Ramirez in New York Times on Miami Supertalls
The New York Times’ Daniela Gorny tapped DeSimone managing principal and structural engineer, Luis Ramirez, PE, for expert insight into Miami’s accelerating supertall boom.
With a presence in Miami dating back to the 1980s, DeSimone has designed the structures for many of the city’s most ambitious towers, including Aston Martin Residences (821 feet), 888 Brickell (1,049 feet), One Bayfront Plaza (1,049 feet), and The Residences at Mandarin Oriental Miami (809 feet)—surpassing or poised to surpass earlier DeSimone projects that once stood as the tallest on the Miami skyline, including Panorama Tower (789 feet).
The article explores the forces behind Miami’s vertical growth: limited land, FAA height limits, complex geotechnical conditions, and the need for resilient design in hurricane zones.
Drawing on decades of work in South Florida, Ramirez notes that as land has dwindled amid high demand, “project sites have gotten a whole lot smaller,” making vertical development the path forward.
