Art Deco (Periods and Styles)

Art Deco Sites:

Decorative Art in Architecture as a Part of Bandung History 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. (Art Deco) http://www.iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp/~fujimori/heritage/artdeco.html Art Deco Architecture Art Deco Architecture: Lara Goeke provides an outline of the movement, photographs and brief details of famous examples, such as the Empire State Building, brief biographies of selected architects and links. (Art Deco) http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Studios/1925/index.html The Chrysler Building The Chrysler Building: Christopher Kynor supplies history, information, photographs and artifacts related to New York's Art Deco gem. (Art Deco) http://www.luciddreams.com/chryslerbuilding/ Art Deco Society Inc. Art Deco Society Inc.: A non-profit organisation promoting the preservation Art Deco in Victoria and Tasmania. News, events, publications, membership. (Art Deco) http://www.artdeco.org.au/ Durban's Art Deco Durban's Art Deco: Andrew Moore introduces the Art Deco style and Durban's contribution to it. Tour of the Art Deco district. (Art Deco) http://users.iafrica.com/a/an/andryn/ Art Deco Society of Washington 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. (Art Deco) http://adsw.org/ Miami Design Preservation League Miami Design Preservation League: Protects, preserves and promotes the famed Art Deco District in Miami Beach, Florida. Events, architectural tours, Art Deco Museum. (Art Deco) http://www.mdpl.org/ Art Deco in Miami Beach 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. (Art Deco) http://www.abfla.com/1tocf/hotf/1/decohis.html Art Deco Metropolis 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. (Art Deco) http://trob.home.pipeline.com/artdeco1.htm Midland Hotel, Morecambe, UK 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. (Art Deco) http://www.midlandhotel.org/ Michael's Architecture Tour Michael's Architecture Tour: Photographs, history and bibliography of Art Deco skyscrapers in Chicago, New York, St. Louis, and Tulsa. (Art Deco) http://www.michael.leland.name/index.html Building the Chrysler Building Building the Chrysler Building: An illustrated history by Emily Zimmerman, part of America in the 1930s. (Art Deco) http://xroads.virginia.edu/~1930s/DISPLAY/chrysler/Frame-1.html The Art Deco Society of California 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. (Art Deco) http://www.art-deco.org/ Rockefeller Center 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. (Art Deco) http://www.nyctourist.com/rock_center1.htm South Bay Deco 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. (Art Deco) http://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/wooda/southbaydeco/splash.html Art Deco Napier Art Deco Napier: Napier, New Zealand, was rebuilt in the early 1930s after an earthquake and has a wealth of Art Deco buildings, some with Maori motifs. The Art Deco Trust provides photographs, history and an introduction to the style. (Art Deco) http://www.artdeconapier.com/ The Art Deco Society of Toronto The Art Deco Society of Toronto: For Art Deco lovers to share their interests, work to increase public awareness, and help preserve threatened examples of the period. Mandate, events, photographs, archive, list of Toronto Art Deco landmarks. (Art Deco) http://www.artdecotoronto.com/ Art Deco Society of Los Angeles 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. (Art Deco) http://www.adsla.org/ Boston Avenue United Methodist Church 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. (Art Deco) http://www.bostonavenue.org/ Architecture in Ghent: Art Deco and Modernism 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.] (Art Deco) http://membres.lycos.fr/architectuur/ Art Deco Ireland Art Deco Ireland: Photographs and description of inter-war buildings in Ireland, predominantly Art Deco. It includes cinemas and the remarkable church designed by Chicago architect Francis Barry Byrne. Geo-cities pop-up banners. (Art Deco) http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Salon/6941/deco1.htm Chicago Landmarks - Art Deco Tour Chicago Landmarks - Art Deco Tour: Photographs and descriptions of the city's Art Deco skyscrapers and other buildings. (Art Deco) http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Landmarks/Tours/ArtDeco.html Art Deco in Architecture Art Deco in Architecture: Illustrated essay by Heidi Dressler on the Art Deco buildings of Kalamazoo, Michigan, US. (Art Deco) http://kalamazoomi.com/deco/decointr.htm Paramount Theatre, Oakland, California 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. (Art Deco) http://www.paramounttheatre.com