There were many inventive top picks in the international competition to devise an eye-popping new stage for the long-shuttered Miami Marine Stadium, but in the end only one design made the cut. The Awards Ceremony for the Floating Stage Competition was held on Monday, May 2 at the Rusty Pelican.Team AbingoWu Studio was the team that took first place in the design competition. Team members of this team included Jiong WU and Gengxin OU from Lincoln, Nebraska. (Source: Joachim Perez)
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Here is another image of Team AbingoWu Studio's work. The team took first place in the design competition. The name of the design is the Miami Pearl. (Source: Joachim Perez)
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Pink Cloud.DK.Design Group was the team that took second place in the design competition with their design titled "Inflatable." Eric Tan and Leon Lai are team members of this group. (Source: Joachim Perez)
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Here's another look at Pink Cloud.DK.Design Group's work as the team that took second place in the design competition. (Source: Joachim Perez)
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Team NBWW was the team that took third place in the design competition. Igor Reyes is the team member of this group from Coral Gables. Their design was titled "The Waterbox." (Source: Joachim Perez)
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Team NBWW waterbox design's other view. (Source: Joachim Perez)
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Biuro Architektoniczne SCOLIOSIS was the team that took fourth place in the design competition. Wojciech Motylski, Marcin Husarz and Jan Jerzmański of Wroclaw, Poland are the team members of this group. (Source: Joachim Perez)
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They titled their design "Miami Florating Stage." (Source: Joachim Perez)
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Roco.Co. of Toronto, Canada was the team that took fifth place in the design competition. Chris Carrasquilla and Shamir Panchal are the team members of this group. (Source: Joachim Perez)
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This team titled their design, "HULL? SAIL? WHIRLWIND?" (Source: Joachim Perez)
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There were also number of submissions that did not make the final cut but they were recognized by the judges. This design was submitted by NC-Office of Miami. Project name: El Hueco. Team members included Nik Nedev, Peter Nedev, Elizabeth Cardona and Cristina Canton. (Source: Joachim Perez)
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There were also number of submissions that did not make the final cut but they were recognized by the judges. This design was submitted by NC-Office of Miami. Project name: El Hueco. Team members included Nik Nedev, Peter Nedev, Elizabeth Cardona and Cristina Canton. DawnTown and Friends of Marine Stadium were able to put on an awards ceremony last night for the 2011 DawnTown Floating Stage Competition. (Source: Joachim Perez)
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City of Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado was in attendance. Over 170 people were at the event. Another submission that did not make the cut was a design submitted by Bernadette Ma and Alice Kao of Berkley, California. (Source: Joachim Perez)
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The DawnTown jury was held, and there was much debate as who would be the top 5 contestants. Another submission that did not make the cut was a design submitted by Bernadette Ma and Alice Kao of Berkley, California. (Source: Joachim Perez)
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After a long morning and afternoon, the jury finally made their last cuts and ranked their design proposals. This submission was from the TCHV + COGUL team of Barcelona, Spain. Team members include: Alexis Cogul Leonart, Talos Viato and Angelica Tcherassi. (Source: Joachim Perez)
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This submission was from the TCHV + COGUL team of Barcelona, Spain. Team members include: Alexis Cogul Leonart, Talos Viato and Angelica Tcherassi. (Source: Joachim Perez)
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Glenn Jeffery of Urban Research Lab in Singapore submitted this design. (Source: Joachim Perez).
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Glenn Jeffery of Urban Research Lab in Singapore submitted this design. (Source: Joachim Perez).
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Chat Trevieso of Miami submitted this design idea for the Miami Marine Stadium. (Source: Joachim Perez).
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Chat Trevieso of Miami submitted this design idea for the Miami Marine Stadium. (Source: Joachim Perez).
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Here's a look at Team AbingoWu Studio's winning rendering once again. (Source: Joachim Perez)