For one thing, art deco tended to be highly exuberant, with liberal use of colour, ornament and luxurious materials – and that is what distinguishes it from other 1920s and 30s designs.

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 ...

If you asked a stranger on the street to name an architectural style, Art Deco would undoubtedly be a popular response. Though the heyday of Art Deco ran from the 1920s through the 1930s, the ...

Characterised by its ties to automobiles, with the elaborate use of steel and car-centric ornamentation, the Chrysler Building is often considered to be the defining symbol of art deco architecture.

One hundred years ago, a sprawling international exhibition was staged in Paris. It was intended to dazzle visitors with all that was new in architecture, design, fashion, and jewelry, and to ...