Streamline Moderne is an international style of Art Deco architecture and design that emerged in the 1930s. Inspired by aerodynamic design, it emphasized...
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details in his book The World of Art Deco. In its time, Art Deco was tagged with other names, like style moderne, Moderne, modernistic or style contemporain...
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d'Art Moderne de Paris (French pronunciation: [myze daʁ mɔdɛʁn də paʁi], in full the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, the Museum of Modern Art of...
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Moderne architecture, also sometimes referred to as Style Moderne or simply Moderne, Jazz Age, Moderne, Jazz Modern or Jazz style, describes certain styles...
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architecture popular from 1925–1940s PWA Moderne, an architectural style in the U.S., 1933–1944 Streamline Moderne, a branch of Art Deco architecture which peaked...
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neoclassical, Beauxs-Arts, and Art Deco. This style is called PWA Moderne, Federal Moderne, Depression Moderne, Classical Moderne, Stripped Classicism, or Greco...
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Gilman Street is an apartment building designed by Lawrence Monberg in Art Moderne style and built in 1937 for Dr. Abraham Quisling. Typical of the style...
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National d'Art Moderne (French pronunciation: [myze nɑsjɔnal daʁ mɔdɛʁn]; "National Museum of Modern Art") is the national museum for modern art of France...
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Raj Mandir Cinema (category Streamline Moderne architecture)
"Charas". It was designed by architect W. M. Namjoshi in Art Moderne style (Streamline Moderne or late Art Deco). Known for its large size as well as opulent...
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the cornice that wash the ceiling in light. In small ways, hints of Art Moderne can be seen, in the sconces flanking the windows and the representation...
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Liliane Bettencourt (section Art collection)
politically inconvenient past. Eventually, the Bettencourts settled in an Art Moderne mansion built in 1951 on rue de Delabordère in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France...
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The Pinakothek der Moderne (German: [pinakoˈteːk deːɐ̯ moˈdɛʁnə], Pinakothek of the Modern) is a modern art museum, situated in central Munich's Kunstareal...
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Blytheville Greyhound Bus Station (category Streamline Moderne architecture in the United States)
major expansion campaign. The building is one of the finest examples of Art Moderne styling in the state. The station was designed by architects William...
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The Edgewater (Madison, Wisconsin) (category Art Moderne architecture)
Art Moderne architecture. Its NRHP nomination states: There are five Art Moderne buildings in the Mansion Hill district.... In Wisconsin, Art Moderne...
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Zigzag Moderne is a substyle of the architectural Art Deco if the classification established by David Gebhard is used (Robert M. Craig would define the...
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Earls Court Exhibition Centre (category Art Deco architecture in London)
exhibition and entertainment grounds, originally opened in 1887, with an art moderne structure built between 1935 and 1937 by specialist American architect...
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Florin Court (category Streamline Moderne architecture in the United Kingdom)
Florin Court is an Art Deco / Streamline Moderne residential building on the eastern side of Charterhouse Square in Smithfield, London. Built in 1936...
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first-floor salon was the height of modernity, a glass and mirror-lined Art Moderne space designed by the innovative young architect Gerald Lacoste (1909–1983)...
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This page is a list of all historically significant Art Deco and Moderne buildings in the Melbourne metropolitan area. Alkira House, 18 Queen Street, Melbourne...
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330 West 42nd Street (category Art Moderne architecture)
and J. André Fouilhoux in a mixture of the International Style, Art Deco, and Art Moderne styles, the building was constructed from 1930 to 1931 and originally...
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Guardian Building (category Art Deco skyscrapers)
called the Union Trust Building and is a bold example of Art Deco architecture, including art moderne designs. It was designated a National Historic Landmark...
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Empire Diner (category Art Moderne architecture)
New York City that launched a vogue for upscale retro diners, and whose art deco exterior became an iconic image in numerous films and television programs...
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several different architectural styles, including Organic, Futuristic, Art Moderne. The overall design is intended to evoke a shooting star, with moon-shaped...
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E. Clem Wilson Building (category Art Deco architecture in California)
Building, also called the Samsung Building, is a 55.64 m (182.5 ft) Art Deco / Art Moderne midrise building at 5225 Wilshire Boulevard at La Brea Avenue in...
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Register of Historic Places, and is one of the area's best examples of the Art Moderne style in theater architecture. The theater operated as both a first-run...
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was the Chicago Landmark art moderne First Church of Deliverance in 1939. The First Church of Deliverance designed in Art Moderne style, was inspired by...
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The Musée d'art moderne et contemporain (Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art), or MAMC, is an art museum in Saint-Étienne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France...
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work can be described as ornamented and geometric, similar to the Art Moderne and Art Deco styles of the period, using Oriental influences and breaking...
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Centre Pompidou (redirect from Musee National d´Art Moderne)
a vast public library; the Musée National d'Art Moderne, which is the largest museum for modern art in Europe; and IRCAM, a centre for music and acoustic...
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different parts in two different styles; the upper park, which is in the art moderne landscape style of the 1930s; and the lower park, along the riverbed...
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