Beyond the Box Mid-Century Modern Architecture in Miami & New York

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Fire Station #1
Miami Beach 1967
Derided for hotel columns more glamorous than frankly functional, an unrepentant Lapidus takes quirky columns to make rooftop waves above a friendly neighborhood fire station in South Beach.

Morris Lapidus + Associates Architect
Thomas Delbeck Photographer



5600 Biscayne Boulevard
Miami c. 1960
On a major corridor of MiMo motels and office buildings this former tire showroom, now a pizzeria/carwash, is known for its excellent "take out" of architectural sensations.

Robert Law Weed Architect
Thomas Delbeck Photographer

Temple Menorah
Miami Beach 1951/1962
 Similar towers appeared at the Seattle world's fair in 1962 , but this dynamic parabola arrayed in couture gold on white works to great effect on a tropical corner of North Beach. It stands above a complex of temple, community and administrative spaces defined by volume and surface, and sculptural rooftop elements capturing sun and shadow.

Gilbert Fein/Morris Lapidus Architect
Arthur Marcus Photographer