Palm Beach Houses

(Hardback)

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Now back-in-print in a new, very affordable edition, this significant volumeoffers a strikingly illustrated, extensively researched history of Palm Beacharchitecture. It reveals the stories behind the families who built these palatialhomes with exquisite detailing, lavish interiors, and semi-tropical gardens.Valuable close-ups on Addison Mizner, Maurice Fatio, and Marion Sims Wyeth,the three major architects in the area during the 1920s and 1930s, are alsoincluded.

These impeccably built homes of the super-rich were designed by some ofAmerica's most famous architects. The book will appeal to architecture historiansas well as those interested in the glamorous style of life depicted in suchpublications as Town & Country and Architectural Digest.

Author Bio

The late Roberto Schezen was a photographer of worldwide acclaim.His books include Newport Houses, Palaces of Rome, Visions of Ancient America,and the Splendor series. Many of his photographs are now included in thepermanent collections of the Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montreal, and TheMuseum of Modern Art, New York. Shirley Johnston is a well-known writer ofbeautifully illustrated books. Her previous books include Splendor of Malta andGreat Villas of the Riviera. Robert A.M. Stern is principal of the firm Robert A.M.Stern Architects in New York. The Dean of the Yale School of Architecture, he hasauthored several books, including New York 1900, New York 1930, and ModernClassicism.