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TropicalDeco:TheArchitectureandDesignofOl

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Bornoutoffantasyandspeculation,designedforfunandprofit,MiamiBeachhasbeen,fromitsinception,acityofmythicalcomposition.ItsfamedArtDecoDistrictwasdesignatedaHistoricDistrictbytheNationalRegisterofHistoricPlacesin1979,andtodaytheareaisbaskinginarevivalofinterestandattention.Nevertheless,whilefashionphotographersandentrepreneurs,artists,developers,restaurateursandclubownersflocktotheneighborhood,itisstillstruggling,afteryearsofdeteriorationandneglect,torecreateitselfoutofitsownforgottenglamour.Despiteanewpaletteofconfectionerycolorsandtherenovationofnumerousbuildings,theArtDecoDistrictremainsinneedofurbancultivation,ofareinterpretationthattranscendsitsoriginalresortidentity.AuthorLauraCerwinskeintroducesTropicalDeco:TheArchitectureandDesignofOldMiamiBeachbydiscussingboththearea'spastanditsfuture.ThroughouthercomprehensiveexplorationofthemostconcentratedneighborhoodofArtDecobuildingsintheworld,shedetailsthestyle'sevolutionandexaminesitsdesign.TropicalDeco:TheArchitectureandDesignofOldMiamiBeachtreatsitsreaderstoadelightfulviewofauniqueadaptionofahistoricarchitecturalstyle.For,whileMiamiBeach'sArtDecoarchitecturederivesitsstylisticrootsfromthestreamlinedandelectricvisionsofthecosmopolitanNorth,TropicalDecodesignismuchsofterandmoretemperatelyseductive.Thesearebuildingswhosenarrativeandevocativenatureisatoncesophisticated,naiveandfilledwithhumor.,ShowsArtDecoapartments,hotels,andtheatersinoldMiamiBeachandhighlightsthearchitecturaldetailsandmuralsofthosehistoricbuildings

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