“The Art Deco approach introduced a modern style to the idea of a Mediterranean revival that was future-driven,” Neary says. ...

Among these was a number of structures built primarily in the 1930's and 1940's in the style known as Moderne or Art ... Deco buildings with a confectionary pastel paint scheme. The Essex House ...

A historic Art-Deco mansion in Texas—a remnant of 1930s ... Bohn sketched out the streamlined modern house, pulling in elements from the temple interiors of the 1937 sci-fi film “Lost Horizon ...