“Art Deco may best be described as a popular form of modernism ... Buildings are structured with sharp, clean lines, often ...

Setbacks, sharp angles, and chamfered edges create a terraced, stepped look ... were also common in the form of lacquered ...

The term ‘Arts Decoratifs’ (later shortened to Art Deco in the 1960s) was coined after the Exposition ... where it became a favourite for building types associated with the modern age, garages, ...