Miami: Trends and Traditions - Hardcover

Beth Dunlop

9780756760359: Miami: Trends and Traditions

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0756760356 ISBN 13: 9780756760359

Publisher: Diane Pub Co, 1996

This beautiful trilingual volume (English, German, & French) documents the pioneering architecture & spectacular interiors of the exciting metropolis of Miami, Florida. Explores Miami s great architectural treasures, from the well-known landmarks of the Villa Vizcaya & the Morris Lapidus apartment to lesser-known houses by such young architects as Teofilo Victoria, Jorge Hernandez, Carlos Zapata. With full color photos, this exceptional book celebrates the full range of Miami s architectural landscape, from the Mediterranean & Caribbean styles to the earliest days of Modernism. It traces the history of Miami s architecture & looks at the role & influence of private houses in creating the larger sense of the city.

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Book Description:

Some of the outstanding structures featured include:
- Vanderbilt mansion and vizcaya house and gardens
- General Electric model home the Pacesetter House
- Lapidus apartment and the Windsor houses

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