Jose A. Iglesias [email protected] It’s no secret that summer in Miami is hellishly hot. But a new study found that it’s particularly rough for low and middle-income residents.

‘The climate in Miami offered a different opportunity, allowing us to embrace the lush landscape and gardens of South Florida to create a densely vegetated urban public space,’ said Siegel. Anna ...

This new series aspires to do the same, and a new book by photographer Tommy Kwak, Lifeguard Towers: Miami, documents the project in its completion. Ellie Stathaki is the Architecture & Environment ...