棕榈滩(Palm Beach)详细介绍了被称为“美国里维埃拉”(America's Riviera)的30多座大房子和公共建筑的细致修复。这些房屋从1988年至今恢复,每栋房屋都获得了棕榈滩保护基金会令人垂涎的Ballinger奖。由棕榈滩保护基金会颁发的Ballinger奖旨在表彰最能体现棕榈滩原始住宅传统和体现设计其建筑师特色的修复或翻新。 1988年首次颁发,以纪念已故的棕榈滩地标保护委员会主席罗伯特•巴林杰(Robert I. Ballinger Jr.) - 一位不知疲倦地工作多年的人,他给其他人灌输了对岛上的建筑遗产应有的自豪感。 2018年是该奖项成立30周年。为庆祝这一里程碑,本书展示了过去三十年获得这一令人垂涎的奖项的非凡住宅。
Palm Beach details the meticulous restorations of more than thirty great houses and public buildings on what has been called "America's Riviera." These houses were restored from 1988 to the present, and each house has won the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach's coveted Ballinger Award. The Ballinger Award, presented by the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach, commemorates a restoration or renovation that best exemplifies the traditions of Palm Beach's original houses and the architect who designed them. First given 1988 in honor of the late Robert I. Ballinger Jr., former chairman of the Palm Beach Landmarks Preservation Commission--an individual who worked tirelessly for many years to instill in others a pride in the island's architectural heritage. The year 2018 marks the 30th anniversary of this award's inception, and this book features the award winners from the past 30 years to celebrate this milestone, showcasing the extraordinary homes that have garnered this coveted award.
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