American Institute of Architects to open center in historic Miami post office

The historic downtown Miami post office will soon house the American Institute of Architects’ Miami Center for Architecture and Design. The former federal courthouse will include a gallery space, an architecture store and the offices of the Miami chapter of the AIA. Its second floor will include lab studios and meeting rooms. The 5,500-square-foot lease was handled by Metro 1 Commercial’s Tony Cho and Tony Arellano, who represented the landlord, the Scott Robins Companies. ComReal’s Louise Bendix represented AIA Miami. The post office, which is located at 100 NE 1 Avenue, was designed by architect Oscar Wenderoth. — Alexander Britell