Here, the Art Deco architecture was largely inspired by the ocean liners seen just offshore. And in a regional touch, many feature more tropical hues that differ from the jewel tones found in Art ...

Art Deco architecture: the origins and characteristics In 1925, however, the term 'Art Deco' did not exist. Its inaugural use appeared in the 1960s when the very first major exhibition delving into ...

The town of 55,000, located beside Hawke Bay on New Zealand's North Island, boasts one of the largest concentrations of art deco architecture in the world.

News 100 years of art deco: The world’s greatest art deco buildings Bold shapes, clean lines and jazzy colours – here’s where to find the planet’s greatest examples of art deco architecture ...

The art-deco tower was preserved and wrapped into a modernist superblock to its south. Two sections of public street were closed; a new formal plaza, faced with granite, was placed in the middle ...

The term "Art Deco" was coined following the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes, or World's Fair, in Paris. News of the nascent movement spread swiftly ...

Art Deco architecture blossomed in the 1920s and 1930s, but the style can still be enjoyed today in cities around the world. For example, in Miami, Florida’s South Beach, admire the brightly ...

Art deco is indeed peppered throughout Vancouver. The architectural style that took form in the early 1900's is present in the Commodore Ballroom, the Burrard Street Bridge, and the downtown ...

–Ziggurat or stepped pediment: A pyramidlike construction resembling steps, seen on the roof line of buildings and also in furniture accents. An example of the Egyptian influence in art deco.