The Breakers, the Waldorf, the Biltmore, the Sherry, the Pierre-these landmark hotels are synonymous with grand luxury and style. When they were built, in the 1920s, their refined elegance and grandeur set the bar for hotels and resorts the world over. Responsible for creating these and countless other hotels throughout the United States, were the partners of a single architectural firm: Schultze & Weaver. Together, this duo-an architect and an engineer-virtually invented the glamorous lifestyle made famous in films like Grand Hotel. Catering to the social elite of which they were themselves a part, Schultze & Weaver synthesized the Old World style of Renaissance Italy, Moorish Spain, and Georgian England with all of the modern amenities that made hotel living luxurious.
This book presents portfolios of fifteen of the firm's most spectacular hotels, culminating in the Art Moderne masterpiece of the Waldorf-Astoria. Over two hundred period photographs and hand-colored architectural renderings chart the ascent of the American hotel in all its glory and glamour, before the Great Depression forever changed the lifestyles of America's rich and famous. Essays address the cultural and technological developments that underpin the creation of resort and residential hotels, including the elemental role played by Schultze & Weaver.
This book is published in conjunction with an exhibition at the Wolfsonian-Florida International University, Miami, held in celebration of their tenth anniversary.

Published to accompany an exhibition held at the Wolfsonian-Florida International U., in Miami in 2005-2006, this exhibition catalogue presents essays and entries on 14 of the grand hotels built by the New York-based architectural firm. Among the hotels described are the Waldorf-Astoria, Sherry-Netherland, Pierre, and the Lexington in New York and the Miami Biltmore in Coral Gables. The volume, which is oversized (9.5x12"), contains color plates of historic views, photos, and drawings of the hotels, their decoration, their guests, and staff.
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Published to accompany an exhibition held at the Wolfsonian-Florida International U., in Miami in 2005-2006, this exhibition catalogue presents essays and entries on 14 of the grand hotels built by the New York-based architectural firm. Among the hotels described are the Waldorf-Astoria, Sherry-Netherland, Pierre, and the Lexington in New York and the Miami Biltmore in Coral Gables. The volume, which is oversized (9.5x12"), contains color plates of historic views, photos, and drawings of the hotels, their decoration, their guests, and staff. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

The Breakers, the Waldorf, the Biltmore, the Sherry, the Pierre--"these landmark hotels are synonymous with grand luxury and style. When they were built, in the 1920s, their refined elegance and grandeur set the bar for hotels and resorts the world over. Responsible for creating these and countless other hotels throughout the United States, were the partners of a single architectural firm: Schultze & Weaver Together, this duo--"an architect and an engineer--"virtually invented the glamorous lifestyle made famous in films like

Marianne Lamonaca is assistant director for exhibitions and curatorial affairs at the Wolfsonian-Florida International University. In addition to organizing a number of important exhibitions, she has contributed scholarly articles to numerous books and journals.