Art Deco architecture responded to the changing role of transportation by celebrating modern transportation technologies such as automobiles, trains, and airplanes. The streamlined forms and bold geometric shapes of Art Deco buildings reflected the speed and movement of these vehicles, while the use of new building materials like concrete and steel allowed for the creation of structures of unprecedented size and complexity. Art Deco architects also incorporated elements of transportation design into their buildings, such as porthole windows, chrome trim, and decorative motifs inspired by machine parts. Overall, Art Deco architecture represented a bold embrace of the machine age and the new modes of transportation that transformed modern life.
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