From Palm Beach to Shangri La

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The Architecture of Marion Sims Wyeth

By Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach and Jane Day

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From Palm Beach to Shangri La by the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach and Jane Day delves into the rich history and cultural legacy of architecture and preservation in Palm Beach. The book offers an in-depth exploration of iconic landmarks, detailing their aesthetic and historical significance. It serves as both a visual and scholarly journey through the town's unique architectural heritage and ongoing preservation efforts.
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Format: Hardback

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You might enjoy this book if you have a fascination for architectural history and the preservation of cultural heritage. It offers insights into the luxurious estates and unique architectural styles in Palm Beach, intertwining visual elegance with rich historical narratives. Art and culture enthusiasts will appreciate how it showcases the blend of creativity and conservation efforts in one of the world's most opulent locales.

Homes, pool houses, and gardens in paradise by the great architect Marion Sims Wyeth progenitor of the fabled Palm Beach style and designer of Doris Duke s legendary Hawaiian retreat, Shangri La are featured here in the first in-depth book to consider his most alluring creations.

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Beauty and elegance mingle with extravagance in the Palm Beach style of architect Marion Sims Wyeth, a kind of home design that takes the standard fixtures of paradise—palm trees, ebullient fountains, glistening pools, and gardens, views of the sea—and mixes them with a dash of the exotic, like a Moorish-style balcony or doorway, Venetian archways, fanciful courtyards in the Spanish style, and spiralling staircases in stone and iron.

Featured here are the legendary abodes of Marjorie Merriweather Post and Doris Duke—Mar-a-Lago and Shangri La, respectively—as well as the less well-known but equally spectacular Hogarcito and La Claridad, to name but a few.

For those unfamiliar with these dream palaces, intimate homes of repose and reflection, for the enjoyment of life and the living of it, From Palm Beach to Shangri La serves at once as a revelation and an inspiration.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780847866656

Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 12 October 2021

Country: United States

Imprint: Rizzoli International Publications

Illustration: 200 colour and black and white photographs

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 238.0mm

Height: 324.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 256

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About the Author

Jane Day is a preservation consultant and architectural historian based in Palm Beach. The Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach is a private, nonprofit membership organization dedicated to the preservation of the historic, architectural, and cultural heritage of Palm Beach, Florida. Through advocacy initiatives, educational programs, architectural resources, and cultural events, the foundation's goal is to encourage the community to learn about and save the historic buildings that truly make Palm Beach special.

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