BUILDING TYPE STUDY 1,039 CIVIC BUILDINGS BUILDING good civic architecture in Florida is an accomplishment worth celebrating. They also serve environmental and cultural roles; Adjaye was inspired by the climate responsiveness of Florida's Spanish Revival arcades and loggias, but substituted overhanging walls to shade the large arched openings. An eccentric oculus cut through the porte-cochère roof (a stereotomic device Adjaye explored previously in a temporary entrance pavilion at Design Miami in 2011) has a perfectly centered analogue in the ceiling above the library's circular stair. [Extracted from the article]
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