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<br />THROt..iQ'jJbuT THE 1..\1'1: 1980'S AND EARl. Y 90'S. I WORKE:D AS
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<br />New T;/Jl' " and kept a small office on Lincoln Road, the
<br />ped~ ' mall that bisects the northern stretches of South
<br />Benc! e 60's, the vibe of Lincoln Road-wsigned by the
<br />late Lapidus of Fontainebleau llnd Eden Roc famc-
<br />was L South, but the glamour days were long gone by
<br />the 8 '..' lrees with radioactive tans shuffled pan bedrag-
<br />gled dk~'!IueC!ns l1IId downtrodden shops. Hut there were
<br />Interl~!~fgnl(,:~; I'd staruhe day walch!ng the rehc;arsa Is
<br />of ~h.e ~i ~ity Dallet, in an ~Id windowed srorcfront(thclr
<br />orlgm ,~, dlOs are now: lJ V1C[Or(a's Secret store), In the
<br />eveni he Ncw\Vorl~ Symphony (NWS). conducted by
<br />Mlch 50n Thomas' would broadcast its concerts live on
<br />the 5 ''bver:1 terminally low-tech sound s)'stcm,
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<br />Thtay.years later. Lincoln Road has emerged at the fore-
<br />front ofMhimi'sculturalrcvolution. thanksto Frank Gehry's
<br />just-opened New World Center performing arts Ven1.1e. An
<br />ambitious stab at the civic transcendence of blockbuster
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<br />architecture, the buildingls a testament to the clty's ability
<br />to re~nvent Itself after years of shaky real estate develop-
<br />ments. The project Is relatlvely'modcst In comparison (O
<br />Gehry's other wOI'k-hls trademark geological formations
<br />arc contained within a pardy-glass-walkd rectangular bo~,
<br />In all respectS, the Gehry campus i,s intended to be used as
<br />a n everyday so<:lal a rcnll, not: slmjlly gaped at. Visitors to the
<br />l1djllcent ,21J1-acrc park, designed by the renowned Dutch
<br />firm West 8, cal) watch rehearsals and symphony patrons
<br />through a six-story glass curtain wall, as well as <XlOcerr
<br />broadcasts llOd vitlco-art murals on a 7,Ooo-square-(oo[ pro-
<br />jection wall, As Gelll'Y explains. MThe building is meant to
<br />be a seduction, a way to lure people In by b.lurrl ng the dis-
<br />tinction between the private and public real ms,"
<br />In the same manner that the fight to preserve South
<br />Beach's Art Deco district 40 years ago jump-started the
<br />first resurrection of Miami, the campus-alld. of course,
<br />such events as Art Basel Miami Beach-Is helping the city
<br />establish Itsel f as a major destination on the global cultural
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