When it comes to architecture, Art Deco was a deliberate style ... facade details that run vertically as well as tall, narrow windows. Unlike most urban buildings which were largely monotone ...
A decorative style of bold geometric shapes and bright colours, it encompassed furniture, textiles, ceramics, sculpture and architecture. The term ‘Arts Decoratifs’ (later shortened to Art Deco in the ...
Architecture historian Kenneth Frampton ... the buildings featured tall vertical windows and art deco details such as slightly abstract bas-reliefs and sculptures. Writing of the structure in ...
A towering cinema with a roofline like an ocean liner stands out in India's financial capital Mumbai, part of a remarkable Art Deco ... windows, curved balconies and exotic motifs. Architecture ...