Architectural Styles
Inter-War Free Classical
Alt names / subperiods
Timeline
Distinguishing Features
Geographic Presence
1918-1939
- Eclectic Use of Classical Elements columns, pilasters, and cornices
- asymmetry
- Rich decorative elements friezes, decorative cornices, and sculptural reliefs
- varied rooflines and profiles gables, domes, or parapets,
- large-span reinforced concrete
- USA
- Europe
- Australia
Common Building Types
Landmark buildings
Historic Accommodation Types
Accommodation Examples
- Civic
- schools
- univerisities
- commercial buildings
- hotels
- Chicago Cultural Center renovation
- Union Station Washington upgrade,
- Los Angeles Public Library
- Los Angeles City Hall
- Ritz-Carlton Hotel NYC
- Fisher Building Detroit
- Supreme Court Building Washington
- Grand Metropolitan Luxury Hotels
- Railway & Transport-Linked Hotels
- State, Government & Semi-Official Hotels
- Resort & Seaside Classical Hotels
- Apartment Hotels & Long-Stay Residences
- Colonial & Imperial Classical Hotels
- Waldorf Astoria – USA
- Hotel Pennsylvania – USA
- Fairmont Royal York – Canada
- Palace Hotel – Japan
- Hotel Vancouver – Canada
- Hotel des Indes – Netherlands
- Cecil Hotel –
- Manila Hotel – Philippines
- Shepheard’s Hotel – Egypt
- Hotel Nacional de Cuba – Cuba
- Hotel Negresco – France
- Royal Hawaiian Hotel – USA
- Hotel Excelsior – Italy
- Shelton Hotel – USA
- Savoy-Plaza Hotel – USA
- Claridge’s – UK
- Raffles Hotel – Singapore
- Strand Hotel – Myanmar
- King David Hotel – Mandatory Palestine
- Ritz-Carlton Hotel NYC 1919–1920s expansions and remodelling
- Hotel Australia (Sydney, Australia) 1920s rebuilding and enlargement
Landmarks
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