The sameness of our building design and how to customize architecture

• How does a city preserve its identity while adapting to climate change?

• Sun-kissed beaches and art deco facades make Miami a mosaic of natural beauty and architectural splendor. As sea levels rise, Miami's iconic designs seek innovative adaptations. Fluid Architecture, structures that adjust to their environment, present a vision where Miami's buildings ebb and flow with the tides, ensuring that its architectural legacy endures amidst climatic challenges.

• We must consider ongoing costs, we embed ongoing cost dysfunction into ‘non-functional’ buildings and saddle the future with the problem

• The friction between rising sea levels and architectural preservation.

• Miami sees sea-level rise rates of about 0.07 inches per year, posing significant risks to its urban infrastructure.