The Glamorous Art Deco Age
Chicago Architecture Crash Course 12-Week Series
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34m
Architecture is often said to represent the zeitgeist--the spirit of the age. Perhaps no style has better reflected its age than Art Deco in the Jazz Age. Part eight of our Chicago Architecture Crash Course revels in this glamorous style, explaining its aesthetic breakthroughs and highlighting beautiful examples of it in the Loop and beyond.
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