Adib Cure-Chabad of South Dade

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Cure-Penabad, Adib-Cure, Carie-Penabad,
Architecture-Miami, Latinamerican-Architecture,
Vernacularology, Architecture-University-Miami-sch
ool, AIA-MIAMI, Chabad-of-South-Dade
Chabad of South Dade
- Location Miami, FL
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Cure-Penabad, Adib-Cure, Carie-Penabad,
Architecture-Miami, Latinamerican-Architecture,
Vernacularology, Architecture-University-Miami-sch
ool, AIA-MIAMI, Chabad-of-South-Dade
The original Bryan Methodist Church in Coconut
Grove was designed in 1925 by the renowned
architectural firm of Kiehnel and Elliott. The
project for the expansion of the original church
seeks to recover Kiehnel and Elliots original
intentions for the site. These early architects
envisioned the approach from Main Highway as the
formal entrance to the property, from which the
most important view of the building could be
appreciated.
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Cure-Penabad, Adib-Cure, Carie-Penabad,
Architecture-Miami, Latinamerican-Architecture,
Vernacularology, Architecture-University-Miami-sch
ool, AIA-MIAMI, Chabad-of-South-Dade
The original plans reveal the design of an
outdoor lawn where the congregation would have
gathered to hear William Jennings Bryan, a
leading member of the community, deliver homilies
from the outdoor pulpit attached to the existing
building. Today, this important forecourt has
been replaced by a utilitarian parking lot, and
thus the congregation has lost its most important
outdoor gathering space.
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The new design is rooted in the long-standing
tradition of ecclesiastical, courtyard complexes.
The design proposes a paved, stone court along
Main Highway, flanked by two, one-storey, arcaded
buildings.
Cure-Penabad, Adib-Cure, Carie-Penabad,
Architecture-Miami, Latinamerican-Architecture,
Vernacularology, Architecture-University-Miami-sch
ool, AIA-MIAMI, Chabad-of-South-Dade
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The north wing contains administrative offices
and a large, dining hall and the south wing
provides classrooms for religious teaching. The
new court will become the primary public space of
the complex- providing an appropriate vantage
point from where to view the existing main
sanctuary.
Cure-Penabad, Adib-Cure, Carie-Penabad,
Architecture-Miami, Latinamerican-Architecture,
Vernacularology, Architecture-University-Miami-sch
ool, AIA-MIAMI, Chabad-of-South-Dade
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At the rear of the property, the design
incorporates a small Mikvah (a building for
ritual bathing), and a new parking grove to
replace the displaced parking lot along Main
Highway.
Cure-Penabad, Adib-Cure, Carie-Penabad,
Architecture-Miami, Latinamerican-Architecture,
Vernacularology, Architecture-University-Miami-sch
ool, AIA-MIAMI, Chabad-of-South-Dade
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Cure-Penabad, Adib-Cure, Carie-Penabad,
Architecture-Miami, Latinamerican-Architecture,
Vernacularology, Architecture-University-Miami-sch
ool, AIA-MIAMI, Chabad-of-South-Dade
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Cure-Penabad, Adib-Cure, Carie-Penabad,
Architecture-Miami, Latinamerican-Architecture,
Vernacularology, Architecture-University-Miami-sch
ool, AIA-MIAMI, Chabad-of-South-Dade