Sat, Feb 28
|PAMM
Designing with Water: Buoyant City, Salty Urbanism, and The Coastline
Designing with Water is an in-person panel exploring how Miami’s designers and planners are reimagining the city’s relationship with water in response to rising seas and climate change. Through the frameworks of Buoyant City, Salty Urbanism, and the Coastline.
Time & Location
Feb 28, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
PAMM, 1103 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33132, USA
About the event
As Miami faces rising seas and stronger storms, designers are re-imagining the city’s relationship with water. This session brings together three complementary frameworks, including Buoyant City, Salty Urbanism, and The Coastline. While grounded in the hard science of climate impacts and honest about the challenges ahead, the conversation is positive and hopeful. It explores how adaptation can inspire new architectural, ecological, and civic forms, demonstrating that resilience is not only about protection but also about creativity, identity, and connection.
Speakers
Allan Shulman, FAIA, LEED AP - Principal, Shulman + Associates and Professor, University of Miami School of Architecture
Buoyant City: This framework argues that historic preservation must be redeployed as an active, adaptive tool rather than a static restriction. It calls for Miami Beach’s historic districts to "evolve to survive" by allowing new layers of urban fabric to grow from within existing neighborhoods. The guidelines provide a pragmatic roadmap for…