Addison Mizner Quotes


Where there is a will there is a lawsuit.


Citations

Herford, Oliver, Ethel Watts Mumford, and Addison Mizner. The Cynic's Calendar of Revised Wisdom for 1903. Elder and Shepard, 1902.

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Addison Mizner
Addison Mizner
  • Born: December 12, 1872
  • Died: February 5, 1933
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Architect

Addison Cairns Mizner 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. In the 1920s Mizner was the best-known and most-discussed living American architect.:5 Palm Beach, Florida, which he "transformed", was his home, and most of his houses are there. He believed that architecture should also include interior and garden design, and set up Mizner Industries to have a reliable source of components. He was "an architect with a philosophy and a dream.":5 Boca Raton, Florida, began as Mizner's project.