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This paper provides an account of the of Art Deco design and the development of skyscrapers. The paper looks at the cultural and artistic context of art deco, design motifs and metal construction and its impact. The paper provides examples of some buildings.

From the Paper
The purpose of this research is to examine the Art Deco architecture style and the development of the skyscraper, chiefly in the United States. The plan of the research will be to set forth the cultural and artistic context in which Art Deco was defined as well as the discourse of skyscraper architecture and then to discuss not only the architectural theories and theorist practitioners whose ideas informed debate over skyscraper construction but also the popular and professional reaction to the buildings at the time they were constructed.

Tags:Art, Deco, Style, Moderne, Louis, H., Sullivan, Chicago, Style, Empire, State, Building, Skyscrapers

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The paper explores the social foundations of the Art Nouveau movements' desire to return to nature and hand crafted arts. The paper then shows how the modernist movements of the early 20th century helped to fuse this earlier style when influencing the designs concepts of the Art Deco era.

Tags:deco, art, design

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In this article, the writer provides a comparison and contrast of two styles of architecture popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Art Nouveau and Art Deco. The works of Victor Horta and Raymond Hood are also compared as respective examples of each form of architecture.

From the Paper
"Art Nouveau was a movement in architecture that was highly popular in major European cities as well as the United States. Art Nouveau was a reaction in design against classical approaches that were formal in nature. Instead the Art Nouveau ethic embraced the idea that the greatest beauty could be found in nature. If Art Nouveau was a reaction against the machine age and mechanized approaches to design, the Art Deco movement in architecture is symbolic of ..."

Tags:nature, beauty, curvilinear, whiplash, machine age, materials, design, form, geometric shapes, icons, ancient civilization, color, skyscrapers, ziggurat

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The paper explains the importance of the human resource department for a business by detailing the role that is performed by the department and showing how these activities benefit the company. The paper then presents the strategic planning of the human resource department in the company DECO detailing how it should operate in order to maximize the human resources of the company.

From the Paper
"Strategic Human Resource Management provides for strong planning that works with employee careers from the first interview to the day of retirement. The employment relations are important during this process because without solid relations with employees the company will endure a higher rate of turnover which costs the company money by way of training and retraining."

Tags:employee, worker, employer, improvement, revenue

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This paper explains how the triumph of art over nature, as exhibited in Egyptian art and design, influenced American art in the 1920s. The paper explains how this influence manifested itself in the form of Art Deco and continues to influence art today.

From the Paper
"If Greek sculpture attempted to create a realistic portrait of the human body during the Classical and Hellenistic periods of sculpture, Egyptian portraiture is reflected in the contrasting hieroglyphic-like portrayal of the human body in a stylized, rather than a naturalistic way. Rather than seeing what is natural as good and what is unnatural as less artistic, however, it is important instead to consider the function and purpose of this style of Egyptian design, as well as merely compare its lack of naturalness to other forms of art of the period. Egyptian art's unnatural pairing of human and animal parts was reflective of its religious system. Its highly rigid interior home design structures reflected the focus of the Egyptian world upon the life of the dead, rather than the relatively transient existence of humans on earth. (Pile, 2004) Just as in Egyptian cosmology, God in the form of the sun died and was constantly reborn again and so were humans within their homes and tombs. The sharp lines of human depiction and sharp lines of furniture and spatial design mirrored the sharp lines of the pyramids and tombs."

Tags:greek, sculpture, hellenistic, contrasting, hieroglyphic-like, portrayal, human, body

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This paper will be a discussion of the two very important schools of design which were started after World War I. They are: The Bauhaus school which was a German perspective on design and Art Deco. Both of these designs or ways of thinking and doing design were very important and very influential in this 20th century.

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The paper describes the Chrysler Building and its art deco architectural style. The paper describes the architect William Van Alen, the building's principles of design and the histroical context of the style. The paper concludes that the building is an unforgettable sight in America.

Outline:
Introduction
The Architect
Historical Context and Description of the Design
Composition and Organizational Principles of Design
Formal Elements of Form
Conclusion

From the Paper
"The Chrysler Building in New York City was the tallest building in the world between the years 1930 and 1931, a time when the city was witnessing tight competition to build the tallest skyscraper in the world. Constructed from 1928 to 1930, this building is an architectural marvel designed by William Van Alen (1883-1954) and commonly recognized as the best example of Art Deco style skyscrapers as well as an ideal monument to American capitalism (Matthews and Artifice Inc., 1994). The most fantastic Art Deco feature of the Chrysler Building happens to be its 185 foot needle-thin chrome spire weighing 27 tons, "a series of sunburst punctuated by triangular windows," which Van Alen had secretly built inside the building before the entire structure could be seen to rise higher than the Bank of Manhattan and the Eiffel Tower ("Daniel's Manhattan")."

Tags:William, Van, Alen, design, art, deco

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This paper explains the Michael Graves' drawings and buildings are notable for their manipulation of archetypal form into highly abstract, figurative compositions. The paper then points out that Graves gave up the neutral glass curtain wall of late modernism and instead uses a colorful cloak of cladding by which he reintroduces the hierarchical composition of classical buildings more characteristic of postmodernism. The paper also reports that Michael Grave's Public Service Building in Portland, Oregon has at least four distinct historical styles embedded in its design: egyptian, italian, art deco and modern.

From the Paper
"Levin agrees as well that postmodernism has derived from the ability of artists to produce works in a mass quantity, so to speak, because of new processes and products involving mass production: "By the time men were traveling to the moon, art was being assembled in factories from blueprints." While the postmodernist may see the modernist era as more scientifically oriented, it is clear that postmodernism is also influenced by scientific developments and possibilities. Levin says that modernism was highly optimistic, while postmodernism is more cynical."

Tags:archetypal, cubist, color, nostalgia, cost

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This paper will discuss the concept of strategic human resource management (SHRM) and will explain its relationship with human resource planning, employment relations, recruitment and selection, and diversity management. The DECO case study will then be evaluated in the light of SHRM principles and recommendations will be made for any necessary changes.

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A modern monolith among many in Chicago, the Merchandise Mart was the world's largest building in the 1930s at four million square feet. This paper examines this sprightly combination of commerce and transportation, which makes the Merchandise Mart a dynamic, energetic example of functional architecture. The paper traces the history of this building from the 1930s until the present day, focusing on its unique Art Deco architectural features.

From the Paper
"Just as the terrazzo floors flow through the interior of the Merchandise Mart, adding softness and color to what could be an imposing, cold structure, the Chicago River offers a similar sense of softness to the building's exterior. The Merchandise Mart transforms its immediate surroundings into an aesthetically appealing industrial and commercial hub. One of the most striking visual features of the Chicago Merchandise Mart is its proximity to the Chicago River, which often reflects the edifice in its rugged cool waters. A strategic location for an industrial-commercial building that is not only serviced by railroad but river transport, the Merchandise Mart stands as testimony to Chicago's rich financial and architectural history, blending into the environment and skyline seamlessly."

Tags:urban, warehouse, Jules, Guerin