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ArtDeco

Artdecowasanimpactfulbutshortlivedarchitecturalera.Impactfulin
termsofinfluencingnotonlyarchitecture,butalsofashion,art,andfurniture.
Shortlivedintermsofbeingprominentinsocietymostlyfrom1925throughout
1940.ThisstylewascommonlylikedsinceArtDecowasdistinguishablefrom
theotherpopulararchitecturalstylesduringitstime.SuchastheElecticand
revivaliststyles.ItsnamecomesfromtheExpositioninternationaledesArts
Decoratifs,whichwasanexpositionofthatstyle.
ArtDecosmaterialsconsistedofstucco,smoothfacedstone,and
terracotta.ThemaincomponentsofArtDecowererectangularblockyforms
thatwerearrangedinageometricfashion.Glassblockswereusually
accompaniedbyaluminumandsteeltodecoratethesurroundings.Thedesigns
werenormallyhandcraftedcausingthedesigntobeexpensive.Thisproblem
wassolvedbycreatingmachinemaderepetitivedecorationthatwouldbe
limitedtothemostvisiblepartsofthebuilding.
ArtDecoisauniquestyleincomparisontotheotherarchitecturalstyles
duetothecomplexityandpurposefuldecorativelook.Everydesignwhenclosely
observedcanbefoundtohaveeverylinebevitaltothedesign.Tomethis
designrepresentscreativityandinnovation.

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