Art Deco Trust, 2002

The enlarged 5th edition of this book, both text and photographs having been revised to reflect the ongoing restoration of Napier's remarkable Art Deco townscape. This is the story of how Napier, New Zealand, became a world centre for Art Deco architecture after the city was ravaged by an earthquake and fires in 1931. Napier's reconstruction coincided with the heyday of Art Deco as an architectural influence, and the resulting collection of public and private buildings has brought international recognition and many thousands of visitors to the city.