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THE STORIES BEHIND THREE UNREALIZED ARCHITECTURAL PROJECTS

BY MARIE PENNY

In Palm Beach, architecture is more than just the backdrop to our daily walks: It signifies what part of town we are in and teaches us about important moments in design history. The built environment is the product of the many architects who contributed to the Town of Palm Beach, but what about the structures that never made it off the page? Here, we examine conceptual visions from the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach’s archive and the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives.

1. FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT: FLORIDA COTTAGE, PALM BEACH, 1912 Considered the “greatest American architect of all time,” Frank Lloyd Wright needs no introduction. His largest contribution to the state is the Florida Southern College campus in Lakeland. However, the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives holds a drawing of an unbuilt cottage in Palm Beach. Who was the client? Was it on the lake or the ocean? There are so many questions that a drawing alone cannot answer. The character-defining traits of the cottage are the flat rooflines and overhanging eaves indicative of the Prairie style, which Wright pioneered and is prevalent in the American Midwest.

2. JOHN VOLK: ROYAL POINCIANA PLAZA RESTAURANT, 1959 Volk conceived of an octagonal restaurant pavilion in the center of The Royal Poinciana Plaza. This was more than a concept, as there are several detailed drawings in the Volk collection. It would have included a buffet, a dining room, and a cocktail lounge. In accordance with the rest of the plaza (also designed by Volk), the intended pavilion was imagined in the Regency style, which was adapted for Palm Beach and popularized in the late 1950s. The use of classical moldings, columns, and pediments are key aspects of Palm Beach Regency.

3. BELFORD SHOUMATE: PALM BEACH PIER, 1965 After years of sustained damage, the Palm Beach Pier—the only public pier in town—was demolished in 1969. Shoumate designed several studies of the pier when ownership changed hands in the early 1960s. He envisioned a modern pier that would change the fabric of the beachfront—it even included a pool. The balance between the straight lines and strong geometric forms lends a futuristic quality to this modern concept.

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COURTESY OF THE PRESERVATION FOUNDATION OF PALM BEACH

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THE FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT FOUNDATION ARCHIVES (THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART | AVERY ARCHITECTURAL & FINE ARTS LIBRARY, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, NEW YORK); COPYRIGHT © 2022 FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT FOUNDATION, SCOTTSDALE, AZ. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

COURTESY OF THE PRESERVATION FOUNDATION OF PALM BEACH

Marie Penny is the director of archives for the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach.

ARIEL MORALES, M.D.

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Ariel Morales, M.D. is a dual Harvard Trained board-certified anesthesiologist and board-certified pain management physician. He specializes in treatment of pain conditions of the spine, such as spinal stenosis, scoliosis, sciatica, spondylolisthesis, as well as cancer pain and other pain syndromes throughout the body. Dr. Morales also has an interest in neuromodulation and spinal cord stimulation.

Born in Havana, Cuba, Dr. Morales immigrated to Florida at a young age and was raised in Miami. He attended the University of Miami for medical school where he graduated at the top of his class with distinction in Medicine and awarded the Department of Medicine Eric Reiss Award for his academic excellence.

Dr. Morales went on to complete his anesthesiology residency training at the prestigious Harvard Medical School-Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA. After completing his residency, Dr. Morales stayed at Harvard to complete his Pain Medicine fellowship, where he graduated with distinction in research. Dr. Morales was awarded the Joseph M. Garfield Harvard Medical School teaching award for his contributions to the university.

After finalizing his training, Dr. Morales served as staff at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and held the prestigious title of Instructor of Anesthesiology at Harvard Medical School for 2 years. After his tenure at Harvard, Dr. Morales returned to Florida highly motivated to serve the south Florida community he calls home.

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS

College: Saint Thomas University, Miami, FL Medical School: University of Miami - Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL Residency: Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA Fellowship: Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA Member: American Board of Anesthesiology, American Society of Anesthesiologists, American Society of Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine, Boston Pain Society, American Medical Association, Academic Society Member: Hunter Society