The Chrysler Building has become emblematic of the Art Deco period — and was one of the era's last architectural triumphs before the Great Depression halted New York's rapidly-changing skyline. - Gary ...

Art Deco supplanted the Beaux Arts style in New York City during the 1920s and ’30s, when the economy was expanding and the stock market was surging (and crashing). Design emphasized elegant ...

The Chrysler Building is one of the most mystic New York City skyscrapers, often dwarfed but universally loved as one of the most beautiful examples of Art Deco architecture. Compounded by the fact ...

Every now and then, New York kind of loses its mind. For 95 years the Chrysler Building has stood uncontested (and unmolested) as the preeminent symbol of Art Deco architecture in the city. So ...

There are people who cite the Chrysler Building as one of their favorites in New York, and there are people whose opinions you should ignore. William Van Alen's 1928 skyscraper is a symbol of New York ...

Legacy office buildings were once glamorous citadels. In the age of WeWork, they’re outdated and inefficient urban spaces. By Ginia Bellafante Mark Epstein, chairman of the college’s board of trustees ...