Early career In 1985, Faena followed in his parents footsteps into the textile industry and founded the fashion label Via Vai at age 19. In November 2011, German artist Franz Ackermann exhibited the results of his voyages around
Buenos Aires with the largest mural of his career in the center. The Cuban duo Los Carpinteros debuted their first solo exhibition in Buenos Aires at the arts center in May 2012. project to develop a six block waterfront property. Construction on the Miami Beach Faena District began in 2013. The project includes the restoration of the 1948 Saxony hotel, and an arts center,
Faena Forum, by architect
Rem Koolhaas and OMA and residences by Foster + Partners.
Baz Luhrmann and Catherine Martin are also involved in the project as designers for the interior of the Faena Hotel Miami Beach. The district will be landscaped by Miami-based firm Raymond Jungles. The Faena House, an 18-story residential unit, is the project's first building scheduled for completion. ==Personal life==