Art Deco Periods and Styles History
Art Deco Periods and Styles History
The Jazz Age style concurrent with International Modern in the 1920s and 1930s, and characterized by streamlining architectural motifs.
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Rockefeller Center - NYCTourist describes this Art Deco complex of commercial buildings in New York built 1929-34. Includes images of Art Deco and Art Nouveau murals and mosaics.
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Art Deco Napier - Napier, New Zealand, was rebuilt in the early 1930s after an earthquake and has Art Deco buildings, some with Maori motifs. The Art Deco Trust provides photographs, history and an introduction to the style.
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Paramount Theatre, Oakland, California - The official site offers photographs and a history (with source) of this extraordinary Art Deco theater. The 1930s movie palace was designed by San Francisco architect Timothy Pflueger.
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Art Deco Society of Washington - Supports the preservation of Art Deco architecture. Membership, events, preservation news, description and history of Art Deco sites in the area, articles and reviews, forum, links.
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Art Deco Society Inc. - A non-profit organisation promoting the preservation Art Deco in Victoria and Tasmania. News, events, publications, membership.
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Decorative Art in Architecture as a Part of Bandung History - An essay by Dibyo Hartono on the influence of Art Deco on the architecture of Bandung in Indonesia.
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Building the Chrysler Building - An illustrated history by Emily Zimmerman, part of America in the 1930s.
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Art Deco Society of Los Angeles - Aims to save historic Art Deco structures throughout the world. Preservation issues, news, events. Pictures and listings of Art Deco buildings in the Los Angeles area.
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Architecture in Ghent: Art Deco and Modernism - Gert Defever explores the significant Art Deco buildings in this Belgian city [in Dutch with a summary in English.]
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Art Deco Ireland - Images and information on the Art Deco buildings of the whole of Ireland, including the Church of Christ the King, Turners Cross, Cork by Chicago architect Barry Byrne.
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Boston Avenue United Methodist Church - The official site of this towering Art Deco church in Tulsa, designed in the 1920s by Adah Robinson, gives a history and illustrated description, with commentary on its religious symbolism.
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Art Deco in Miami Beach - A brief history and description of the style and its prominence in the hotels of Miama Beach, from Absolutely Florida. Listing of hotels, map and directions.
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South Bay Deco - Andrew Wood of San José State University introduces the Art Deco movement and provides photographs of Deco buildings dotted around the South San Francisco Bay area.
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Art Deco Metropolis - Tony Robins offers walking tours of Art Deco architecture in New York (itinerary online), a list of Art Deco landmarks in the city, book reviews and excerpts from interviews with New York architects of the 1920s and 30s.
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Dorset Deco - Photographs and details of interesting but little-known Art Deco-style buildings in Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch, UK, from James Rattue.
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The Art Deco Society of California - A not-for-profit organization with both serious and social activities. Events, membership, preservation awards (with photographs of some Deco buildings), guide to Art Deco in the San Francisco Bay area, magazine.
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Art Deco in Architecture - Illustrated essay by Heidi Dressler on the Art Deco buildings of Kalamazoo, Michigan, US.
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Chicago Landmarks - Art Deco Tour - Photographs and descriptions of the city's Art Deco skyscrapers and other buildings.
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Durban's Art Deco - Andrew Moore introduces the Art Deco style and Durban's contribution to it. Tour of the Art Deco district.
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Michael's Architecture Tour - Photographs, history and bibliography of Art Deco skyscrapers in Chicago, New York, St. Louis, and Tulsa.
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Miami Design Preservation League - Protects, preserves and promotes the famed Art Deco District in Miami Beach, Florida. Events, architectural tours, Art Deco Museum.
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Midland Hotel, Morecambe, UK - The Friends of the Midland aim to raise awareness and funding towards the restoration of this important Art Deco building by Oliver Hill. History, photographs.
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