Miró Rivera

(Vertical House Miró Rivera Architects. Photo: Juan Miró) Miró Rivera Architects is an internationally recognized practice that blurs art and architecture in design approach. Principal Juan Miró was born in Barcelona where he obtained his professional degree, before earning a Fulbright Scholarship to complete a post-professional Master’s degree at Yale University. Juan worked for Gwathmey Siegal […]

Visitors to Austin tend to flock to the city’s best-known music venues, its festivals and food trucks with eating and drinking and listening to music rating high on the list of must-dos. But for the citizens of Austin, and its visitors, the city has more options for cultural experience including theater, the arts, religious and […]

A short drive through Austin’s residential neighborhoods reveals that the city is home to a great many talented architects, builders, and designers. Modern structures nestle, for the most part, up to older homes that tell a story of a city at a different time, a time when there were certainly fewer cars to accommodate on […]

Austin based Miró Rivera architects designed a modern vision of a necropolis.  The Yarauvi is envisioned for the Dead Sea, though it is not intended to actually be built.  Perhaps inspired by ancient Dakhma structures, this is one of the most inspiring designs I’ve seen in a long while: elegant, symbolic, respectful. From the Miró Rivera site: “Yarauvi […]

AIA 2012 Design Awards Flickr Set. Out of 123 entries from local firms, AIA Austin recognized several of our favorite architects/designs, including Miró Rivera, Alterstudio’s Elizabeth house, and KRDB’s Heywood Hotel.