12/08/2026
A little taste of Miami’s iconic Art Deco architecture 🌴✨
During our trip to the US in July, we spent some time exploring South Beach and photographing the wonderfully colourful and distinctive buildings of the Art Deco Historic District.
South Beach is home to the world’s largest collection of 20th-century Art Deco architecture, with more than 800 historic buildings concentrated within a one-square-mile district along Ocean Drive, Collins Avenue and Washington Avenue.
Much of the area was rebuilt following the devastating 1926 hurricane, and what emerged was a uniquely Miami take on Art Deco — often called “Tropical Deco” — combining streamlined modernist geometry with pastel colours, rounded forms, nautical motifs and features designed for Miami’s subtropical climate. 📷🌊☀️
