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The Good Business Sense of Urban Redevelopment
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John Fullerton
Founding partner, Fullerton Diaz Architects
Coral Gables
The resurgence in downtowns is long overdue, says Coral Gables architect John Fullerton. The market is strong for well-designed, iconic buildings that say something about the city as well as the people who want to live there, he says. Residential buildings cropping up in Miami’s urban core are more interesting from a design standpoint than in the ’60s and ’70s, he says.
 Fullerton’s Capital at Brickell |
Fullerton’s Bristol Tower on Brickell Avenue, built in the early ’90s and one of the first apartment buildings to go up after a nearly 20-year new-construction hiatus, is credited with beginning a new age of design in Miami.
Fullerton says mixed-use is a crucial component to downtown resurgence. Retail helps animate the street; 24-hour activity draws people back to the city core to live.
