This is another Art Deco attraction in South Beach Miami, but it stands out from the rest, which is to say it’s truly spectacular. It’s a 1939 Hohauser design, an immaculately restored hotel owned by Gloria Estefan. It was one of the first of the old Art Deco beauties to be renovated, and Ms. Estefan [...]
Sun, October 16 2011 » South Beach Miami » No Comments
What is Fantasy Architecture? Before the modern era, fantasy architecture was something indulged in by queens and ancient Egyptian pharaohs around the globe. It was the pastime of uber-rich over-indulged, imaginative, slightly eccentric people in the upper crust of society. It was fanciful and wasteful and very delightful to behold. Marie Antoinette was a patroness [...]
Wed, March 16 2011 » South Beach Miami » No Comments
What is South Beach’s Architectural Style? South Beach architecture is set amidst an urban architectural playground where photographers, art historians, and artists gather from all over the world to savor the nieghborhood’s sophisticated style of the buildings and parks. An architectural fantasy land created from boggy swampland, then neglected for decades, South Beach is today [...]
Wed, March 16 2011 » South Beach Miami » No Comments
OK here’s some South Beach architecture that’s not actually Art Deco but is at the same time so very South Beach and cool. It’s a Temple, and the rounded corners plus concrete walls evoke Art Deco. It’s more of a desert feel, with sand-colored walls and the simple box shape, like an adobe hut in [...]
Tue, March 8 2011 » South Beach Miami » No Comments
If you’re walking along the sidewalk that lines South Beach Miami, facing Ocean Drive, and spot groups of people hovering around one particularly fabulous building, then you are probably in front of Casa Casuarina. This is one of the most identifiably famous tourist spots, evidences by the constant mulling about of snapshot-takers in front. This [...]
Wed, February 16 2011 » South Beach Miami » No Comments
What is South Beach’s Architectural Style? South Beach architecture is set amidst an urban architectural playground where photographers, art historians, and artists gather from all over the world to savor the nieghborhood’s sophisticated style of the buildings and parks. An architectural fantasy land created from boggy swampland, then neglected for decades, South Beach is today [...]
Fri, January 1 2010 » South Beach Miami » No Comments
