Brickell Arch is an office
skyscraper
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in
Brickell
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in
Downtown
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,
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,
United States
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. It was designed by the architectural firm of
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
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PC (KPF). The , 36-story building is located on the southern end of
Brickell Avenue
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in the Financial District. On April 18, 2012, the
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's Florida Chapter placed the building on its list of ''Florida Architecture: 100 Years. 100 Places''.
Brickell Arch features a concave
parabola
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design on its front glass façade, loosely mimicking the
Gateway Arch
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in
St. Louis
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. One of Miami's common nicknames is "The Gateway to Latin America", which also closely resembles St. Louis's nickname, "The Gateway to the West". It is said to welcome people to the United States as the arch welcomes people to the west.
The building is the North American headquarters for the
Espírito Santo Bank and contains some Class A office space. A
Conrad Hotel
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as well as some residential units occupy the remaining space. The building opened July 1, 2004, and is located at 1395 Brickell Avenue, less than a block from the
Financial District Metromover Station.
The building has been featured twice in ''
Burn Notice
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'', once as headquarters for a defense contractor, and again in a skyline shot.
Tenants
*
French Consulate General, Miami (Suite 1050)
Address
." French Consulate General, Miami. Retrieved on September 19, 2010.
Espirito Santo Bank
Suite 400
* Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Suite 1200
* Fowler White & Burnett P.A. Suite 1400
* The Lions’ Den, Attorneys at Law, Suite 900. The Lions’ Den is the only Christian law firm and represents a ministry of Jesus Christ. The Brickell Arch Building was originally named the Espirito Santo building, which means the Holy Spirit building in Portuguese. The Lions’ Den focuses on civil and criminal litigation, immigration, real estate, probate, and other areas of law.
*Brickell Law Group, Suite 900. Brickell Law Group’s managing attorney is Alvaro Acevedo. He is Florida Bar Board Certified in Tax Law and International Law and is the only practicing attorney with both designations in the United States.
Gallery
File:Conrad, a Miami hotel.jpg, Front view
File:Espirito Santo Plaza backside.jpg, View of the backside of the tower from the pool deck of the Four Seasons hotel
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in May 2008
File:Espirito Santo side.jpg, Side view
File:Espiritosantos.jpg, Front facade close-up of Brickell Arch, showing the concave parabola design.
File:Brickell Arch new sign.jpg, A new sign after renaming
Awards and honors
* AIA Florida, Best Commercial Building in Florida (2012)
* AIA New York City, Citation, Non-Commissioned Project (2001)
* MIPIM, Residential Development, Finalist, (2005)
See also
*List of tallest buildings in Miami
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References
External links
Official Website
Buildings and structures completed in 2004
Kohn Pedersen Fox buildings
Skyscraper office buildings in Miami
Residential skyscrapers in Miami
Skyscraper hotels in Miami
2004 establishments in Florida
Brickell
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