Though it only had the distinction of being the world’s tallest building for 11 months, the Chrysler Building has remained ...

If we think of modern architecture in its most rigorous form as having stripped away ornament and replaced it wit ...

Discover Hyderabad's hidden Art Deco gems, a unique architectural style that reflects the city's rich history and culture.

On 28 April 1925, the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts opened in Paris. It was a landmark ...

The patterns and designs common on Art Deco buildings incorporated imagery from many other cultures, and the placement of exterior ornamentation can be found on Mesopotamian and Greek architecture ...

As the world enjoys the centennial of the 1925 Paris Exposition, the landmark event that solidified Art Deco as a global ...

Art Deco design reached its peak in the United States in the 1920s and 1930s. The style is known for its expressive ornamentation, colorful materials, and bold silhouettes. Growing out of French ...

Its more restrained, sleeker form could be argued to predict the streamlined art deco architecture that would emerge in the 1930s, while others might argue it lacks enough ornamentation to be ...

The term ‘Arts Decoratifs’ (later shortened to Art Deco in the 1960s) was coined after the Exposition ... There were overlaps with Modernism, with the use of clean lines and minimal decoration, but ...

René Lalique was a seminal French glass designer known for his Art Nouveau and Art Deco perfume bottles ... elegant lines and ornamentation. He is noted for pioneering new industrial techniques that ...

Art deco expresses America's best and worst of times: the exuberant Jazz Age and the Great Depression. Miami Beach's Art Deco District is the largest and best known art deco wonderland ...

"What you see in a lot of decoration in the lead lighting and ... 1920s and 30s The distinctive look of Art Deco originated in France in the early 20th century but, as Burke says, quickly spread ...