Art Deco style
During the 1930s a new style of commercial building was introduced to Australia, with acclaimed architects such as Morrow & Gordon bringing Art Deco and Modernism to the city skylines. Both the Grace Building and the AWA building looked to American skyscrapers for their inspiration. Although constructed in a decade of economic malaise and with a war looming, both are confident expressions of Australia's place in a modern, international commercial world.
Detail from AWA Tower and Wynyard Square, York Street, ca. 1938
Photograph, PXD 922/ 127
