MIAMI BEACH, FL (April 21, 2009)―Luis Trelles, AIA, presents two new publications celebrating the work of Trelles Cabarrocas Architects in a talk and book signing at The Wolfsonian–FIU on May 28, 2009 at 7pm in The Dynamo Museum Shop.

These monographs, Trelles Cabarrocas Architects (ACAM Ediciones) and Casas/Houses: Trelles Cabarrocas Architects (Kliczkowski), complete with annotations and commentary by architects from Europe and the Americas, illustrate the impact this architecture and urban design collaboration, in active practice in Miami since 1987, has had on the Florida landscape during its more than twenty years of professional practice.

Operating out of downtown Miami, principals Jorge Trelles, Mari Tere Cabarrocas Trelles, and Luis Trelles have built projects ranging from houses and gardens to civic and commercial buildings, while simultaneously perfecting and defining their unique architectural vision.

The office has completed built works in South Florida and the Florida Panhandle. Recent works include the Fine House, a new villa at the shores of Elbow Lake in Coral Gables, and the Goñi House and garden at Smuggler’s Cove in Key Biscayne, Florida. On the boards are projects for new houses, new schools and churches, campus master plans and inner city development projects for metropolitan Miami. Jorge and Mari have recently completed their new house, Ca' Rosa, in Coconut Grove, Florida.

Born through study and experimentation in the spirit of collaboration with their colleagues and students from the University of Miami School of Architecture, Trelles Cabarrocas Architects have pioneered an individual style that is both learned through tradition yet innovative and executed with respect for the local crafts, climatic concerns of the region and community building.

Trelles Cabarrocas Architects (ACAM Ediciones)
By highlighting some of the office’s most important projects, the monograph Trelles Cabarrocas Architects, edited by Javier Cenicacelaya and published by ACAM Ediciones in Bilbao Spain, traverses the oeuvre of built work produced by this architecture and urban design practice during the last twenty years. The volume includes projects for dwellings, civic and commercial buildings, presented with bilingual (English and Spanish) texts and commentaries by a variety of architects including Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, Léon Krier, Javier Cenicacelaya, and Teofilo Victoria, as well as in-depth descriptions of both built and unbuilt works by Luis Trelles.

Casas/Houses: Trelles Cabarrocas Architects (Kliczkowski)
This monograph, also bilingual (English and Spanish) presents an in-depth look at twelve of the houses designed by Trelles Cabarrocas Architects in the Miami and the Florida panhandle, including the Casa Touret in Key Biscayne, Tigertail House in Coconut Grove, Dragonette Townhouse in Seaside, and Pensione in Rosemary Beach.

Both publications will be available for purchase in The Dynamo Museum Shop. For more information about this event, contact 305.535.1456 or paola@thewolf.fiu.edu.

About The Wolfsonian–Florida International University
The Wolfsonian–FIU is a museum and research center that uses objects to illustrate the persuasive power of art and design to explore what it means to be modern, and to tell the story of social, political, and technological changes that have transformed the world. The approximately 120,000 artifacts that comprise The Wolfsonian collection range from fine art, graphic design, and political propaganda to furniture, rare books, and ephemeral materials such as postcards and travel brochures. Since opening to the public just ten years ago, The Wolfsonian has developed and disseminated critically acclaimed exhibitions, publications, and educational programs that highlight the impact of design in shaping the modern world. Its vast patrimony of primary source materials provides unparalleled opportunities for scholarship and appreciation, making it a unique resource for local, national, and international audiences.

The Wolfsonian is located at 1001 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach, Fla. Admission is $7 adults; $5 seniors, students, and children six-12; free for Wolfsonian members, State University System of Florida staff and students with ID, children under six, and Miami Beach residents with ID. The museum is open Monday, Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday from noon-6pm; Thursday and Friday from noon-9pm; and is closed on Wednesday. Contact us at 305.531.1001 or visit us online at www.wolfsonian.org.

The Wolfsonian receives ongoing support from the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Arts Council; the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners; the City of Miami Beach, Cultural Affairs Program, Cultural Arts Council; the Arthur F. and Alice E. Adams Foundation; William J. and Tina Rosenberg Foundation; Continental Airlines, the Official Airline of The Wolfsonian–FIU; The Miami Herald; Miami.com; Bacardi U.S.A., Inc.; Robert Mondavi Winery; and Pistils & Petals.

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