Going Up: Uncovering the Art Deco Elevators of Landmarked Building ...
2015年3月12日 · We've rounded up five of our favorite Art Deco elevators in landmarked interiors, from the Chrysler Building to the Film Center Building.
Chrysler Building
Art Deco is where art and crafts meet, and the Chrysler Building has it all: a lavish mixture of clean symmetry, sleek geometric shapes and curved ornamental elements, stylized sunbursts, zigzags, chevrons, contrasting colours and shiny metallic details, expensive innovative and natural building materials.
Architecture Behind Chrysler Building – New York, NY: Iconic Art Deco ...
2024年10月29日 · Elevators in the Chrysler Building are equally impressive. Decorated with intricate metalwork and designs reflecting the Machine Age, they capture the essence of industrial progress. The elevator doors feature inlaid exotic woods and intricate patterns, providing an aesthetic appeal that complements the building’s overall design. Decorative ...
The Chrysler Building by William Van Alen: A Shining Icon of Art Deco ...
2024年11月23日 · The Chrysler Building is one of New York City’s most celebrated architectural landmarks, an enduring icon of the Art Deco movement, and an example of human ambition during the Roaring Twenties. Completed in 1930 and designed by William Van Alen, this 1,046-foot (318.9-meter) skyscraper epitomized the race for architectural dominance in a ...
Chrysler Building: An Architecture Landmark To Visit In New York …
2024年2月21日 · The Chrysler Building is a prime example of Art Deco architecture, famous in the 1920s and 1930s, characterized by sleek forms, geometric shapes, and lavish ornamentation. Its lobby showcases exotic woods, marble, and intricate elevator doors, reflecting the spirit of the machine-age 1920s.
Chrysler Building – Architecture of the Chrysler Building in New …
2022年8月26日 · The Chrysler building in New York, built in 1930, is an instance of a structure wrapped up in the race to be the world’s tallest building, which it was for about 11 months before being outdone by the Empire State Building. However, due to the iconic Art Deco aesthetics of the Chrysler building’s architecture, its status as one of the ...
Chrysler Building, New York City: interior, lobby, detail of Art Deco ...
"Chrysler Building, New York City: interior, lobby, detail of Art Deco elevator outer doors with stylized papyrus motif decor of exotic “Metyl-Wood” veneers by the Tyler Company". https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/aict/x-rma190/rma190.
The Quintessential Art Deco Object - elevatorworld.com
Today, the elevator doors of the Empire State Building cannot be seen for free. To even approach the elevator doors through the grand lobby, you must pay a fee to ride to the viewing platform at the top of the building. To enter through the lobby that reaches the offices, you must work in the building or have official business there.
CHRYSLER BUILDING – AN ART DECO ICON - New York Post
2008年4月11日 · It featured a lobby of red Moroccan marble and elevator doors inlaid with Japanese ash and American walnut. There was a 110-foot mural by Edward Turnball that featured the building itself,...
Chrysler Building - New York - artdecolifestyle.com
The interior of the building, especially the lobby, is also an Art Deco delight with the walls covered in beautiful African red granite, parquet flooring and wonderful marquetry detail on the elevator doors. The huge mural on the ceiling called ‘Transport and Human Endeavour’ reflects the golden age of aviation and the machine age.