1930s architecture

1930s architecture reflects a transition from ornate styles to streamlined, functional design influenced by modernism. It often features clean lines, geometric shapes, and minimal decoration, emphasizing practicality and new materials like steel and concrete. This era includes styles like Art Deco, with bold, decorative motifs, and the early Modernist movement, prioritizing simplicity and efficiency. Buildings from this period often showcase a sense of progress, innovation, and a move toward sleek, functional forms that reject excessive ornamentation, shaping the aesthetic of the era’s urban landscape.