Urblandia | MIA | SALONS — Land & Water, An Earth Day Conversation
The land beneath our buildings and the water surrounding our cities are not just backdrops — they're living systems. On Earth Day, Urblandia brings together a cross-disciplinary panel to ask a question the real estate industry can no longer afford to avoid: what does it actually mean to build in harmony with the natural world?
Land & Water is a candid, solutions-forward conversation about redefining real estate's relationship with the ecosystems it occupies.
Moderated by Andrew Quarrie, Founder/CEO at Urblandia
Featured
SOLEDAD LOWE
Soledad Lowe is an Argentine Swedish artist, goldsmith, and FGA gemologist based in Miami. Her early career at Christie’s in London and New York, along with auction houses in Stockholm, established a foundation in material history and craftsmanship, further refined through her studies at the Fashion Institute of Technology, where she graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. Working across sculpture and installation, Lowe engages stone, cast composites, and found materials to explore the poetics and politics of materiality, examining how form holds memory, authority, and transformation. Her work has been presented internationally, including at the Venice Architecture Biennale and the Venice Art Biennale, where her installation was award nominated. She is the recipient of the inaugural Artist Fellowship from The Moore.
DANIEL KLEINMAN
Daniel Kleinman is the Founder and CEO of Seaworthy Collective, a nonprofit that supports current and aspiring entrepreneurs in ocean innovation (AKA BlueTech). Daniel’s career spanned piloting, testing, and design for marine robotics in ocean science and naval research. Daniel has been recognized as the youngest Laureate of Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation’s Prize for Innovative Philanthropy, a 30 Under 30 by the University of Miami, a Future Climate Leader by the Aspen Institute, and a TEDxBoston Planetary Stewardship speaker. Daniel has a Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Florida, a Master’s in Exploration Science from University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, and a design and systems thinking background from Stanford University’s d.school as a University Innovation Fellow.
Urblandia SALONS is a monthly series, in-person forum designed to foster strategic partnerships across the real estate ecosystem. Each salon convenes architects, developers, engineers, interior designers, planners, place makers, and city-builders for curated conversations on the current state of new urbanism and the future of the built environment—wherever real estate shapes people and planet. Select gatherings feature guest speakers and practitioners sharing real-world insights to spark discussion and collaboration.
Urblandia salons are intentionally structured to support cross-disciplinary partnership, helping participants identify aligned collaborators, form project teams, and pursue opportunities that extend beyond geographic boundaries. Grounded in circular economy principles, human-centered design thinking, and nature-adaptive best practices, these gatherings prioritize long-term value creation through stronger relationships, smarter projects, and more resilient places.
Who Should Attend
Architects, developers, engineers, interior designers, planners, place makers, city-builders, investors, technologists, manufacturers, and professionals shaping the built environment.
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