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The perfect introduction to a style of architecture that has transformed the look of the modern age in America and the rest of the world, this book reveals Chicago''s architecture as constantly pushing boundaries over a century and a half through design innovation and a wholly new and creative use of materials through engineering. Each section of Chicago''s history, starting with the 1870s and ending in the 2010s is illustrated with selected examples of buildings that define the style and achievements.

TOC: I: The Great Fire /II: World Fair /III: Frank Lloyd Wright and the Chicago School /IV: Mies and the Second Chicago School /V: Weese and Goldberg - Mies'' legacy /Further reading /Index



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Introduction / After the Great Fire-Fireproofing / Foundations Set in Wet Sand / Tall Buildings / There's a Limit to How High the Sky / Places to Visit / Further Reading / Index

The Chicago School of Architecture Building the Modern City 18801910 Shire Library USA

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      Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
      Publication Date: 6/10/2013 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780747812395, 978-0747812395
      ISBN10: 074781239X
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      The perfect introduction to a style of architecture that has transformed the look of the modern age in America and the rest of the world, this book reveals Chicago''s architecture as constantly pushing boundaries over a century and a half through design innovation and a wholly new and creative use of materials through engineering. Each section of Chicago''s history, starting with the 1870s and ending in the 2010s is illustrated with selected examples of buildings that define the style and achievements.

      TOC: I: The Great Fire /II: World Fair /III: Frank Lloyd Wright and the Chicago School /IV: Mies and the Second Chicago School /V: Weese and Goldberg - Mies'' legacy /Further reading /Index



      Table of Contents
      Introduction / After the Great Fire-Fireproofing / Foundations Set in Wet Sand / Tall Buildings / There's a Limit to How High the Sky / Places to Visit / Further Reading / Index

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