0-500-28149-1 / 1999/ 376 illustrations, 146 in color / 224 pages / paper / Y / a Thames & Hudson book 
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Art
Deco Architecture: Design, Decoration, and Detail from the Twenties and Thirties
by Patricia Bayer
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.
0-500-28149-1 / 1999/ 376 illustrations, 146 in color / 224 pages / paper / Y / a Thames & Hudson book
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