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<br />LEISURE & ARTS
<br />by E.LLl:\ Pua.%xk
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<br />THE WALL STHEET JOURNAL THURSDAY, JULY 17, INN
<br />A Master Builder Regulates the Beach
<br />5rusi4r, Flu.
<br />Plunked right dawn an is luurly road
<br />that Winds past a brilliant white -sand
<br />beach and pail the purple-and-green wa-
<br />lers of like Gulf of hlcxicu, this is our my
<br />ptubable town. Its mrtrupumlrn deli>uy.
<br />reguldr netwurk of Nl vvu. and rally Greek
<br />krnval pull office are pdrmcularly utiex-
<br />weled here ill the F•Iurida panhandle. The
<br />Nh1111111rf of newly luNlallrd Ire ruunN over
<br />lily l.aNlrl culurtd w•uudell houses makes It
<br />Neeltl even Iliure unreal -
<br />Seaside lit, to fact, not it town at all, at
<br />least nut In any legal or nurnlal sense. It's
<br />a speculahvr r"or1 CUmunutbl•y being built
<br />11y . real•emaie developer named fcuberl
<br />DaviN. Uidike other 1,Nur1 corinllunllles,
<br />IhuQoA' which Walr:illy 1mvil bundleds of
<br />Wrmmcal ufi11S arranged around a gulf
<br />1 out Ne ill lined ap fill .1 War it, Seasidt• Is
<br />4,udclrJ oiler IIaUlliWldl Allu•1N'ali Nulall
<br />11, .d, Avj Wilvir 1..11 runl'14.11• IIItiIIu•
<br />i114: ,•d.l,l• nl, If," W-1I, ,mL4 Will, NlrulgN
<br />.rl 1. •t. l,.•L.,n IrN ,11 lu3t a Iett I.-!1 till till.
<br />road. Sr,,bidv IN futlller mbinlguiNlieu fur
<br />'IN rait-IUlly rurl,dr•d :elld t)guruusly ell•
<br />h,rced drNleu and emimrurloru guidelines.
<br />Pan o1 a cuniprclirasive fnasler plan dl.•
<br />trluped by AudrVS Dually and E112ulivill
<br />Plaer- •Lybrrk. parti:: rs in a Adam arcld-
<br />IVL•IWY hrai, Ilirsa guldrimps sWelly he
<br />use of lradiuunal furors and dtaterlrls :aid
<br />a sal ill visual elements Wet, lugell,er, ere.
<br />ate real altd cubrrrml streelscapes. Tile
<br />rnlpiw Nis fin design and fin historic forms
<br />leas ($lade Sraslde nul uldy a lilt financially
<br />liul also a 111a9uel fur archllects and tither
<br />develupers Who slug by Just to Lake it
<br />luux.
<br />some well-known archilecLS have
<br />slopl,ed 10119 ennugl, to commit llreinbelves
<br />10 design Scaslde's rnalur public buudlltgs•
<br />They Include Rebut A.Al. Sterb, L.eun
<br />Kerr and Slrveb Hull. Ilu1 it IN Air. Dens
<br />who SlAgleha11dedly enjuires file Svaslde
<br />'.urban code." He alsu lives here year
<br />ruund, prcatdmig over alisuluely evety-
<br />1111116, mcludltir tilt• Ifichu :at Ihr mitirm,il
<br />bill 1"911 quality lucrl leNlauraut. Arrle
<br />lcctb associaled will, Sea,idc unto reler Ili
<br />Mr. Davis as "life kml9" ur
<br />..tile duke." Thcy ackpuwl
<br />edge, thuugh. that )Its pwr
<br />Son91 slake In the •'luwll" re-
<br />sults In u kind of civallty Cun-
<br />Ifol thdl Is Wlusual for a
<br />slteculanvr project.
<br />Mr. Davis Inhrrled the lid
<br />acres of land from his grind-
<br />littler Ill the Like I970S. When
<br />Ile bt•gao to spend suue little
<br />Ill Itll• nt•:,rby cul limunlly of
<br />C:r,lyloll Lit-.101 hr de%vlup.,d
<br />fin :Illeclwu fur Ihr Liu hills
<br />vribJrular style by lurnld
<br />lilel/'. Andrea Doan)- aml
<br />Elliahrtlt 114ilt -I Zybrrk, till till- oilier
<br />Iwud, had 11CC•Ulile unrra•Ned lit I.VUII
<br />Kflel S theories of urbdnksm this. fit wr IN
<br />d L•'urupeab arehileC1 whu wrllrN dud
<br />draws but ill far has been too pure ever to
<br />build anything. He proselyi12rs fur small
<br />Clues. Ilunlan scale, prdrNlrall activity,
<br />CIaSSICLI and vernacular Iurnls. His IlrNl
<br />bulll work, a house fur lunurlf, will be
<br />here al Seaside and will be followed by
<br />a Krler tower for Isle (own cement
<br />SINCe Al r. Davis had almost exactly, the
<br />amount of laud that Alr. Krim prescribes
<br />fur all Ideal urban quarter," Alf. ljualty
<br />and Ms. Plater- Zyberk saw' at' 0111iurtunlly
<br />here lu put fill llleurtns emu pracucr nl all
<br />American eilvlluurnenl. Afr. Davis
<br />agrcl•U.
<br />The Dually /Puler- Lybrrk master plat
<br />las reviewed by Mr. Krlerl ctlidbfArs ell
<br />Inrllls of Amelicali and LUrupv.111 luwl
<br />pl:lnnlug auU luruts bl)rrtiWed nlu:Ily Ir'tio
<br />uldrl Lt111dIi191, tit Ihr %kjjilht•jNj The braCll
<br />1, it'll utidevl.lupt•d, puuclu.med unly by
<br />Simply w.n del. li.u'lhuus placc0 it Ihr t111Us
<br />ill olaltil slivelb, '1'lgn 1:11 hr not truly dlr
<br />Tilt' guWchnca rrdd like all clullu
<br />lynl•crntury town, and to Nonar
<br />lhrl's how ads place IuukS. llnsluc
<br />Swltlgs end re•vulving Ceding lanN c
<br />1 lilt lu the effect) 1•hr gulurlltMs an
<br />l pllcil, lu ijel, that purCllaaefb of 1411
<br />been able lu Lypa,N irchilect, ant) I
<br />directly W111t benders ant) dfdlll11g a1
<br />Ill pfuduce cullilwieal, cumlurtaulr.
<br />live tluuacs-
<br />Thr )vu119 arclnectN wile hate
<br />here 10 dralgil IluusrN ill leti Ilnd 11,C )l
<br />Willi hula rti14m to InrmrWcl. L;
<br />lierkc, a W.uhuigmu lirxd rrihn,
<br />11,10 tilt hest kiUCCr" w far N
<br />pulled the SeaslUv huuNe lype, rpari
<br />Illule rlaLlllg end Crl•allh6 Illult• ill
<br />thin is uSurl, but ecr11 m•1 liml.lu
<br />Sulltrw•hrl prl,lhi-tail r Aisomer an
<br />Ihlhr'I'slru, wiw is U.a.i.rd In Nt•N Y,
<br />plains 111.11 she and liar preen f 7
<br />h.dim " Vul sl.allru" ,� Noun
<br />Ills j;111drI111r.1 :11111 nl•vr1 w'elll ..
<br />Ihrr
<br />The OKI,• w.14 min .Il I91il ll)' au1,1
<br />apply lu Sr.laulrN puldn hfill.4ll
<br />laid)' 1C4 Lill t•ilIr111 w'.i. Nlmlr l......1
<br />Ill-1114 up1111 Ifunl the buubcl. \II. D_
<br />1.111•ly Urcidrd to apply lhr eudr I
<br />NI1UCIUIVN IN well. Amt Su 1:1r, I-r
<br />that rrr11'l entirely clear, nut tiuc
<br />public bullddigs deslgmd by d wcl
<br />artimecl has oven been marked. .
<br />ullr rlipc.il•N lu by on Indellnlic hul
<br />design Jalapa are liegunalyd.
<br />Se.'rNIdC %ee11u, rlghl bow, to b,
<br />helWrrll safely and rral JiChueci
<br />lerrNl. 11 ❑ pupulaled nluslly lip
<br />erners, corny of wlwln Nay loot r
<br />century alnwsphrie Is pert ul Ili
<br />thM It amends Mein of quieter I
<br />Tennessee or Alabrllla (file air of
<br />fly herr IS heightened for anyour
<br />WWI Krler's work: the belvrdrrej
<br />lord views of the be.l, life llapN w
<br />slladnl6 Ina uulelu.lr markrl, 11ir p..
<br />lour simple wuud pvS" with .
<br />Calivas ruui iiAd A pelmilll flying al
<br />111101 have ,mewed trunk Ito wl,l
<br />talglc drawulgs.l Mr. pave expr
<br />side 10 grow eonNlderably, lhuugr:
<br />CVUIve IA10 a real luwn WILh it iut
<br />flnpulamon 11.1im already ir•e w.
<br />Unit resldenul. Alid II will lie a tot
<br />purtumlty If We guld,lln" cat
<br />;lrelChed iulllclenuy w allow Wt
<br />rrChllrcLs who have been drawn o1
<br />Truly 11r51•rrlr bu11db1gN.
<br />m udilwhi1c. W. 1JU.11ly acid AS
<br />Zybnrk have been apprLwched by c
<br />velupers wlw want W Sun www
<br />oHlcuds Ln ek161Wr Clues whu
<br />guide careful expansions or rube
<br />Weir duwuulwns. (Under the air
<br />UnlvelMly df l W111, t16- arclutc,
<br />been awarded to NEA mane w cc
<br />IZe latch code and to turrl It Idly C
<br />whit the aid of a Culil puller- &Wei
<br />System Hobert Davis, who fuuno
<br />rftalcO his properly ffl"Clally p
<br />While sup PayUig ennaws altcnuu,
<br />TIC hmeld" find W `flop dedL�p, L
<br />applauded.
<br />Urhl.l.-., p..gn'tl l' attar, loirly rtrldy hill
<br />alN., Ilr.tib .111 r \II''AUI'dlil•lr•y Ilalut.Il It••
<br />N,inl1•v N Ills 1 t•Np.•t•l .11111 gl'rrl•.
<br />Tile Nilb'lebi tulrS at Srasldr rppl)' to
<br />the drsien ill Wu,rN- lh Ihr firm brigilltur.
<br />l,wiU bring, bwll, fur exatnple. till• cud,
<br />nladd.lers Ihal tltiuseN be luw, free•Sldild•
<br />Ing, tit w..itl 1raolc cumslruciwil, Willi ex-
<br />lWb;Vd raider], drip 110111 purchrN, and gra•
<br />tar Alai pHOWN. They must br p:,lnlyd dl
<br />rppruv. U p.f,l.•I 1•ulurN Willi ahpruvt.•d can•
<br />Irasimg Irlm. tllodtiwN Illay be• Unly yl.rli-
<br />c.il of Nquart ' rwlN must be lmcUl ur w'uud
<br />shake- Laudsrapwg of Ihr Inuudawry
<br />yards tuliSI be of sand and nrltvc• scrub.
<br />And rich huust• nlusl have Its owe Willie
<br />pl(•krl It•uc•r. likAh lio lAallert repealed oil
<br />ally one sliret-
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