Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's no surprise that the art deco movement was born around the conclusion of World War I. It was a symbol of hope, a new ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Chrysler Building has become emblematic of the Art Deco period — and was one of the era's last architectural triumphs before ...

Art deco buildings don't just dot the downtown skyline; they're dispersed around metro Detroit too. When it comes to art deco architecture in Detroit, everyone knows the Fisher Building, the Guardian ...

Art Deco, the radical, stylized design of the 1920s and 1930s, decorates Buffalo. The ornamentation of Buffalo City Hall and the Central Terminal, two set-back monoliths, are the most well-known ...

Art Deco, an emblem of the Roaring ’20s, remains one of the most enduring and revolutionary design movements of all time. The cohesive and signature design elements, including motifs, materials, and ...

On the last Tuesday of each month, Matias Bombal heads over to the Orinda Theatre and does what he was born to do: entertain Contra Costa County theatergoers like it’s 1941. In an attempt to make the ...

Old New York is new again. Looking to the past for inspiration, a handful of ground-up developments are ditching contemporary glass and steel to embrace historic prewar designs. In NoMad, at 30 E.

Though it only had the distinction of being the world’s tallest building for 11 months, the Chrysler Building in midtown Manhattan has remained one of the most recognizable skyscrapers in the world — ...