Art Deco! My favourite architecture style! OK an all round favourite.
Partly inspired by the 1922 discovery of King Tut. It got its name from Arts Décoratifs, from the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes held in Paris in 1925.
Characterized by typically decorated buildings. Bas- reliefs, geometric designs, favouring the half circles and the chevrons as well as stylized flowers. It represented luxury and glamour.
Though it appeared before World War I in 1903-04 – it became more popular in the 20s. Oddly enough there are details on the Eiffel Tower built in in 1887 that are SO Art Deco! After the depression it became more subdued and finally lost it’s strength after World War II.
Here in Ottawa we have some of what I call neoDeco with the Merit condos, the Continental condos, and the Hudson Park condos but that’s another story for another day. Typically Art Deco has a flat roof but in Ottawa we have the Supreme court with a Chateau Roof Prime Minister Mackenzie King’s idea.
The Bank of Montreal. What a great building! Oh and location, location, location. Great example of art deco.
OK not sure what to say now. I’ve always thought of this as an art deco building. Wikipedia says it’s late neoclassical. I’m not seeing that at all! Are you? I mean I can see that its not very strong Art Deco. And ok maybe a little neoclassical but…
Always loved these urns! And is that not a stylized Art Deco flower?
Don’t be fooled by the roofline on this Art Deco building designed by Ernest Cormier (who also designed Pierre Elliot Trudeau’s SPECTACULAR Art Deco house in Montreal) it may have a chateau roof, at the request of Prime Minister Mackenzie King who thought all buildings on Wellington should have chateau style copper roofs. Well why not! I doubt Mr. Cormier reacted with why not at the time!
When I was taking pictures a couple of Saturdays ago, rode out (lovely day for a bike ride it was) of the Supreme Court driveway stared at the East and West Memorial Buildings and scratched my head; they didn’t seem Art Deco but the bas-relief did. So in this instance Wikipedia says it is being called stripped down Art Deco style. Never heard that term before but I like it.
Great little building on Sparks street. So happy! (ok the happy part may be my memory of Morrow’s Nut House occupying the front).
I’d never noticed this building before but isn’t it great! Quite small but really great!
Now this has to be the best Art Deco building in the city; true I love the Bank of Montreal building, but the detail here makes it a classic example.
My pictures of this building aren’t the best. May need to redo them. I’m going Art Deco on this. Confirmed by the chevron design grill.
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