Leading Italian fashion, art and design school Istituto Marangoni is expanding in the U.S. with its first school in the region, located in Miami’s Design District. The venue will be unveiled during Art Basel, running Dec. 7 to 10.

“Go big or go home,” said entrepreneur Hakan Baykam, president of the new Miami school, showing a photo of the impressive, stately building housing the university, which blends Art Deco and modern elements and was selected after two years of scouting for the right location.