Art Deco Architecture (Paperback) /anglais - Couverture souple

Bayer, Patricia

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0500281491 ISBN 13 : 9780500281499

Editeur : Thames & Hudson Ltd, 1999

Synopsis

Art Deco buildings, with their highly ornate façades and dramatic forms, are a vital part of our surroundings. This wide-ranging exploration of Art Deco architectural design embraces many different times and places in its summary of the movement’s origins, development and influence. Various types of architecture were termed Art Deco, and their antecedents might include Arts and Crafts, fin-de-siècle Vienna, Cubism, Expressionism and the Bauhaus.

Patricia Bayer shows that Art Deco masterpieces can be seen and admired worldwide: from the skyscrapers of New York City to imperial dwellings in Tokyo; from Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Battersea Power Station to movie theatres and diners across America. Post-modernism now uses its motifs and idioms, and many of the original buildings still survive, fully restored to their former glory. Sumptuously illustrated, this is a comprehensive guide to the best-loved of all 20th-century architectural styles.

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À propos de l'auteur

Patricia Bayer is an art historian specializing in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. She has written extensively on Art Deco design and architecture. She is the author of Art Deco Architecture and Art Deco Interiors, both published by Thames & Hudson. She is also an avid deltiologist, or collector of postcards.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Thames & Hudson Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0500281491
• ISBN 13: 9780500281499
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 224
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• Personne responsable: non disponible