![]() Plans for an underground park in New York City, a floating cycle route in London and a 400-metre-long pedestrian bridge in Rotterdam are among the projects that have received support through crowdfunding. The company plans to launch additional Indiegogo campaigns for select projects later this year.Ĭrowdfunding is increasingly being used to get public architecture projects off the ground. The campaign is part of Heineken's Cities initiative, which aims to help revitalise urban areas in the US. The crowdfunding money will go toward the project's first phase, which calls for removing and replacing the dilapidated seats. The crowdfunding campaign provides a way for "everyone to get involved – through donations large and small – to contribute to the next phase of the stadium's future and to help save a place that matters", Meeks added. "Miami Marine Stadium is one of South Florida's most distinctive landmarks, emblematic of Miami's rich culture, diverse history and strong relationship to the water," said Stephanie Meeks, president and CEO of the National Trust and a longtime advocate for the building's revival. The full restoration is expected to cost about $40 million (£30.2 million). In 2013, the city approved a plan to restore the building, and the city recently allocated $4 million (£3 million) to further the effort. In 2009, the National Trust named the stadium one of America's most-endangered historic places, and the World Monuments Fund placed the building on its "watch list" of threatened sites around the world.Ī group called Friends of Miami Marine Stadium have been working since 2008 to save the structure. Various proposals have been put forth over years, from razing the structure to resurrecting it. Contributors will receive various gifts that range from an original seat to a printed photograph of the colourful graffiti The building was abandoned after suffering damage from Hurricane Andrew in 1992. The massive, folded roof covers a grandstand that partly extends into the water. Sponsored by DGCINE, by Jordan Ressler Foundation, by Alacran Group and by FlixLatino and ViendoMovies available with Xfinity. The stadium features a 326-foot-long (99-metre) roof that, at the time of its completion, represented the longest span of cantilevered concrete in the world. It premiered as the opening film for the Trinidad & Tobago Film Festival and won the Jury Prize at the Biarritz Amerique Latine Film Festival. Heineken and the National Trust for Historic Preservation have launched a crowdfunding campaign in the hopes of regenerating the structure ![]() Political rallies, religious services and beauty pageants were also held there.īuilt by the city, the stadium was designed by architect Hilario Candela, then a 27-year-old Cuban immigrant who was working in Miami. Situated on the edge of Biscayne Bay, the stadium opened in 1963 as the first powerboat racing venue in the US. It also became a popular concert venue, with bands such as the Rolling Stones and The Beach Boys playing on a stage that floated in the water. Related story Landmark architecture helps turn Miami into the "capital of Latin America"
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