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Miami Beach: Blueprint of an Eden
Lives Seen Through the Prism of Family & Place

By Michele Oka Doner & Mitchell Wolfson Jr.
May 2005
Feierabend Unqiue Books
Distributed By Trans-Atlantic Publications
9783899853308
324 Pages, Illustrated. 10 x 11 3/4"
$147.50 Hardback

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Priase for Miami Beach...

"Having grown up in a bubble of Miami Beach, the authors not only let us look at the family albums but give us equally engaging architectural tours, fashion shows and history."

--Terence Riley, The Museum of Modern Art (Curator, Architecture & Design)

"Miami Beach: Portrait of an Eden is a fascinating book illuminationg the history of the beautiful and glamorous place that Miami was and still is today. The authors take on an insider's tour like no other."

--Richard Meier, architect.



CONTENTS:

Eden in View (Site & Materials)
Family Tendrils (People Take Root)
Dreams & Designs (Architecture in Eden)
Shadows of War
Guiding the Fig Leaf (Style on the Beach)
Overtures to Culture
Showmandisers (Building an Empire)
Caribbean Eden (Tropical Movie Palace)
Stars at Night (Hollywood on Miami's Stage Set)
World's Playground (Keys to the City)
Palm & Eagle (Local & National Characters)

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