Miami Beach commissioners on July 17 settled a high-profile battle of starchitects when it chose Rem Koolhaas and his Netherlands-based firm, OMA, to redesign and revamp the city's convention center and surrounding 52-acre site, estimated as a $1-billion project. Tishman of New York leads the development team, which also included Atlanta-based tvsdesign, which specializes in convention centers.
"We are thrilled to be chosen to develop one of the most significant urban districts in the U.S.," Shohei Shigematsu, director of OMA, said in a press statement. "Our design will reintegrate Miami Beach's vital convention center with its neighbors, offering new facilities as well as amplifying the character of this exciting city."