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Morris Lapidus

Morris Lapidus
Born(1902-11-25)November 25, 1902
DiedJanuary 18, 2001(2001-01-18) (aged 98)
Alma materColumbia University (B.A., Architecture, 1927)[1]
OccupationArchitect
AwardsIn 2000, the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum honored Lapidus as an American Original for his lifetime of work; cited in Syracuse University Special Collections, Morris Lapidus 2011
BuildingsFontainebleau Miami Beach
Eden Roc
ProjectsLincoln Road Mall
The Fontainebleau

Morris Lapidus (November 25, 1902 – January 18, 2001) was an architect, primarily known for his Neo-baroque "Miami Modern" hotels constructed in the 1950s and 60s, which have since come to define that era's resort-hotel style, synonymous with Miami and Miami Beach.

A Jewish Ukrainian immigrant based in New York, Lapidus designed over 1,000 buildings during a career spanning more than 50 years, much of it spent as an outsider to the American architectural establishment.

  1. ^ "Morris Lapidus / Mid 20th Century Historic District" Archived 2013-08-27 at the Wayback Machine, City of Miami Beach Planning Department, July 14, 2009

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