current location in Miami’s Wynwood district.
In addition to these responsibilities, Janda is
a frequent lecturer on Cuban art and culture
and serves on the Miami Beach board of Art
in Public Places, responsible for the acquisition
and placement of art in the city’s public spaces.
Carolina Sardi is an Argentinean
sculptor established in Miami
since 1995. She earned her
Master Degree in Sculpture
at the National University of
La Plata. Some of her solo
exhibitions include: Panamerican
Sardi
Art Projects Gallery in Miami
and Dallas, Lelia Mordoch Gallery in Paris,
Hazan Projects Gallery in New York; Blue
at the Government Center Gallery from
Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural
Affairs ; Over/Under at Flashpoint Gallery in
Washington DC; Bee at Mia Gallery, Miami
International Airport; Imaginary Lines at the
Museum of the Americas in Washington DC
. Carolina Sardi is represented in Miami by
Panamerican Art Projects Gallery.
Allan Shulman is an architect
that founded Miami-based
Shulman + Associates in 1996.
His work is widely published,
and has been honored with 58
design awards. Shulman is also
an author, editor, lecturer, curator
Shulman
and associate professor at the
University of Miami School of Architecture.
Gustavo Spokoiny, LEED AP
BD+C, serves as the Director
of Design Development and
Construction Administration
for 13th Floor Investments.
Mr. Spokoiny has over twenty
five years of experience in
Spokoiny
architecture and construction
administration. Most recently, Mr. Spokoiny
served over eight years as a Project Manager
at Arquitectonica International, in Miami. Mr.
Spokoiny holds a Master’s Degree in Architecture
from the School of Planning and Architecture
from the University of Buenos Aires, as well as
graduated from ORT Technical Schools.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 17
1PM
Lecture: Preservation and Climate
Change, by Daniel Ciraldo,
Preservation Officer, MDPL
Addressing the complications and
opportunities for preserving historic resources
in a time of sea level rise and climate change.
Daniel Ciraldo is Historic
Preservation Officer for the
Miami Design Preservation
League. In 2012, he helped
launch efforts to stop historical
single-family homes from being
demolished and replaced
Ciraldo
with McMansions. His work
with MDPL focuses on promoting smart
planning policies to protect Miami Beach’s
unique heritage. Daniel is the team lead for
the Architecture, Preservation, and Planning
group of the FIU/Miami Beach Sea Level Rise
initiative. MDPL was honored by the Chamber
of Commerce for its activism in preserving
Miami Beach’s character as part of the 2nd
Annual Better Beach Awards.
3PM
Lecture: Deco District through the
Decades Dr. Paul George, History Miami
This is the second lecture of the “Decades
of Stories Centennial Series” that will run
throughout 2015. MDPL Public Historian Jeff
Donnelly will lead this discussion. The talk will
cover important events happening locally and
around the world during this decade. These
topics include the arrival of Art Deco in Miami
Beach, 1936 hurricane, and World War II.
Dr. Paul George, a native
Miamian, is a Professor of
History at Miami Dade College’s
Wolfson Campus and historian
at HistoryMiami. For over twenty
years, he has led the wildly
popular History Miami city tours
George
program which includes history
tours of Miami-Dade, Broward, Monroe and
Palm Beach Counties.
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