Movement
Streamline Moderne
Explore in the Atlas →A late, aerodynamic phase of Art Deco emerging in 1930s Depression-era America, stripping ornament for horizontal curves, rounded corners and porthole windows borrowed from trains, liners and aircraft as an image of progress and consumer optimism.
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Details
- Origin
- United States
Classifications
- Holder
- Individual
- Source of authority
- Observation
- Subject
- Human centred
- Degree of codification
- Pattern based
- Mode of transmission
- Text drawing
- Knowledge type
- Propositional
- Epistemic cluster
- Western philosophical
Referenced by
- Art Deco preceded
Sources
- David Gebhard. The Moderne in the U.S. 1920–1941. Architectural Association Quarterly, 1970.
Cite this entry
First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026
CLAD. "Streamline Moderne." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/movement/streamline-moderne/. Accessed July 17, 2026.