Difference from Classical Architecture: Symmetrical, but without orders

The main facade of an Art Deco bank building. It retains the order of classical architecture: strict axial symmetry, a three-part base, main body, and top, and solemn stone materials; but all classical vocabulary is abstracted: columns become flat, unfluted pilasters without capitals, pediments become stepped setbacks, and carvings become sharp geometric reliefs and human silhouettes. It looks as if classical architecture has been redrawn with a ruler. Avoid: using Ionic or Corinthian capitals, triangular classical pediments and cornices, asymmetrical facades, or Art Nouveau curved decorations.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一棟裝飾藝術風格的銀行建築正立面。它保留了古典建築的秩序:嚴格的中軸對稱、三段式的基座、主體與頂部、莊重的石材;但所有古典語彙都被抽象化:柱子變成沒有柱頭的扁平直肋、山花變成階梯狀的退縮、雕花變成銳利的幾何浮雕與人物剪影。它像是把古典建築用尺規重新畫過一次。避免:使用愛奧尼克或科林斯柱頭、三角形的古典山花與線板、立面不對稱、使用新藝術的曲線裝飾。