The Making of Miami Beach, 1933-1942

The Making of Miami Beach, 1933-1942 PDF Author: Jean-François Lejeune
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 252

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Book Description
Yet, what makes Miami Beach remarkable is not only the way in which Dixon and his colleagues used Art Deco to meet the local need for lower cost resort architecture, but the way in which they adapted the style to incorporate local motifs and historical styles. The result is the unique architecture of South Beach, as it is now known, the largely restored international vacation hotspot, and the country's first twentieth-century architectural district to be placed on the National Register of Historic Places.".