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Board recommends approval of Muta Santiago mural for Crosby at Miami World Center (transit-oriented development)
Summary
The board recommended approval to the planning director of a permanent mural by Muta (Amir) Santiago for the northwest corner of the Crosby at Miami World Center; recommendation passed 6-0.
The Art in Public Places Board voted to recommend approval to the planning director for a permanent mural by artist Muta (Amir) Santiago to be integrated as a condition of warrant PZ2111454 for the Crosby at Miami World Center (file 18027). The project involves murals on the west and northeast elevations of a 33-story mixed-use tower with 450 residential units.
The board’s recommendation, recorded 6-0 on roll call, means the public-art condition attached to the project’s warrant will move forward to the planning director for final review under the development’s warrant conditions. The board heard a presentation from the artist, who described the mural concept as an abstracted, color-driven composition that echoes movement associated with downtown life and the evolving Miami skyline.
The artist identified influences including Kandinsky and regional color palettes and described previous mural work in South Florida and other cities. Staff and the board discussed scale, placement at the northwest corner of the site, and how the mural will coordinate with the building’s branding and pedestrian experience at street level.
No formal amendments to the design were requested by the board; the board’s vote records a recommendation for approval to the planning director, as required by the warrant condition.
The recommendation will be forwarded to the planning director for final administrative review consistent with the warrant and the city’s public-art procedures.
