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Palm Beach Houses
Shirley Johnston
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Description for Palm Beach Houses
Hardcover. This classic volume, now back in print in a new format and at a reduced price, offers a strikingly illustrated, extensively researched history of Palm Beach architecture. Num Pages: 324 pages, 150 colour and black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; AMKD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 254 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1814.
In 1894, Palm Beach leaped to world prominence as a winter playground with the completion of Henry Morrison Flagler's Royal Poinciana Hotel. In the 1920s, Palm Beach's extravagant lifestyle reached its height, and grand Mediterranean-style mansions abounded. Palm Beach Houses details the building and design of more than thirty great houses and public buildings on the American Riviera. Public and private structures designed by some of the stylesetting early architects are depicted, including works of Addison Mizner, Joseph Urban, and Maurice Fatio, as well as those of anonymous designers, whose feats of imagination rivaled the most celebrated professionals. The photography ... Read more
In 1894, Palm Beach leaped to world prominence as a winter playground with the completion of Henry Morrison Flagler's Royal Poinciana Hotel. In the 1920s, Palm Beach's extravagant lifestyle reached its height, and grand Mediterranean-style mansions abounded. Palm Beach Houses details the building and design of more than thirty great houses and public buildings on the American Riviera. Public and private structures designed by some of the stylesetting early architects are depicted, including works of Addison Mizner, Joseph Urban, and Maurice Fatio, as well as those of anonymous designers, whose feats of imagination rivaled the most celebrated professionals. The photography ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Rizzoli International Publications United States
Number of pages
324
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
1810g
Number of Pages
324
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780847846849
SKU
V9780847846849
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Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Shirley Johnston
Shirley Johnston is a well-known writer of beautifully illustrated books. Her previous books include Splendor of Malta and Great 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 has authored several books, including New York 1900, New York 1930, and Modern ... Read more
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