The Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami has appointed the architecture firm Gensler to lead the conversion of a second building in the city's Design District, a project that will roughly double the museum's size. The 30,000-square-foot building at 23 Northeast 41st Street sits on the same block as the museum's existing home and is scheduled to open in late 2027.

ICA Miami acquired the building in 2024 for $25 million. It previously housed the private museum of collectors Carlos and Rosa de la Cruz, which closed after Rosa de la Cruz died that year. Until construction begins, the museum has used the space mainly for education programmes. The renovation is funded through a $40 million privately raised capital campaign.

The adapted building will hold eight galleries across its first two floors, including the museum's first dedicated spaces for its permanent collection of more than 2,000 works, with displays refreshed about every six months. The third floor will be given over entirely to public programming, including talks, lectures, screenings and performances, and will include a gallery for new media.

Gensler will keep much of the existing structure, intervening mainly in the entrance, facade and outdoor areas, which will gain shaded courtyards and sculptural landscaping. The expansion turns the museum, founded in 2014 and in its current Aranguren + Gallegos-designed building since 2017, into a multi-site campus as it marks a decade at its Design District address. The new wing will also house a dedicated Knight Foundation Gallery for New Media, a space for artists working with emerging technology.