Plusurbia Design

Children are shaped by cities long before they fully understand the places they call home. They walk along sidewalks that are either welcoming or neglected, cross streets designed by people they will never meet, and experience the impact of planning decisions every single day.

From Wood Blocks to City Blocks is a free illustrated book written by Plusurbia Founding Principal Juan Mullerat, inspired by his experience as both a father and urban designer. The book encourages young readers to observe the world around them, ask thoughtful questions, and imagine better possibilities for the communities they share. Through everyday places like sidewalks, streets, parks, and schools, it introduces urban planning as an act of care and shared responsibility.

Free to download and licensed for educational and civic use.
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🖨️ Print copy: https://lnkd.in/enBE8yhE

Because at Plusurbia Design, we believe everyone deserves to understand and access the cities they live in and that civic awareness can begin early.

Plusurbia and the Miami-Dade County Office of Historic Preservation / Miami-Dade County Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources are honored to receive the 2026 Dade Heritage Trust Miami Preservation Award, recognized for Navigating Miami-Dade Heritage.

Every April, Dade Heritage Trust celebrates individuals, organizations, and businesses whose work helps protect and promote Miami-Dade County's built heritage and natural environments. Being named among this year's honorees is a distinction we do not take lightly.

At Plusurbia, we believe that understanding a place and its context is essential to planning for its future. Miami-Dade's layered history, its neighborhoods, its architecture, its culture, is not a backdrop to our work. It is the foundation of it.

Thank you to Dade Heritage Trust, Miami-Dade County, and to the communities across Miami-Dade who trust us to help navigate what makes this place worth preserving.

View the project here: https://bit.ly/4dxxSzc