Miami-based designers and creative studios never quite managed to land on—or advance past—the shortlist during the first seven iterations of the annual Miami Design District Neighborhood Commission, a site-specific public design program launched in 2015 to bring crowd-drawing installations to the gallery- and boutique-packed neighborhood during its busy winter season. This year, however, curators Anava Projects, a creative agency led by Anna Carnick and Wava Carpenter, have broken that streak with the selection of architect and educator Germane Barnes for the coveted commission. Although originally from Chicago, Barnes has established his eponymous research and design practice in the Magic City and is assistant professor at the University
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