Meet Deborah Desilets discussing and signing Morris Lapidus: The Architecture of Joy

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Books and Books. Oct 25th and 26th, 2010.

altAuthor Deborah Desilets will be discussing and signing her first-ever monograph Morris Lapidus: The Architecture of Joy on October 25th at 8:00 at Books & Boos Coral Gables and again on October 26th at 8:00 p.m. at Books & Books, Bal Harbour Shops.

Known for inventing the postwar resort hotel with the Fontainebleau and the Eden Roc in Miami Beach, Morris Lapidus (1902-2001) is revered for his joyful interpretation of modernist tenets through an American vernacular of spectacle and whimsy. Lapidus enthusiastically embraced modernism’s formal freedom and sensuality while rejecting its more rigid principles, producing a unique style that seamlessly blends baroque fantasia with modernism’s clean lines and flowing spaces.

His exuberant curving walls, zigzagging facades, and deft manipulation of space created dramatic forms that transform the moods of their occupants. In 2000 Lapidus was honored by the Cooper-Hewitt as an “American Original,” an award created especially for him. This comprehensive volume presents the highlights of Lapidus’s extraordinary career. From seductive modern shops and private residences to iconic hotels and residential towers in New York, Miami Beach, the Caribbean, and beyond, this iconoclast proves that “too much is never enough.” Deborah Desilets is the holder of the Lapidus archives. She has lectured extensively both nationally and internationally on his work.

Books & Books Coral Gables
265 Aragon Avenue
Coral Gables,
Florida 33134
305.442.4408

Books & Books, Bal Harbour Shops
9700 Collins Avenue
Bal Harbour,
Florida 33154
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