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Art deco Architecture. By Chaz Dasko. Aspects of art deco. -Electric or artistic design style. -Has roots in Paris from the Arts Decoratif Fair during the 1920s. -Flourished during the 1930s and the World W ar II era. -Very distinctive use of symmetry.
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Art deco Architecture By Chaz Dasko
Aspects of art deco -Electric or artistic design style. -Has roots in Paris from the Arts Decoratif Fair during the 1920s. -Flourished during the 1930s and the World War II era. -Very distinctive use of symmetry. -Largely influenced by neoclassical, constructivism, cubism, modernism and futurism. -Usually consists of geometric shapes. -Was a very elegant and styled form of architecture. -Lots of layers and setbacks. Above: the Chrysler Building
NBC Tower -Art Deco structure in Chicago -Finished in 1989. -Designed by famous architectural firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. -located at 454 North Columbus Drive. -Has a similar design to Tribune Tower. -The building is 37 stories. -The building reaches a height of 627 feet.
Holabird & Roche -Designed buildings such as Chicago Board of Trade Building, 333 North Michigan Building, Marquette Building, Soldier Field, and the Daily News Building. -The firm was established in 1880. -Is now known as Holabird & Root. -Has changed its name numerous times, but was originally Holabird & Simonds. -Designed the famous Graceland Cemetery, which is now home to, Potter Palmer, Marshall Field, Allan Pinkerton, Louis Sullivan and more. 333 North Michigan
Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) -Probably one of the most distinctive art deco buildings in Chicago. -Built in 1930. 605 feet tall -The arcitects were Holabird & Roche. -Constructed of limestone. -There is a statue of Roman goddess of grain, Ceres on the very top as seen on the right.
Merchandise Mart -North bank of the Chicago River, between Wells and Franklin Streets, Chicago -Opened in 1930. -Was once the largest building in the world at 4,000,000 square feet of floor space. -Designed by Alfred Shaw.