R & R Studios
R&R Studios is a Miami-based multidisciplinary design collective established by architects and artists Roberto Behar and Rosario Marquardt.[1] The organization intertwines art, architecture, and urban development in pursuit of cultural exploration and creative endeavors.[2]
Contribution to Architecture and Art
Among their works are the "M," a 45' public artwork in Downtown Miami;[3] "The Living Room" a 42' tall inside-out unfinished home;[3] "Besame Mucho," a "Super-billboard" constructed for the Coachella Music and Arts Festival;[4][5] and "The Home We Share" at Princeton University, a collection of three social sculptures known as "Flower Fields Forever," "Forget Me Not," and "Dreaming Room".[6] R&R Studios' artworks, among others, belong to the permanent public collections of the Museum of Modern Art in Buenos Aires, Princeton University Art Museum, Perez Art Museum Miami, the Archives d'Architecture Moderne, in Brussels and private collections around the world.
R&R Studios has received Awards of Excellence from the American Institute of Architects[7] for their Intermodel Station Façade in Warwick, Rhode Island, for the Museum of Art in Ft. Lauderdale, and for the Toftegards Plads Syd in Copenhagen, Denmark. Their work was selected among the best Public Art in 2007 and 2013 by Americans for the Arts.[8][9] Their work has been published in over 350 publications worldwide, and several books present their work, including an ongoing series titled "Incomplete Works" featuring "M', "The Living Room", and "Museum Works".[5][10][11][12]
Biography
The founders of the studio, Roberto Behar and Rosario Marquardt, were born in Argentina and have known one another since the age of twelve.[13] Behar and Marquardt received their diplomas in architecture together from the Universidad Nacional de Rosario in Argentina. Behar also completed postgraduate study at the Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies in New York City, was a visiting artist at the Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles, and received a visiting artist fellowship from the American Academy in Rome.[5] They've taught, lectured, and served as visiting critics at major universities, including Harvard GSD, Yale University, Cornell University, Universita IUAV di Venezia, Ecole Polytechnique Federal de Lausanne, and the University of Maryland.[14] Behar and Marquardt both currently teach at the University of Miami School of Architecture and have earned the moniker "Architects of Hope" for their contributions to art and architecture. [15][16]
Projects
Name | Country | State | City |
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The Living Room | United States of America | Florida | Miami Design District |
A Midsummer Night's Dream | United States of America | Florida | Coral Gables |
I Love You (Concept) | United States of America | Florida | Miami Design District |
Supernova | United States of America | California | Indio |
Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale | United States of America | Florida | Ft. Lauderdale |
Roosevelt Station Plaza and Sculpture | United States of America | Washington | Seattle |
All Together Now | United States of America | Colorado | Denver |
Flowers & Flowers | United States of America | Florida | Miami Beach |
Peace & Love | United States of America | Florida | Parkland |
The Peace Project | United States of America | Colorado | Denver |
Valby Square and Town Center | Denmark | Copenhagen | |
M | United States of America | Florida | Miami |
Opa-Locka Open Room | United States of America | Florida | Opa-Locka |
Beauty for All (Concept) | United States of America | Florida | Miami |
Flower Power Flag | United States of America | Florida | Miami |
Biblioteca Central | Argentina | Rosario | |
Plaza Isreal | Argentina | Buenos Aires | |
Nordhavnen Sustainable City | Denmark | Copenhagen | |
The Star of Miami | United States of America | Florida | Miami |
Rhode Island Intermodal Station | United States of America | Rhode Island | Warwick |
Besame Mucho | United States of America | California | Indio |
Darsena Norte (Concept) | Argentina | Buenos Aires | |
Oracabessa | Jamaica | Oracabessa | |
The Absent City | United States of America | Winsconsin | Madison |
Cruaute Et Utopie | Belgium | Brussels | |
A Place in the World | United States of America | Florida | Miami |
Coquina Pool | United States of America | Florida | Rosemary Beach |
I Love You, A Travelling Square | United States of America | Virginia | Alexandria |
The Sky Above Us | United States of America | Florida | Miami |
Church of Guadalupe | United States of America | Indiana | Milford |
University of Miami Entrance Plaza | United States of America | Florida | Coral Gables |
Instant Happiness | Argentina | Buenos Aires | |
Building Blocks | United States of America | Puerto Rico | San Juan |
Los Pasos Perdidos | Belgium | Brussels | |
Bicentennial Monument and Square | Mexico | Mexico City | |
The Dreaming Room | United States of America | New Jersey | Princeton |
Flower Fields Forever | United States of America | New Jersey | Princeton |
Forget Me Not | United States of America | New Jersey | Princeton |
Exhibitions
- Time of Friendship. Museum of Art. Fort Lauderdale. Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
- The Absent City. Museum of Contemporary Art. Madison, Wisconsin. (Individual Exhibition).
- The Peace Project. Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, Colorado. (Individual Exhibition).
- Centre International pour la Ville, l’Architecture et le Paysage. Brussels, Belgium.
Publications
- Roberto Behar and Rosario Marquardt. R&R Studios. The Little Book. Miami, Florida: 2015.
- Roberto Behar and Rosario Marquardt. R&R Studios. R&R Alphabet. Miami, Florida: 2015.[17]
- Roberto Behar and Rosario Marquardt. R&R Studios. The Living Room. Miami, Florida: 2013.[11]
- Roberto Behar and Rosario Marquardt. R&R Studios. Museum Works. Miami, Florida: 2013.[12]
- Roberto Behar and Rosario Marquardt. R&R Studios. M. Miami, Florida: 2011.[10]
- Roberto Behar and Rosario Marquardt. R&R Studios. The Peace Project. Miami, Florida: 2007.[18]
- Roberto Behar and Rosario Marquardt. R&R Studios. Here Comes the Sun. Miami, Florida: 2003.
- Roberto Behar The Architecture of Politics: 1910–1940. Miami, Florida: 1995.
References
- Smith, Kara Q. "Breakfast with Roberto and Rosario | Art Practical". Retrieved 2016-07-20.
- "2016 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival: "Besame Mucho" by R & R Studios". 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
- ""I Love You" By R & R Studiosdate=2012-06-11". Retrieved 2016-07-20.
- "Coachella | Besame Mucho". Coachella. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
- "Roberto Behar's R&R Studios takes Coachella by Storm". Retrieved 2023-01-06.
- "A Home Away from Home at the University's New Residential Colleges | Princeton University Art Museum". artmuseum.princeton.edu. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
- "AIA Miami Design Awards 2013 Winner's List". AIA Miami Design Awards.
- "Public Art, Year in Review Database "All Together Now"". Americans for the Arts. 15 May 2019.
- "Public Art, Year in Review Database "Desert Spring"". Americans for the Arts. 15 May 2019.
- "M". R&R STUDIOS. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
- "THE LIVING ROOM - R&R STUDIOS". R&R STUDIOS. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
- "MUSEUM WORKS". R&R STUDIOS. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
- Little America: Incredible True Stories of Immigrants in America (1st ed.). United States of America. 2020. pp. 56–63. ISBN 978-0374188504.
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- Villarreal, Ignacio. "Artdaily.org - The First Art Newspaper on the Net". artdaily.com. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
- Russon, Jen (2020-01-16). "Architects of Hope Build Massive Public Art Installation in Coral Springs • Coral Springs Talk". coralspringstalk.com. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
- "R & R Alphabet". R&R STUDIOS. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
- "THE PEACE PROJECT". R&R STUDIOS. Retrieved 2023-06-02.