New Delhi, March 3 -- From Shankar Terrace in Chandni Chowk, built in 1936 and considered possibly the first multi-storey commercial complex in reinforced cement concrete (RCC), to the symmetrically balanced facade and extended porch of Kota House (1938), or the stepped roof and recessed profiles of the Ram Roop Tower (1938-41), Delhi at the time began to see an influx of architectural styles and none was more prominent than Art Deco.

Completing 100 years last year, the architecture is now the focus of an exhibition titled "Art Deco 100: Delhi Edition", which opened at the Galerie Romain Rolland at the Alliance Francaise de Delhi and will run till March 7. Organised by the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH)'s ar...