Palm Beach Splendor The Architecture Of Jeffrey W. Smith

Preeminent Palm Beach architect Jeffrey Smith hailed by Town & Country as "the most adept young historicist working in Palm Beach today" has garnered wide acclaim for his continuation of the classical Mediterranean style characteristic of the town that has come to be known as the "American Riviera." Even though Henry Flagler had extended his railroad down the coast of Florida in the 1890s and built a couple of hotels in Palm Beach, it was little more than a way station until sewing machine heir and entrepreneur Paris Singer teamed up with architect Addison Mizner in 1918 to create what would become the world-renowned resort of today. It is the rich tradition established by Mizner that Smith has continued to develop in Palm Beach, as well as in Miami and Naples, Florida, and Southampton, New York. Smith's impressive client list, many whose houses are shown in this book, includes Leonard Lander, Alberto Vitales, David Koch, Henry Ford II, Gianni Versace, Dudley Moore, Ivana Trump, and others. Palm Beach Splendor showcases seventeen of Smith's most recent projects in magnificent full-color photographs featuring interiors by such well-known designers as Pauline Boardman, Mark Hampton, Thad Hayes, Bunny Williams, John Stedila, and McMillen.Wilson, Joyce is the author of 'Palm Beach Splendor The Architecture Of Jeffrey W. Smith' with ISBN 9780847827176 and ISBN 0847827178.