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May 15, 2019 · This month, Rizzoli released a new book that celebrates Mizner’s work, Addison Mizner: Architect of Fantasy and Romance, by Beth Dunlop. The go-to architect for the Jazz Age elite, Mizner created a new architectural style and a new lifestyle for the wealthy and socially prominent of Palm Beach—America’s preeminent winter resort town of ...
Nov 20, 2018 · To mark the centennial of that milestone, The Richard and Pat Johnson Palm Beach County History Museum in West Palm Beach organized "Building Paradise: Addison Mizner’s Legacy." Curated by chief ...
May 21, 2018 · Mizner, Addison (1872–1933). American architect. After a chequered career in San Francisco he became a gold prospector in northern California and the Klondike, then a dealer in antiques, settling in NYC (1904). He then designed various buildings in sundry styles for rich clients until the 1914–18 war brought about a reduction in commissions.
Feb 17, 2022 · Addison Mizner lent a face and a personality to Spanish Revival architecture. Florida will forever bear the stamp of his style and Palm Beach is the architectural garden he planted. He was a bon vivant, a society architect, an artist who layered history into his houses, as might generations of architects layer architectural forms and detail ...
Apr 20, 2012 · Addison Mizner was the son of a diplomat who was posted to Central America. It was during a year in Guatemala that he was first exposed to Spanish architecture. It was also during this time that ...
Mar 1, 2018 · In words and photographs, the story of visionary architect Addison Mizner* Introduced the Mediterranean Revival and Spanish Colonial Revival styles to southern Florida* Designed and developed the resort town of Boca Raton* Designed the exquisite Everglades Club in Palm BeachAddison Mizner transformed Palm Beach and South Florida with his visionary architecture.
Nov 24, 2023 · Addison Mizner, the quirky, colorful personality credited with bringing Mediterranean Revival-style architecture to Palm Beach, is the star of the new chapter book "Addison Mizner, Visionary ...
