After Hurricane Andrew devastated the coast on the Florida in 1995, the design firm William Lane Architect design five lifeguard towers in Miami Beach to replace those towers that were destroyed. Quickly they became iconic figures, representing the urban revitalization of South Beach in the Nineties.
William Lane Architect renovated the iconic lifeguard towers in Miami Beach
36 new towers, inspired by six different prototypes, will color one of the most famous beaches in the world.
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- Lucia Brandoli
- 04 May 2022
Almost twenty years later, the studio was invited by the city to revisit the original designs and create 6 new prototype to renovate the 36 lifeguard towers spreading across the shoreline, from the tip of Miami Beach at South Point Park to 86th Street.
Coming in contrast with the blue of the ocean, the structures express Miami Beach identity and features eye-catching colors and irregular shapes, recalling the futurism of Art Deco as well as the cracker style of the typical vernacular architecture. The towers aim to become activators of public space, hosting the lifeguards that will take care of security of the people on the beach.