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Chicago Architecture: 1885 to Today

Chicago Architecture: 1885 to Today

Edward Keegan
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Universally recognized as an architectural center, Chicago contains some of the world’s finest buildings by the most renowned architects of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Frank Lloyd Wright, Louis Sullivan, Mies van der Rohe, and many more left their stamp on the city’s skyline and, as a result, influenced the practice of architecture across the globe. This book, published in association with the Chicago Architecture Foundation, features an in-depth analysis of forty-two seminal works of Chicago architecture. This accessible and engaging volume is the latest addition to the successful Universe Architecture Series. Both a guide for those visiting the city and a valuable reference for architecture enthusiasts, Chicago Architecture includes residential icons such as Mies van der Rohe’s 860–880 Lake Shore Drive, skyscraper prototypes such as Sullivan’s Schlesinger and Mayer Store , and engineering masterpieces such as Skidmore, Owings & Merrill’s Sears Tower.
Language
English
Pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Universe
Release
May 27, 2008
ISBN
0789315335
ISBN 13
9780789315335

Chicago Architecture: 1885 to Today

Edward Keegan
3.9/5 ( ratings)
Read Download
Universally recognized as an architectural center, Chicago contains some of the world’s finest buildings by the most renowned architects of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Frank Lloyd Wright, Louis Sullivan, Mies van der Rohe, and many more left their stamp on the city’s skyline and, as a result, influenced the practice of architecture across the globe. This book, published in association with the Chicago Architecture Foundation, features an in-depth analysis of forty-two seminal works of Chicago architecture. This accessible and engaging volume is the latest addition to the successful Universe Architecture Series. Both a guide for those visiting the city and a valuable reference for architecture enthusiasts, Chicago Architecture includes residential icons such as Mies van der Rohe’s 860–880 Lake Shore Drive, skyscraper prototypes such as Sullivan’s Schlesinger and Mayer Store , and engineering masterpieces such as Skidmore, Owings & Merrill’s Sears Tower.
Language
English
Pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Universe
Release
May 27, 2008
ISBN
0789315335
ISBN 13
9780789315335

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