Fontainebleau Miami Beach: The Legendary Resort’s Untold History | Architecture Stories

In this episode, we travel to Miami Beach to explore the Fontainebleau: a hotel that didn't just break the rules–it rewrote them. Designed by Morris Lapidus in 1954, the Fontainebleau was bold, flamboyant, and unapologetically theatrical. Critics hated it. Guests couldn't get enough.

Join us as we uncover the architectural innovations, the controversies, and the legacy of a hotel that came to define the modern resort hotel.