Albert Anis (1889–1964) was an architect in
Miami
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,
Florida
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known for his
Art Deco architecture
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. He was one of a group of American-born architects working in
Miami Beach
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who synthesized the austere architectural principles of the
International Style architecture with their own brand of
modernism
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which embraced the ornamentation and exotic lure of the tropical.
Career
Anis was the architect for a number of outstanding Art Deco-style buildings in
Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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in the 1920s, and hotels on
Ocean Drive, in
Miami Beach
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. Among his most noted works are:
*''The Whitelaw Hotel'' (1936) 808 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach FL
*''Waldorf Towers Hotel'' (1937), Ocean Drive, Miami Beach FL
*''The Winterhaven Hotel'' (1937)
*''The Leslie Hotel'' (1937), Ocean Drive, Miami Beach FL
*''The Chesterfield Hotel, formally called Helmor Hotel'' (1938) 855 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach FL
*''The Traymore Hotel'' (1939) 2445 Collins Avenue
*''Clevelander Hotel'' (1939), Ocean Drive, Miami Beach FL
*''The Abbey Hotel'' (1940)
*''Majestic Hotel'' (1940), Ocean Drive, Miami Beach FL
*''The Viscay Hotel'' (1941)
*''Avalon Hotel'' (1941), Ocean Drive, Miami Beach FL
*''The Mantell Plaza'' (1942)
*''Colonade Apartments'' (1946) 2365 Pinetree Drive, Miami Beach FL currently called Tradewinds Apartment Hotel
*''Pineview Apartments'' (1947) 2351 Pinetree Drive, Miami Beach FL currently called Tradewinds Apartment Hotel
*''Temple Emanuel'' (1947)
*''Bhojwani Tower'' (1950s)
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Gallery
File:3) Majestic (1940).jpg, Majestic (Albert Anis, 1940)
File:4) Avalon (1941).jpg, Avalon (Albert Anis, 1941)
File:7) Waldorf Towers (1937).jpg, Waldorf Towers (Albert Anis, 1937)
File:10) Clevelander (1939) 2.jpg, Clevelander (Albert Anis, 1939)
File:Leslie, Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, FL.jpg, Leslie (Albert Anis, 1937)
References
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1889 births
1964 deaths
Art Deco architects
20th-century American architects
Architects from Illinois
Architects from Miami