AD 2017 Q4

DIVE SLATE
18 GATEWAY TO THE GULF STREAM / 22 THE NEW POINTY END OF DIVING
26 PINK, WITH PURPOSE / 28 DAN MEMBER PROFILE
30 PUBLIC SAFETY ANNOUNCEMENT / 31 TRAVEL SMARTER, PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT
GATEWAY TO THE GULF STREAM
By Amy Lee
There’s something fishy about the
newest residents of downtown
Miami, Fla. Scalloped hammerhead
sharks, devil rays, schooling
jacks and iridescent jellies are
just a few of the inhabitants
that now reside at a prime piece of real estate
overlooking Biscayne Bay. Located in Miami’s
waterfront Museum Park neighborhood, the
Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science sits
in the midst of South Florida’s urban sprawl. In a
different world, this property might have housed
a luxury condominium complex, but instead Frost
Science’s 250,000-square-foot, four-building campus
combines an aquarium, a planetarium and a variety
of hands-on science exhibits.
Working toward a Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design (LEED) Gold Certification, the
state-of-the-art facility boasts light-emitting diode
(LED) lighting and increased building insulation to
maximize energy efficiency. The most innovative
aspect of Frost Science, however, has nothing to do
with its green building design; that distinction belongs
to its potential to inspire an interest in science,
conservation and marine life. The concept of using an
aquarium as a platform for environmental education
is not new, but given Miami’s location on a narrow
strip of land between the Atlantic Ocean and the
Everglades, Frost Science’s ability to communicate
ocean awareness is not just a perk — it’s a necessity.
The aquarium’s goal is simple: get people interested
in science and marine life. I visited the aquarium at
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