Web Directory

» Architecture in Ghent: Art Deco and Modernism
   Gert Defever explores the significant Art Deco buildings in this Belgian city [in Dutch with a summary in English.]
   http://membres.multimania.fr/architectuur/

» Art Deco Metropolis
   Tony Robins offers walking tours of Art Deco architecture in New York (itinerary online), a list of Art Deco landmarks in the city, book reviews and excerpts from interviews with New York architects of the 1920s and 30s.
   http://trob.home.pipeline.com/artdeco1.htm

» Art Deco Society Inc.
   A non-profit organisation promoting the preservation Art Deco in Victoria and Tasmania. News, events, publications, membership.
   http://www.artdeco.org.au/

» Art Deco Society of Los Angeles
   Aims to save historic Art Deco structures throughout the world. Preservation issues, news, events. Pictures and listings of Art Deco buildings in the Los Angeles area.
   http://www.adsla.org/

» Art Deco Society of Washington
   Supports the preservation of Art Deco architecture. Membership, events, preservation news, description and history of Art Deco sites in the area, articles and reviews, forum, links.
   http://adsw.org/

» Art Deco Trust
   The town of Napier, New Zealand was rebuilt in the early 1930's after an earthquake and has many Art Deco buildings, some with Maori motifs. Provides photographs, history and an introduction to the style.
   http://www.artdeconapier.com/

» Art Deco in Architecture
   Illustrated essay by Heidi Dressler on the Art Deco buildings of Kalamazoo, Michigan, US.
   http://kalamazoomi.com/deco/decointr.htm

» Art Deco in Miami Beach
   A brief history and description of the style and its prominence in the hotels of Miama Beach, from Absolutely Florida. Listing of hotels, map and directions.
   http://www.abfla.com/1tocf/hotf/1/decohis.html

» Boston Avenue United Methodist Church
   The official site of this towering Art Deco church in Tulsa, designed in the 1920s by Adah Robinson, gives a history and illustrated description, with commentary on its religious symbolism.
   http://www.bostonavenue.org/

» Building the Chrysler Building
   An illustrated history by Emily Zimmerman, part of America in the 1930s.
   http://xroads.virginia.edu/~1930s/DISPLAY/chrysler/Frame-1.html

» Chicago Landmarks - Art Deco Tour
   Photographs and descriptions of the city's Art Deco skyscrapers and other buildings.
   http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Landmarks/Tours/ArtDeco.html

» Decorative Art in Architecture as a Part of Bandung History
   An essay by Dibyo Hartono on the influence of Art Deco on the architecture of Bandung in Indonesia.
   http://www.iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp/~fujimori/heritage/artdeco.html

» Durban's Art Deco
   Andrew Moore introduces the Art Deco style and Durban's contribution to it. Tour of the Art Deco district.
   http://users.iafrica.com/a/an/andryn/

» Miami Design Preservation League
   Protects, preserves and promotes the famed Art Deco District in Miami Beach, Florida. Events, architectural tours, Art Deco Museum.
   http://www.mdpl.org/

» Midland Hotel, Morecambe, UK
   The Friends of the Midland aim to raise awareness and funding towards the restoration of this important Art Deco building by Oliver Hill. History, photographs.
   http://www.midlandhotel.org/

» Paramount Theatre, Oakland, California
   The official site offers photographs and a history (with source) of this extraordinary Art Deco theater. The 1930s movie palace was designed by San Francisco architect Timothy Pflueger.
   http://www.paramounttheatre.com

» Rockefeller Center
   NYCTourist describes this Art Deco complex of commercial buildings in New York built 1929-34. Includes images of Art Deco and Art Nouveau murals and mosaics.
   http://www.nyctourist.com/rock_center1.htm

» South Bay Deco
   Andrew Wood of San José State University introduces the Art Deco movement and provides photographs of Deco buildings dotted around the South San Francisco Bay area.
   http://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/wooda/southbaydeco/splash.html

» The Art Deco Society of California
   A not-for-profit organization with both serious and social activities. Events, membership, preservation awards (with photographs of some Deco buildings), guide to Art Deco in the San Francisco Bay area, magazine.
   http://www.artdecosociety.org/