Albert Anis (April 18, 1889 – August 28, 1964) was an architect in

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known for his

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. He was one of a group of American-born architects working in

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who synthesized the austere architectural principles of the International Style architecture with their own brand of

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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

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in the 1920s, and hotels on Ocean Drive, in

. 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 Tyler Apartment Hotel (1940), 430 21st St, Miami Beach Fl *''Berkeley Shore Hotel'' (1940), 1610 Collins Avenue, 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) * Lord Charles Apartments (1953) 4?? 21st St, Miami Beach, FL *''Bhojwani Tower'' (1950s)

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) File:TylerHotel.jpg, Tyler Apartment Hotel (1940) 430 21st St, Miami Beach

References

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