Kobi Karp

The owners of the Ritz Carlton and Sagamore in South Beach have submitted plans to build a 200-foot residential condo tower. The new residential tower will be built cantilevered over an existing 4-story cabana at the Ritz Carlton hotel in South Beach. The tower will also partially sit on the Sagamore property next door, where a 1990s building will be demolished.

I am the vice president and executive editor of Forbes Travel Guide. The new Four Seasons Hotel and Residences Fort Lauderdale anchored itself in the city’s coastline with a 22-story, yacht-shaped building from prominent Miami-based architect Kobi Karp. But there’s depth to the distinctive design, which makes the enterprise both...

In recent days, Miami-based architect Kobi Karp has become a go-to authority for commentary on the Champlain Towers South tragedy in Surfside. But in numerous interviews with outlets including CNN, MSNBC, and ABC News, where Karp has appeared as a local expert to discuss possible causes for the building's fatal disintegration, the well-known architect has not disclosed his connection to an adjacent condo that has come under scrutiny in the aftermath of the collapse.

Miami-based architect Kobi Karp has worked on everything from major luxury hotels and private celebrity homes to public housing projects. He says there’s one unifying principle behind all the designs and architects he’s drawn to—it’s all about forging a seamless, intimate connection between a structure and its surrounding environment. “I’ve...

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The pinnacle of luxury in today's zeitgeist are properties that appear as natural- if not accentuated- extensions of their environments, a la the mold of Aman Resorts. It takes a shrewd and uncanny eye for detail to conceive of properties that possess such natural expression. To deliver such effects, today's emerging market leader in architectural natural expression Kobi Karp uncovers, and then employs a locations local topographical and cultural flavors into unique designs that define the cities they exist in.