Plusurbia Design

We are thrilled to announce that Karla Fidalgo and Beau Clardy have joined us as full-time Urban Planners & Designers!

Both began their journeys with us as interns, and we could not be more excited to welcome them into the next chapter. Karla will be based in our Miami office and Beau in our Greenville, South Carolina office.

Watching them grow from interns to full-time team members has been a joy. Their collaborative energy, curiosity, and commitment to creating places where communities thrive are exactly what drive​s our work forward. At Plusurbia, we believe design begins and ends with people, and these two embody that spirit completely.

Continuing our Earth Month series, we’re highlighting Wynwood Walls Garden, an example of how even small interventions can reshape the experience of a dense urban district.

This approach is explored further by Juan Mullerat in his latest piece in the May issue of the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA), where he examines Wynwood’s evolution from an industrial district into a mixed-use neighborhood, and what it reveals about the future of urban public space. In places where parks were never planned and land is limited, cities must take a different approach.

In a place surrounded by art to look at, people still need space to pause and experience nature. Wynwood Walls Garden introduces that condition into one of Miami’s most active environments. Set within a 0.43-acre site, it functions as an outdoor living room, creating space to gather.

By embedding public realm improvements into zoning, streets, and development, Wynwood reflects a broader shift in how cities can create more accessible, livable environments, where public space is not centralized, but integrated into everyday life.

Set within a dense environment, the project transforms a 0.43-acre site into what functions as an outdoor living room, a place where people can sit, gather, and spend time and not just move through.

Sloped planters and integrated greenery soften the space and reduce heat, while angled seating and open sightlines allow visitors to experience the murals from multiple perspectives. The layout is intentional and creates moments of pause without interrupting the flow of the district.

In a place built for visual engagement, the garden adds a space designed to pause and breathe.

Read the full article here: https://parksandrecmag.mydigitalpublication.com/may-2026/page-36

In dense urban neighborhoods, the most impactful green spaces aren’t always the largest, they’re the ones embedded into daily life.

Interamerican Plaza reimagines underutilized streets and hardscape into a pedestrian-oriented civic space that connects Miami-Dade College’s Eduardo J. Padrón Campus with the surrounding Little Havana community.

By introducing shade, gathering areas, and flexible open space, the plaza transforms a once car-dominated environment into a place designed for people.

These types of interventions strengthen social connection, support local identity, and create opportunities for everyday interaction.

Green space, in this context, becomes a bridge between institutions and community.

Continuing our Earth Month series, we’re highlighting City Terrace, where the Tri-Rail station becomes the anchor for more connected growth. Opa-locka didn’t need more space, it needed better connections and a clear vision for how the area functions.

By structuring development around the station and strengthening links to the urban core, the plan created a more cohesive, walkable district. What was once fragmented is now organized around accessibility, with a stronger relationship between transit, public space, and daily activity.

Green space plays a supporting but essential role in that system. Shaded corridors, pedestrian-friendly streets, and integrated public spaces improve comfort at the ground level making it easier for people to walk, spend time outdoors, and engage with the environment.

The result is not just improved mobility, but a shift in how the area functions and is experienced, moving from disconnected to navigable, from underutilized to active.

In Opa-locka, design helped establish the foundation for long-term growth.