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Addison Cairns Mizner (December 12, 1872 – February 5, 1933) was an American resort architect whose Mediterranean Revival and Spanish Colonial Revival style interpretations left an indelible stamp on South Florida, where it continues to inspire architects and land developers.〔(Herald Tribune ) retrieved July 11, 2008〕 In the 1920s Mizner was the best-known and most-discussed living American architect.〔Orr 1977. p. 5.〕 Mizner was the visionary behind the development of Boca Raton, Florida. ==Early career== Born in Benicia, California, he traveled as a child around the world with his father, Lansing Bond Mizner, a lawyer and the U. S. minister to Guatemala, who was recalled to the United States in 1891 by President Benjamin Harrison after the ''Barrundia Affair''. Little is known about Addison Mizner's sketches and artwork prior to his architectural career, but his subsequent work shows him to be a fine draftsman and an artist who painted beautiful watercolors. Although he lacked formal university training, Mizner served a 3 year apprenticeship in the office of San Francisco architect, Willis Jefferson Polk, eventually becoming a partner.〔Mizner 1932. p. 75〕〔Seebohm 2001. p. 59.〕 Later, while traveling in Hawaii, he co-authored a book with Ethel Watts Mumford entitled ''The Cynic's Calendar of Revised Wisdom for 1903''.〔Mizner 1932. p. 186.〕〔The New York Times. January 10, 1903〕 The book was an unexpected success and spawned seven sequels. Later, he also wrote with her ''The Limerick Up To Date Book'' (1903) and ''The Complete Cynic'' (1910). He eventually relocated to New York City, where he designed numerous country houses across Long Island and the region. In 1907, he and William Massarene designed White Pine Camp, a retreat in the Adirondack Mountains, later used by U. S. President Calvin Coolidge as his "Summer White House". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Addison Mizner」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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