Those who
commit words to paper, then bring them to life
Last Saturday, I shared the first of two Miami Today Best of Miami profiles of Juan Mullerat of PlusUrbia Design. Today, the text from the second honor in the prestigious business and government coverage weekly newspaper:
Also named
as one of best in planning our future category is Juan Mullerat, founder of
PlusUrbia Design, a boutique urban design and land use planning studio based in
Coconut Grove.
Mr. Mullerat was nominated by Marta Viciedo of Urban Impact Lab
for his vision for the community and his company’s progressive planning for
booming areas like the Wynwood Arts District.
Mr. Mullerat was awarded the 2013
Urban Designer of the Year by the Miami Chapter of The American Institute of
Architects.
This year, PlusUrbia’s Wynwood Neighborhood Revitalization District
(NRD) won the National Planning Achievement Award for Economic Development
Planning from the American Planning Association.
The City of Miami partnered
with PlusUrbia and Akerman law firm to develop a plan to transform Wynwood into
a progressive arts community with walkable streets, transit corridors and green
space.
The Wynwood Business Improvement District hired PlusUrbia to create
guidelines, incentives and zoning changes that became the NRD.
The plan spurred
more residential development, particularly small, affordable apartments and
live-work units that appeal to millennials.
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