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ARCHITECTURE STYLE

ART DECO

Art Deco emerged in France right before World World I, and, just like Art
Nouveau, influenced several areas of art and design. Blending modern design,

handcrafted elements, and luxurious materials, the movement represented a

moment of great belief in social and technological progress in the continent.
Auguste Perret, a French architect and pioneer in the use of reinforced concrete,

was responsible for designing one of the first Art Deco structures. Perret's

Champs-Elysées Theater (1913) combined the movement’s characteristics and

marked a departure from the previously proposed language of Art Nouveau.

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