Art Deco Architecture: Design, Decoration, and Detail from the Twenties and Thirties [Paperback]

Patricia Bayer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 1999

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. 376 illustrations, 146 in color

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From a sleekly modern apartment house in Cairo to a town hall in the Netherlands, architecture was influenced internationally by the Art Deco style, as revealed by this wide-angled, superbly illustrated survey. Bayer ( The Art of Rene Lalique ) first uncovers Art Deco's ancient and exotic sources, from Assyrian to Mayan to Moorish. Her text, wedded to 376 jazzy, snazzy illustrations (146 in color), demonstrates how this vibrant, decorative style extended between the wars into every nook and cranny of the U.S. leaving its mark on skyscrapers, movie theaters, firehouses, factories, dams, tunnels, high schools, gas stations, roadside diners and even gravestones. Bayer also examines the Art Deco revival, citing restored Miami Beach hotels as well as public buildings by Michael Graves, Robert Venturi and Helmut Jahn that echo or evoke Art Deco, a style "at once traditional and innovative."
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About the Author

Patricia Bayer is an art historian who has written extensively on Art Deco design and architecture. Her books include Art Deco Architecture, Art Deco Interiors, and Art Deco Postcards. She lives in Connecticut.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson (October 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0500281491
• ISBN-13: 978-0500281499
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 11.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #311,067 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars ART DECO, December 22, 2007

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Shannon Deason (Houston) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Art Deco Architecture: Design, Decoration, and Detail from the Twenties and Thirties (Paperback)

Let me state off the bat; I love Art Deco architecture. The artistry and the masonry that went into these buildings is a feast for the eyes. This book is very thorough and the vintage black and white pictures ooze sepia, some these buildings I had never seen photographed. The text is informative without being too scholarly or too grossly indepth. This is one of the better books on Art Deco, but still the book on American Art Deco is the best, it has recent color images and is just a much prettier book, but for what this is, it succeeds very well.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Bargain on Art Deco, September 11, 2009

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This review is from: Art Deco Architecture: Design, Decoration, and Detail from the Twenties and Thirties (Paperback)

I agree that this is not the best buy on Art Deco but it is maybe the best value for money you can find.
There are good pictures and the text is also great. We would like to have some more colour pictures or more recent photos, with better quality but ...
I highly recommend the book.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Art Deco Architecture: Design, Decoration,......, January 9, 2009

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Paci Federico "designer" (Riccione, Emilia-Romagna, Italy) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Art Deco Architecture: Design, Decoration, and Detail from the Twenties and Thirties (Paperback)

Ottimo perchè ricco di fotografie. Fotografie anche di dettagli di elementi dell'architettura del periodo Art Deco.
E' un bel libro d'arte!