1st Edition
Art Deco World The International Legacy of the Architecture and Design Movement
About the Author, Acknowledgement, Introduction, Chapter One: Sky-High Style, Chapter Two: Industrial and Commercial Art Deco, Chapter Three: Art Deco at Home, Chapter Four: Modern Pleasure, Chapter Five: Houses of Worship, Chapter Six: Civic Art Deco, Chapter Seven: New Destinations, Conclusion, Endnotes, Index, Image Credits
Biography
Max Chavez is a Chicago-based architectural historian currently on staff at cultural resources management firm 106 Group as Senior Architectural Historian. In his previous role as Director of Research and Special Projects at Preservation Chicago, he oversaw a number of preservation advocacy efforts including leading a successful international campaign to secure protective landmark status for The Warehouse, the birthplace of house music. He is a graduate of New York University in London’s Historical & Sustainable Architecture program and was also previously honored as a Mildred Colodny Diversity Scholar by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. He currently serves on the board of directors for Docomomo Chicago.
