Day
November 17, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PMUrban Re-Design? Miami Waterways: Pollution Solutions?
November 2, 6:00 PMExperience Argentina’s Salamone Deco

October 2020

October 29, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PMMCAD Book Talk: The Architecture of Whimsy
October 20, 6:00 PMCuban Architecture: The New Movement
October 17, 10:00 AMSEEK Miami Virtual Photography Scavenger Hunt
October 15, 12:00 PMBOMA Miami Dade in Collaboration with AIA Miami and MCAD present Healthy Buildings: Your office Environment
October 13, 5:30 PM - 6:30 PMLive Hard Hat Tour of the Underline
October 8, 6:00 PMDetrás del Muro presented by The Copperbridge Foundation in collaboration with MCAD, AIA, ARCHDAILY

September 2020

September 21, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PMMCAD Presents in partnership with CopperBridge Foundation and AIA Miami – Travel to Chile: A Travelogue of Chilean Architecture.
September 10, 6:00 PMMCAD Book Talks: A Conversation with Kobi Karp, AIA
September 8, 6:00 PMThe ArtiCruz Exhibition. Virtual Tour and Discussion.

August 2020

August 28, 12:00 PMUrban re-Design? Urbanism: Choice or Fate?
August 27, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PMMCAD Book Talks: Building Eden
August 21, 12:00 PMUrban Redesign? Mobility
August 13, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PMMCAD Book Talks with Steven Brooke

July 2020

July 23, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PMMCAD Booktalks | Jose Gelabert-Navia, AIA | Cuba – Memories of Travel / Recuerdos de Viaje
July 17, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PMUrban Re-Design? Parks & Public Spaces
July 10, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PMUrban Re-Design? Equity

June 2020

June 24, 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM“LAIR” The Architecture of Villainry / Book Talk by Chad Oppenheim
June 5, 12:00 PMUrban Re-Design? Cities Post COVID

March 2020

March 18 - March 22, 12:00 AMCANCELED: MCAD Travels to Cuba
March 5, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PMSpace Situations Exhibit Opening
March 5 - December 31Space Situations 3D Virtual Tour: Dialectics of Art in Collaboration with Architecture

February 2020

February 22, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PMDowntown Miami Historic Architectural Walking Tour
February 8, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PMDowntown Miami Historic Architectural Walking Tour

January 2020

January 25, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PMDowntown Miami Historic Architectural Walking Tour
January 11, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PMDowntown Miami Historic Architectural Walking Tour

December 2019

December 14, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PMDowntown Miami Historic Architectural Walking Tour
December 7, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PMSketchMIA: An Urban Sketch Tour

November 2019

November 23, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PMDowntown Miami Historic Architectural Walking Tour
November 21Support MCAD on #GiveMiamiDay
November 9, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PMDowntown Miami Historic Architectural Walking Tour
November 5 - November 15World Congress on Art Deco

October 2019

October 26, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PMDowntown Miami Historic Architectural Walking Tour
October 19, 9:30 AM - 1:00 PMSEEK Miami Architecture Scavenger Hunt
October 12, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PMDowntown Miami Historic Architectural Walking Tour
October 11 - October 12Miami Architecture and Design Film Festival Opening Reception and Screening

September 2019

September 28, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PMDowntown Miami Historic Architectural Walking Tour
September 18 - November 29Shaping the Future of Miami: Designing for Sea Level Rise
September 14, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PMDowntown Miami Historic Architectural Walking Tour

August 2019

August 17, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PMWalking Tour Through the Downtown Miami Historic District
August 9, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AMFriday Forums presented by Miami Downtown Development Authority
August 3, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PMWalking Tour Through the Downtown Miami Historic District

July 2019

July 20, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PMWalking Tour Through the Downtown Miami Historic District
July 11 - August 31, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PMMCAD PRESENTS: The Best Designs of 2018
July 10, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PMMCAD PRESENTS: The Best Designs of 2018
Exhibit Opening Reception
July 8 - July 192019 Architecture in the Making Summer Camp
July 6, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PMWalking Tour Through the Downtown Miami Historic District

June 2019

June 22, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PMWalking Tour Through the Downtown Miami Historic District
June 14, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AMFriday Forums presented by Miami Downtown Development Authority
June 8, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PMWalking Tour Through the Downtown Miami Historic District

May 2019

May 25, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PMWalking Tour Through the Downtown Miami Historic District
May 16, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PMUrban Warrior Awards
May 11, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PMWalking Tour Through the Downtown Miami Historic District

April 2019

April 27, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PMWalking Tour Through the Downtown Miami Historic District
April 12, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AMFriday Forums presented by Miami Downtown Development Authority

March 2019

March 30, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PMWalking Tour Through the Downtown Miami Historic District
March 16, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PMWalking Tour Through the Downtown Miami Historic District
March 15, 8:30 AM - 12:30 PMFitCity Miami 6
March 2, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PMWalking Tour Through the Downtown Miami Historic District

February 2019

February 25 - February 26, 7:45 AM - 5:00 PMSafe Streets Summit
February 23, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PMSketchMIA: An Urban Sketch Tour
February 16, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PMWalking Tour Through the Downtown Miami Historic District
February 2, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PMWalking Tour Through the Downtown Miami Historic District

January 2019

January 26, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PMSketchMIA: An Urban Sketch Tour
January 19, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PMWalking Tour Through the Downtown Miami Historic District
January 5, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PMWalking Tour Through the Downtown Miami Historic District

December 2018

December 22, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PMWalking Tour Through the Downtown Miami Historic District
December 14, 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM6th Annual Buskerfest Street Performance Festival
December 8, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PMWalking Tour Through the Downtown Miami Historic District

November 2018

November 24, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PMWalking Tour Through the Downtown Miami Historic District
November 14, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PMJoin MCAD and AIA Miami in celebrating the Grand Opening of the Downtown Miami Welcome Center
November 10, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PMWalking Tour Through the Downtown Miami Historic District
November 5, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PMMCAD Book Talks: A Conversation with Elizabeth Rush

October 2018

October 13, 1:00 PM - 6:00 PMArchitecture on Film: Inaugural Architecture Film Festival
October 6, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PMDowntown Miami Architecture Scavenger Hunt

June 2018

June 30, 10:00 AMSketchMIA, An Urban Sketch Tour
June 23, 10:00 AMWalking Tour Through the Downtown Miami Historic District
June 9, 10:00 AMWalking Tour Through the Downtown Miami Historic District

April 2018

April 19, 6:00 PMMCAD’s First Ever Urban Warrior Awards!

February 2018

February 22, 8:00 AM - 2:00 PMFit City 5 – View Photos!

January 2018

January 27, 10:00 AMWalking Tour Through the Downtown Miami Historic District

December 2017

December 13, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PMTibor Hollo, Developer of Panorama Tower, Invites you to Celebrate The Tallest Building South of Manhattan, Opening March 2018
December 6, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PMThe Art of High Rise Design with Desimone Consulting Engineers

November 2017

November 29, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PMTechnologies to Shape Smart Cities

October 2017

October 27, 6:30 PM2017 AIA Miami Design Awards Gala
October 23, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PMPumpkin Mania: Architecture Theme Pumpkin Carving Competition
October 21, 10:00 AMSEEKMIA
October 19, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PMWomen in Architecture’s 8 x 8 x 2
October 18, 5:30 PM - 8:00 PMASK AN ATTORNEY: LEGAL CLINIC FOR ARTISTS
October 14, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PMUM High Rise Opening Reception
October 14, 10:00 AM - 3:00 PMLet’s Create a Sidewalk!
October 7, 8:30 AM - 3:00 PMCancelled Due to King Tides
Sandblast!
October 6 - December 12Miami High Rise
October 5, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PMMeet the Next Gen of Miami Designers!
October 1 - October 31Archtober

September 2017

September 26, 8:30 AM - 4:00 PMPost Disaster Safety Assessment Program
September 8 - September 10CANCELLED DUE TO HURRICANE – Arts Days
September 6, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PMLanding an Architectural Job: How to Have a Successful Interview, A Conversation with Large and Small Firm Leaders
September 5, 7:00 PM - 10:00 PMMiami Mix Opening Reception
September 5 - September 15Miami Mix: How Brazil Became A Part of Miami

August 2017

August 26, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PMWalking Tour Through the Downtown Miami Historic District
August 26, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PMSketchMIA: An Urban Sketch Tour
August 22, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PMYoung Architects Forum: Getting Involved with TECHO to Overcome Poverty

July 2017

July 29SketchMIA
July 25, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PMMCAD Presents: Transforming Architecture with LIGHT by Lux Populi Director Thomas Paterson
July 22, 10:00 AMDowntown Miami Historic District Architecture Walking Tour
July 13, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PMInnovation in Architecture with Royal Caribbean Cruise Line
July 11, 6:00 PM - 8:30 PMGenerative Space presented by International Interior Design Association
July 8, 10:00 AMDowntown Miami Historic District Architecture Walking Tour

June 2017

June 29, 8:00 AM - 6:00 PMMore Than Paint
June 24Walking Tour
June 19 - June 30SEAing Breath
June 1 - July 31FitNation

May 2017

May 31, 5:00 PM - 8:00 PMLively Steps @ MCAD
May 20, 10:00 AMDowntown Miami Historic District Architecture Walking Tour @ MCAD
May 19 - May 21, 12:00 AM - 7:00 PMSOLD OUT! ARE Structure Seminar presented by Professor David Thaddeus @ MCAD
May 16, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PMHow we design and build a more resilient South Florida One Building at a Time
May 10, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PMUpdates from Port Miami presented by Elizabeth Ogden, Assistant Port Director of Capital Development @ Port of Miami Members Meeting @ MCAD

March 2017

March 18 - May 31Parks At Our Door Reboot
March 10, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PMMaterial Culture: Beth Dunlop talks with Micky Wolfson

February 2017

February 28, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PMMovement/Space and the Maya
February 24, 8:00 AM - 2:00 PMFitCity 4: Designing & Building for Health
February 9, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PMArt, Architecture & Landscape Design in Boutique Development

January 2017

January 24, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PMNEW IDEAS FOR THE NEW ADMINISTRATION

November 2016

November 28 - February 16Architecture in Photography
November 28 - March 18Project Gallery: Jonathan Gonzalez (Office GA)
November 19, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PMAugmented Reality Installation in Downtown Miami!
November 3, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PMFree Panel Discussion, RSVP Required
November 2 - November 4Design Matters Conference presented by Association of Architecture Organization

October 2016

October 28, 6:00 PMRegister Today! Design Awards Gala 2016 @ the Little Haiti Cultural Center
October 25, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM8 x 8 x 2
October 24, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PMAIA SFX presenting AIA Connect. Starting Your Own Small Firm: The Basics @ MCAD
October 22, 10:00 AM - 3:00 PMMiami Center for Architecture & Design Presents Seek Miami Scavenger Hunt

September 2016

September 9 - September 11Downtown Art Days @ MCAD

August 2016

August 31, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PMJurnid Sessions: Digiartefacto
Intersections of Tech, Art & Architecture
August 26, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PMEthiopia Now @ MCAD
August 26, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PMEthiopia Now! – Discussion on Ethiopian Architecture
August 26 - November 15After the Millennium: Contemporary Architecture in Ethiopia
August 26 - November 15Gustavo Acosta: Ciudad con Vista al Mar
August 20, 8:00 PMU.S. Premiere of Possible Impossible

July 2016

July 27, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PMWhy Amendment 4 (Solar): Hear it from the South Alliance for Clean Energy
July 19, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PMFORENSIC ECOLOGY: Editing the Neighborhood for Sea Level Rise

June 2016

June 24, 8:30 AMMiami River Boat Tour

May 2016

May 12 - July 29, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PMLina Bo Bardi Together presented by Arper and MCAD
May 11, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PMLina Bo Bardi Panel Discussion

April 2016

April 12 - April 28Parks At Our Door: Planning Miami-Dade’s 21st Century Park System

March 2016

March 4, 8:30 AM - 10:00 AMDesigning for Affordability
March 3, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PMLiving & Moving in Miami (and being able to afford it!)

February 2016

February 19FitCity Miami 3: Active Transportation

January 2016

January 28, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PMOpening of The Radical HIVE: Social Housing Experiments in South America
January 28 - April 29The Radical HIVE: Social Housing Experiments in South America
January 21, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PMThink Practice Lead: Design for Learning

December 2015

December 11, 4:00 PM - 9:00 PMBUSKERFEST MIAMI STREET PERFORMANCE FESTIVAL 2015

November 2015

November 19, 6:00 PM - 8:30 PMLeyden Rodriguez-Casanova: Exhuming Obsolescence Opening Reception
November 19 - January 15, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PMLeyden Rodriguez-Casanova: Exhuming Obsolescence
November 6, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PMLively Steps

October 2015

October 24, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PMMCAD & AIA Miami’s First Ever Downtown Scavenger Hunt and Open House
October 21, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PMA Master Plan for 21st Century Havana, Architect Julio Cesar Perez Hernandez
October 20, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PMFlorida 3.0 Reinventing our Future Exhibition Opening & Panel Discussion
October 20 - November 13Florida 3.0: Reinventing Our Future
October 19, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PMArt & Architecture Series Begins
October 17, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PMMy Calle Ocho
October 15, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PMDesign Matters AIA’s Committee on Design
October 13, 5:30 PM - 8:30 PMCocktails, Community & Connections
October 3, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PMBuilding Voice: A Talk by Architect Christopher Downey
October 2, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PMLively Steps
October 1, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PMIlluminArts Presents Songs of the City, Songs in the Dark

September 2015

September 24, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PMCARTA In Resonance: MBUS, Models, and Music
September 12, 11:00 AM - 2:00 PMMiami Lighthouse for the Blind Leads Orientation & Mobility Tours for Downtown Art Days
September 11 - September 13, 10:00 AM - 6:00 PMDowntown Art Days Hub at MCAD
September 11 - September 13Art Days 2015
September 11 - November 15, 12:00 AMNick Gilmore: Paper Pavement
September 8, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PMMiami Lighthouse for the Blind Presents “Celebrating 85 Years Through Tactile Art, Music, and Other Programs”
September 4, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PMLively Steps
September 3, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PMLISTEN TO THIS BUILDING Opening Reception
September 3 - October 17, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PMLISTEN TO THIS BUILDING, a collaborative project between MCAD and EXILE Books

August 2015

August 7, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PMLively Steps

July 2015

July 23, 6:30 PMFROM CONCEPT TO CREATION: How Great Ideas Become Reality!
July 21, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PMYou’re sharing. Now what?
July 3, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PMLively Steps

June 2015

June 18, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PMShared Cities: 2014 European Prize for Urban Public Space Opening Reception
June 18 - August 18, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PMSHARED CITIES: European Prize for Urban Public Space 2014
June 5, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PMLively Steps

May 2015

May 1, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PMLively Steps

April 2015

April 10, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PMTaste of Historic Downtown: A unique peek into the history of Miami’s architectural Heritage.
April 3, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PMLively Steps

March 2015

March 18, 8:30 AMRaising the Bar: Green Infrastructure Planning and Design in Southeast Florida
March 6, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PMLively Steps

February 2015

February 28, 10:00 AMSketchMIA: An Urban Sketch Tour
February 28, 8:00 AMAn Insider’s Guide to Architectural Photography & Walking Tour Hosted by Renowned Photographer Robin Hill
February 20, 8:30 AM - 3:30 PMFit City Miami 2: Health and the Built Environment
February 13, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PMFitNation Exhibit Opening & Lively Steps
February 13 - March 15, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PMFitNation
February 6, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PMLively Steps

January 2015

January 28, 6:30 PMCREATING A SCHOLAR Silent Art Auction Show
January 2, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PMLively Steps

December 2014

December 12, 4:00 PM - 8:00 PMBuskerfest Miami
December 5, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PMLively Steps
December 4 - December 22, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PMPRIZM

November 2014

November 7, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PMLively Steps

October 2014

October 13, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PMBrazilian Architect Jaime Lerner presents “Urban Acupuncture”
October 10, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PMLively Steps Featuring Avocado Estate
October 10AIA MIAMI PRESENTS: Architect’s Professional Seminars

September 2014

September 23, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PMJoin AIA Miami in welcoming Rodolphe el-Khoury
September 20, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PMHistoric Architecture Walking tour
September 19, 5:30 PM - 8:30 PMCreative Happy Hour to Kick Off Art Days

July 2014

July 25, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PMDesign Pop-Up Store
July 18, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PMVIP Exhibition Opening Party
July 18 - August 25, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM2014 AIA Miami International Photography Competition

June 2014

June 13 - July 11, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PMThe M-Path: An Urban Oasis

May 2014

May 9 - May 30, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PMSuperStudio

March 2014

March 8 - April 30, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PMFacade

January 2014

January 7 - February 9, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PMDrawn From Miami