Miami Hot and Cool

With Miami becoming hotter-& cooler-than ever as the capital of American chic, the time is perfect for the paperback edition of a book that is radiant with the sultry & jazzy, outlandish & sophisticated look & lifestyle of the city. Miami is a city that celebrates its looks, flaunts its vices, & exhibits its wealth of sensual pleasures. In this visually stunning survey of its diverse designs for homes & gardens, Miami shows the rest of America how to take the heat with an up-to-the-minute, sizzling lifestyle. Here designers have drawn from sources as far-flung as Spain, Italy, Cuba, Haiti, New York, & even Disney World. More than 25 houses present Miami in its many guises-sumptuous Mediterranean villas overlooking Biscayne Bay, bungalows of salvaged wood in Coconut Grove, & contemporary homes with the Deco curves of Miami Beach. With more than 400 full-color photographs, Miami: Hot & Cool captures the essence of Miami-the place & the state of mind.Cerwinske, Laura is the author of 'Miami Hot and Cool' with ISBN 9780517574317 and ISBN 0517574314.