Miami Beach Botanical Garden & Miami Beach Historical Association Present: The 2011Miami Beach Author Series
Wednesday, March 30, 6 PM to 8PM
at Miami Beach Botanical Garden
2000 Convention Center Drive
Professor Carrie Penabad
Author of Marion Manley: Miami’s First Woman Architect
Free and Open to the Public
Professor Carie Penabad will discuss the legacy of Miami’s first female architect, Marion Manley.
Penabad is an assistant professor at the School of Architecture of the University of Miami and is a principal at CURE & PENABAD Architects. Her firm has been awarded numerous professional recognitions and awards, including American Institute of Architects awards, state and local preservation awards, a National Congress for New Urbanism Award, and a Silver Medal prize at the 2010 Miami Biennale. She published Marion Manley: Miami’s First Woman Architect, with respected historian and author Catherine Lynn.
Marion Manley was one of the South Florida’s premier architects and the second woman registered to practice in the state. Born in Junction City, Kansas in 1893, she moved to Miami in 1917 after graduating from the University of Illinois. During a successful career that spanned nearly fifty years, Manley sought to improve Miami’s built environment by serving on several civic committees involved with urban development and long range planning. Manley embraced the principles of what would become known as vernacular architecture in her designs for both residential and public buildings. As a result, she produced structures that incorporated local materials, were functional, simplistic, and designed to withstand South Florida’s tropical climate. Among her notable projects were several buildings for the University of Miami and the Asolo Theater building at the Ringling Museum in Sarasota.
Books & Books will provide books for signing by the author
The Miami Beach Author Series presents monthly book readings, discussion and signing of recently published and classic books focusing on Miami Beach history and culture
For information: www.miamibeachhistory.org
www.mbgarden.org
