Seaside

Steven Brooke's Seaside is the guide to the town of Seaside, complete with maps, walking tours, aerial views, and a look inside some of Seaside's most beautifully decorated homes. Brooke's text includes a discussion of the architectural elements that make up the Florida style and elaborates on the widely hailed urban design principles in effect at Seaside.

With nearly two hundred lush, color photographs, writer and photographer Steven Brooke takes the reader from the earliest pioneer stages of the town of Seaside to its development as an emerging cultural and intellectual center.

Steven Brooke's Seaside is the guide to the town of Seaside, complete with maps, walking tours, aerial views, and a look inside some of Seaside's most beautifully decorated homes. Brooke's text includes a discussion of the architectural elements that make up the Florida style and elaborates on the widely hailed urban design principles in effect at Seaside.

Steven Brooke, an internationally acclaimed architectural photographer, was awarded the Rome Prize in 1991 and is a Fellow of the American Academy in Rome. He received the National Honor Award for Photography from the American Institute of Architects, the highest award in the field of architectural photography. A graduate of the University of Michigan, Brooke is an adjunct professor in the University of Miami’s department of architecture. He lives in Miami with his wife, architect Suzanne Martinson, and his son, Miles Samuel Brooke.