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OK sounds alot like you're repeatedly changing the goalposts in order to make the US on top each time, acc to you. At first there's only one particular type that is art deco, then taking in anything from that period (which btw would then count hundreds of thousands of Shanghai's shikumen housing and longtang lanes)

So now we're talking about the quality and je ne sais quoi of the style? And in your opinion all other art deco comes wanting by dint of it not being in America (and thus too understated or too overstated)? Is it that non Europeans can't build to that finesse or something? This may be news but the quality of design and craftsmanship is just the same as any art deco round the world, plus the variety.

The varying states of the movement, from sumptuous to spare, the Belle Epoque period of a city:


https://historycouncilnsw.org.au






www.a-hotel-with-a-story.com https://chinesemartialstudies.files.wordpress.com


https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com


https://peterhack.com.au

https://worldhistory.us

https://cdn.fodors.com



https://tatarartprojects.com

www.decopix.com







https://thecoolhunter.net

www.hsbc.com