Max Strang (born November 18, 1970) is the founding principal of [STRANG] Architecture, a Miami-based firm acclaimed for its site-specific and climate-driven designs. Through his work and discourse, Strang has consistently underscored the ongoing relevance and importance of regional modernism to an international audience. In 2016, he was elected to the prestigious College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and in 2013 he received the Silver Medal from the Miami Chapter of the AIA, the highest honor the organization can bestow. He was raised in a Mid-Century Modern home designed by Gene Leedy of the Sarasota School of Architecture. Strang is a graduate of the University of Florida and Columbia University. Prior to establishing his own firm, he worked in the architecture offices of Gene Leedy, SHoP Architects and Zaha Hadid.
Strang's own home in Coconut Grove was featured in the Michael Mann film "Miami Vice". In 2007, his Schokman Education Center was completed on the grounds of The Kampong, a botanical garden which is part of the National Tropical Botanical Garden. "The sensitive and eloquent new open-air education pavilion" allows for long, grand views over the sloping lawn, rare trees and mangroves out to the bay. Strang was commissioned by a Miami art collector to oversee the major remodeling of his home in 2007. Strang has designed a home in Winter Haven, Florida, which is expected to be that city's first LEED-certified home. In 2010, Strang's practice was honored as "Firm of the Year" by AIA Miami. In 2013 he received the organization's highest honor, the Silver Medal for Design.
Honors and awards Honor Award of Excellence, Ballast Trail Residence, AIA Florida, 2017
Merit Award of Excellence, Harmony Hotel, AIA Fort Lauderdale, 2016
Merit Award of Excellence, Mola Residence, AIA Fort Lauderdale, 2016
Merit Award of Excellence, San Marino Residence, AIA Miami, 2016
Unbuilt Design Award, Summit Mountain, AIA Miami, 2016
Honor Award of Excellence, Mola Residence, AIA Florida, 2016
Merit Award for Masonry, RainGarden, AIA Florida, 2016
Merit Award of Excellence, San Marco Residence, AIA Florida, 2016
Elevated to AIA National College of Fellows, 2016
Award of Excellence, RainGarden, AIA Miami, 2015
Merit Award of Excellence, Biscayne Bay Residence, AIA Florida, 2014
Merit Award of Excellence, Biscayne Bay Residence, AIA Miami, 2014
Silver Medal for Design, AIA Miami, 2013
Award of Excellence, Warren Gatreaux Residence, AIA Miami, 2013
Firm of the Year, AIA Miami, 2010
Young Architect Alumni Award, University of Florida, 2012
Award of Excellence, Lakehouse Residence, AIA Miami, 2012
Merit Award of Excellence, Latterner Residence, AIA Florida, 2010
Merit Award of Excellence, Stein Residence, AIA Florida, 2010
DCOTA Stars of Design, Architecture, 2010
Award of Excellence, Latterner Residence, AIA Miami, 2009
Award of Excellence, Stein Residence, AIA Miami, 2009
Merit Award for Architecture, McKenna Residence, AIA Miami, 2008
Merit Award or Architecture, Schokman Education Center, AIA Miami, 2007
Young Architect of the Year, AIA Miami, 2007
Merit Award of Excellence, Strang Residence ("Rockhouse"), AIA Florida, 2005
Young Architect of the Year, AIA Miami, 2003
Bass Residence, Coconut Grove, Florida, 2016
RiverHouse Residence, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 2016
San Marino Residence, Miami Beach, Florida, 2015
Hucker Residence, Miami, Florida, 2015
East Di Lido Residence, Miami Beach, Florida, 2015
Ballast Trail Residence, The Florida Keys, Florida, 2015
RainGarden Apartments, Winter Haven, Florida, 2014
Warren Gatreaux Residence, Miami, Florida, 2013
Peribere Residence, Miami, Florida, 2013
Biscayne Bay Residence, South Florida, 2013
Lake House Residence, Winter Haven, Florida, 2011
Schokman Education Center at the Kampong of the National Tropical Botanical Garden, Miami, Florida, 2007
Di Mare Science Village at Fairchild Tropical Garden, Coral Gables, Florida, 2010
Dr. Jane Hsiao Tropical Research Labs at Fairchild Tropical Garden, Coral Gables, Florida, 2010
Stein Residence, Miami, Florida, 2009
McKenna Residence, Miami, 2008
Latterner Residence, Miami, Florida, 2008
Tanner Residence, Winter Haven, Florida, 2005
Strang Residence, Miami, Florida, 2004
Grove Village (unbuilt), Miami, Florida, 2009.
Lectures, exhibitions and academia University of Florida - Exhibition: The Architecture of [STRANG], October 2017
University of Florida - Lecture: Evolution of Florida Modernism, October 2017
AIA National - CRAN Network Lecturer, September 2017
University of Miami - Lecture: Evolution of Florida Modernism, September 2017
University of Florida (Sarasota CityLab) - Visiting Faculty - Fall 2017
Sarasota Architectural Foundation - Lecture: Evolution of Florida Modernism, 2017
AIA Miami - Sea Level Rise Task Force, 2016
AIA Palm Beach - Lecture: Launching a Design-Driven Firm, Spring 2016
CityWorks Xpo Florida - Lecture: Wet Urbanism (Adaptation, Migration and Ignorance in the Face of Seal Level Rise), Spring 2016
University of South Florida - Lecture: On Rise, Fall 2014
Florida Atlantic University - Lecture: On Rise, Fall 2014
Coral Gables Museum Exhibition - Marking the Millennium (21st Century Miami Architecture), 2014
AIA Florida - Jury Chair: Park(ing) Day Competition, July 2014
University of Florida - Lecture: Recent Work, November 2012
AIA Northern Virginia - Awards Jury, 2012
AIA Philadelphia - Awards Jury, 2012
AIA Georgia - Awards, Jury Chair, 2012
Miami Center for Architecture & Design - “Drawn From Miami Exhibit”, 2012
University of Florida - Lecture: Environmental Modernism, Fall 2012
University of Florida - Guest Juror, Fall 2012
Residential Architecture Magazine - National Design Awards Jury, January 2012
Pecha Kucha - Athens, October 2011
AIA Georgia - Annual Convention Keynote Lecture, October 2011
Florida International University - Exhibition: Engaging the Urban, 2011
Coral Gables Museum - AIA Miami Winners Showcase, February 2011
AIA MIAMI - Home Tour, November 2010
MOSI - Tampa Museum of Science and Industry Artemis Exhibition, September 2010
AIA Florida - Lecture: Emerging Professionals – 2009
AIA MIAMI - Lecture: Environmental Modernism, 2008
University of Florida - College of Architecture Professional Liaison Committee, 2007–present
University of MIAMI - Visiting Faculty, Fall 2007
University of MIAMI - Lecture: Environmental Modernism, Spring 2007
University of MIAMI - Visiting Faculty, Fall 2006
Miami Art Museum - Exhibition: Reimagining the City, 2006
Florida International University - Adjunct Faculty, Fall 2005
National Tropical Botanical Garden - Lecture: Environmental Modernism, 2005
South Florida Historical Museum - Panelist, 2004
WLRN 91.3 - Radio Guest: Tropical Currents, 2004
Florida International University - Guest Juror, 2004
City of Miami - Planning Advisory Board, 2002–2005
University of Miami - Guest Juror, 2002–2004
National Tropical Botanical Garden - Board of Governors (“Kampong Garden”), 2001–2011
University of Florida - Alumni Association President (New York City Chapter), 1999
Columbia University - Guest Juror, 1999–2000
Le Festival du Dessin Anime et du Film D’Animation - Exhibition: Folioscope 98 - Brussels, Belgium, 1998
Imagina Exhibition - Prix Pixel INA - Monte Carlo, Monaco, 1998
SIGGRAPH 97 - Computer Animation Festival - Los Angeles, California, 1998
Environmental Modernism: The Architecture of [STRANG], Oscar Riera Ojeda Publishers, 2017
Rockhouse, Oscar Riera Ojeda Publishers, 2017
Tropical Living: Dream Homes at Exotic Places by Manuela Roth, September 2014
Atlas of World Landscape Architecture by Markus Sebastian Braun + Chris van Uffelen, 2014
East Coast Modern by Damir Sinovcic - Design Book, 2013
Tropical Gardens: Hidden Exotic Paradises by Manuela Roth, 2013
Engaging the Urban by Jason Chandler, 2011
100 Florida Architects by Damir Sinovcic, Design Book, October 2010
Perfect Porches byPaula Wallace & Clarkson Potter, March 2010
AAA032 by Archivos de Arquitectura Antillana, Miami, 2009
Living With White by Gail Abbott – Cico, April 2009
La Lampe Gras, Didier Teissoniere – Norma Editions, December 2008 (French)
Miami: Mediterranean Splendor and Deco Dreams by Beth Dunlop – Rizzoli, 2007
Dream Homes of South Florida by Beth Benton, January 2007
New Sustainable Homes by James Grayson Trulove, December 2006
Ocean Drive Magazine - “Miami is a Destination for Architecture & Design”, May 2016
Architectural Digest Mexico - “Difuminar las fronteras”, 2016 Link
The Australian - “An Australian woman and her husband”, 2016 Link
Playboy - “You'll Definitely Want to Chill In The Pool Of This Bali-Inspired Miami Residence”, 2015
Playboy - “This Ultra Modern Florida Lake House Defines Cool”, 2015
Playboy - “A Pool Plunges Right Into The Heart Of This Concrete and Glass Miami Residence”, 2015
Playboy - “Tour A Transparent Miami Waterfront Home With Floor-to-Ceiling Glass Doors”, 2015
ArchDaily - “LakeHouse Residence”, June 2013
Culta Vitae - “Max Strang Architecture”, January 2013
Design Milk - “Lake House by Max Strang Architecture”, February 2012
World Architecture News - “Product of the Year”, October 2011
Jetson Green - “Resysta, the Non-Wood, Wood”, May 2011
2modern Modern Eye Candy - “Max Strang Architecture”, May 2011
HGTV - “Top Ten Outdoor Rooms”, January 2011
WSJ.com - “Miami Home, Bali Touch” – Sushil Cheema, April 2010
Design Book Magazine - “Interview: Max Strang (video)”, 2010
Contemporist - “A Contemporary House Remodel by Max Strang Architecture”, 2009
yatzer - “Residence in Miami by Max Strang”, September 2009
Design Milk - “Miami Residence by Max Strang Architecture”, August 2009
DUDYE -“Great Architecture Begins with a Promise”, 2009
HGTV - “Offbeat America”, January 2007
Universal Pictures - “Miami Vice”, July 2006
WSVN Channel 7 - “Deco Drive”, July 2006
HGTV - “Homes Across America”, 2004
