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Miami modern: A Minimalist Landing, on the Beaches of Excess....
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[ Picture of Spec House, 25Nov04 (Image size: 15,314 bytes) ]
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Chad Oppenheim, a 33-year-old [Miami. FL] architect... is attracting attention for his retooling of Miami modernism.... Mr. Oppenheim has garnered praise for creating a cool, almost monastic design esthetic that is in stark contrast to Miami's previous architectural excesses, including Latin pop, retro Art Deco and Spanish colonial.
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Moving beyond what Mr. Oppenheim calls "quaint Mediterranean villas," a popular Miami style, his version of modernism is almost always white, with touches of color and texture coming from exotic tropical hardwoods, towering palms and the skimpy bikinis on beautiful people lounging poolside.
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Mr. Oppenheim's most personal statement is the recently completed overhaul of his own home.... In the kitchen a 1940's French chandelier... offsets stainless steel countertops (See above[ See the kitchen and the chandelier! ])....
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(--Raul A. Battenche, "A Minimalist Landing, on the Beaches of Excess", NYT on the Web, 02Dec04)
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See  recounting Florida ballots in Nov. 2000 U.S. Presidential election ("hanging chads").[ See hand recounting of Florida Nov 2000 election ballots! ]
See  neo-Palladian villa with Pepperoni and cheese (2004, Chappaqua NY USA. 217k).
 
Q:  Is the adventure of Universalizing, emancipatory Culture ["Modernity" as it arose in the West...] over?[ Go on: Think about where 'we' are going! ]
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