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2. Art Deco - Wikipedia

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   Art Deco. Art Deco, short for the French Arts décoratifs (lit. 'Decorative Arts'), [1] is a style of visual arts, architecture, and product design, that first appeared in Paris in the 1910s (just before World War I), [2] and flourished in the United States and Europe during the 1920s to early 1930s. Through styling and design of the exterior ...

3. Art Deco in the United States - Wikipedia

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   1919-1939. Location. United States. The Art Deco style, which originated in France just before World War I, had an important impact on architecture and design in the United States in the 1920s and 1930s. The most notable examples are the skyscrapers of New York City, including the Empire State Building, Chrysler Building, and Rockefeller Center.

4. Art Deco architecture of New York City - Wikipedia

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   Art Deco architecture flourished in New York City during the 1920s and 1930s. The style broke with many traditional architectural conventions and was characterized by verticality, ornamentation, and building materials such as plastics, metals, and terra cotta. Art Deco is found in government edifices, commercial projects, and residential ...

5. Chrysler Building - Wikipedia

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   Chrysler Building. The Chrysler Building is an Art Deco skyscraper on the East Side of Manhattan in New York City, at the intersection of 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. At 1,046 ft (319 m), it is the tallest brick building in the world with a steel framework.

6. Carew Tower - Wikipedia

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   Carew Tower. Carew Tower is a 49- story, 574-foot (175 m) Art Deco building completed in 1931 [8] in the heart of downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, overlooking the Ohio River waterfront. The structure is the second-tallest building in the city, and it was added to the register of National Historic Landmarks on April 19, 1994.

7. Streamline Moderne - Wikipedia

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   International. Streamline Moderne is an international style of Art Deco architecture and design that emerged in the 1930s. Inspired by aerodynamic design, it emphasized curving forms, long horizontal lines, and sometimes nautical elements. In industrial design, it was used in railroad locomotives, telephones, toasters, buses, appliances, and ...