Art Deco Architecture Design, Decoration, and Detail from the Twenties and Thirties

by Bayer, Patricia

• ISBN13: 9780500281499
• ISBN10: 0500281491
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-10-17
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson

Summary

This exploration of Art Deco architectural design embraces many different times and places in its visual and verbal account of the movement's origins, development, and influence. Art Deco's sheer exuberance ensured its success across the globe and it adapted to the most diverse situations, as shown by examples ranging from offices in Europe and gas stations in America to maharajahs' palaces in India and imperial dwellings in Japan. Public buildings of all kinds-whether fountain or state capitol, skyscraper or bus terminal-bear witness to its decades of popularity. Sumptuously illustrated, this unrivaled study provides a comprehensive guide to the best loved of all 20th-century architectural styles.

Table of Contents

Introduction	7	(8)
Influences, Precursors and Parallels	15	(22)
International Expositions	37	(20)
Residences and Hotels	57	(30)
Public Buildings Office buildings factories stores restaurants cinemas theatres travel buildings civic structures churches and monuments	87	(122)
Revivals and Replicas	209	(11)
Illustration Credits	220	(1)
Bibliography	220	(2)
Index of Buildings, Architects and Expositions	222	(2)
Index of Places	224