Fountainebleau Hotel
Brandon Adrien
May 1, 2013
Period 8
Fontainebleau Hotel Around this part of the state, there are several buildings with different forms of South Florida architecture. This is especially so in the areas of Miami-Dade county and Broward county. I am really fascinated however with the style of the Miami Midcentury Modern style. One such building that I have taken pleasure in that incorporates this style would be the Fountainebleau Hotel. The Fountainebleau Hotel also known as Fontainebleau Miami Beach is one of the most historically and architecturally significant hotels which applies the Miami Midcentury Modern style. This hotel is located at 4441 Collins Ave in Miami Beach. This building was designed by Morris Lapidus in 1952 and built in 1954. As a hotel, it was made to house and take care of its guests, a function it still carries out today. The resort has 1504 with two new towers, 12 restaurants and bars, a 40,000-sq. ft. spa with mineral-rich water therapies and co-ed swimming pools, and an oceanfront poolscape with a free-form pool shaped as a re-interpretation of Lapidus’ signature bow-tie design. Personally, I’m a big fan of the restaurants and spa. In fact, the hotel is so marvelous that it’s arguably the most luxurious hotel in Miami Beach and ranks 93rd in the list of "America's Favorite Architecture. The AIA's Florida Chapter also ranks the Fontainebleau as 1st on its list of Florida Architecture: 100 Years. 100 Places. Also the hotel has served as the base of a real drug gang called the Black Tuna Gang and movie gang in the famous 1983 Scarface. It is of the Miami Midcentury Modern style due its more futuristic appearance which is shown by the asymmetry, kidney-bean and oval shapes, and curves along with the semi-circular shapes. How great of a structure is this hotel!
May 1, 2013
Period 8
Fontainebleau Hotel Around this part of the state, there are several buildings with different forms of South Florida architecture. This is especially so in the areas of Miami-Dade county and Broward county. I am really fascinated however with the style of the Miami Midcentury Modern style. One such building that I have taken pleasure in that incorporates this style would be the Fountainebleau Hotel. The Fountainebleau Hotel also known as Fontainebleau Miami Beach is one of the most historically and architecturally significant hotels which applies the Miami Midcentury Modern style. This hotel is located at 4441 Collins Ave in Miami Beach. This building was designed by Morris Lapidus in 1952 and built in 1954. As a hotel, it was made to house and take care of its guests, a function it still carries out today. The resort has 1504 with two new towers, 12 restaurants and bars, a 40,000-sq. ft. spa with mineral-rich water therapies and co-ed swimming pools, and an oceanfront poolscape with a free-form pool shaped as a re-interpretation of Lapidus’ signature bow-tie design. Personally, I’m a big fan of the restaurants and spa. In fact, the hotel is so marvelous that it’s arguably the most luxurious hotel in Miami Beach and ranks 93rd in the list of "America's Favorite Architecture. The AIA's Florida Chapter also ranks the Fontainebleau as 1st on its list of Florida Architecture: 100 Years. 100 Places. Also the hotel has served as the base of a real drug gang called the Black Tuna Gang and movie gang in the famous 1983 Scarface. It is of the Miami Midcentury Modern style due its more futuristic appearance which is shown by the asymmetry, kidney-bean and oval shapes, and curves along with the semi-circular shapes. How great of a structure is this hotel!