Art Deco or Moderne architecture emerged in the 1920s as advances in technology and economic growth made a new architectural language possible. Embracing modernism and breaking with historic precedent, new forms such as the skyscraper and movie palace emerged from the dynamic optimism and exuberance of the “jazz age”. This tour will cover the rich collection of Art Deco buildings in downtown Minneapolis from their stunning exteriors to their elaborately decorated interiors and some of the history of the personalities who commissioned and built them.
Krishna Dorney studied History and Historic Preservation at the University of Minnesota. He is active in the Twin Cities Bungalow Club and has worked as Contractor renovating old homes since the early 1990s.