[powerofluv]

pod you're right, Miami-Beach has definitely developped to a almost totally corporate oriented mostly Wasps crowd...which definitely want to catch a piece of it, and definitely they don't really preserve the Beach...
To Coach, maan you see I did once an editorial for G.Jack Donohue ( former host of Livingroom) and we talked about how SoBe supposed to be Disney Land, and that the island was not capabale to withstand the weight of the structures, so they moved to Orlando...also it was a retirement place for
1 Jewish folks escapeing Holocaust
2 Retired place for Army Veteran
and only when finally a think an Norvegian or Swedish developper finally proved that this could be a place to exploit!
So in that sense Miami-Beach had diverse influences before it totally blumed with the a Photographer Bruno Weber which has givien more recently the Miami new look and evolution...
Of course the Hippies came and made Miami a perfect hangout
but soon also this was gone and some Invester saw Miami-Beach as a Jewel to exploit Luxerious living and so far...the rest we all have seen it!
So coming back to the buildings and all yes I studied architecture back in Europe, and what I've seen there is that they're strict with perserving the historic Buildings and all and which as you said Pod Setai, Portofino Towers as well the Continium are somewhat queer in the landscape of Miami-Beach...it feels no more that its Artdeco at all...and I mean I don't say that the building are uggly, but they don't fit the envirement...