Chicago skyscrapers : 1871-1934 / Thomas Leslie.University of Illinois Press, Urbana (Illinois) [etc.] : 2013
xxv, 234 p. : il.
ISBN 9780252037542
Rascacielos -- Estados Unidos.
Arquitectura -- Siglo XIX -- Estados Unidos.
Arquitectura -- Siglo XX -- Estados Unidos.
Chicago (Ill.)
Biblioteca Sbc Aprendizaje A-72.011.27 CHI
http://millennium.ehu.es/record=b1781114~S1*spi
For more
than a century, Chicago's skyline has included some of the world's most
distinctive and inspiring buildings. This history of the Windy City's
skyscrapers begins in the key period of reconstruction after the Great Fire of
1871 and concludes in 1934 with the onset of the Great Depression, which
brought architectural progress to a standstill. During this time, such iconic
landmarks as the Chicago Tribune Tower, the Wrigley Building, the Marshall
Field and Company Building, the Chicago Stock Exchange, the Palmolive Building,
the Masonic Temple, the City Opera, Merchandise Mart, and many others rose to
impressive new heights, thanks to innovations in building methods and
materials. Solid, earthbound edifices of iron, brick, and stone made way for
towers of steel and plate glass, imparting a striking new look to Chicago's
growing urban landscape.
Thomas Leslie reveals the daily struggles, technical breakthroughs, and negotiations that produced these magnificent buildings. He also considers how the city's infamous political climate contributed to its architecture, as building and zoning codes were often disputed by shifting networks of rivals, labor unions, professional organizations, and municipal bodies.
Featuring more than a hundred photographs and illustrations of the city's physically impressive and beautifully diverse architecture, “Chicago Skyscrapers, 1871–1934“ highlights an exceptionally dynamic, energetic period of architectural progress in Chicago.
Thomas Leslie reveals the daily struggles, technical breakthroughs, and negotiations that produced these magnificent buildings. He also considers how the city's infamous political climate contributed to its architecture, as building and zoning codes were often disputed by shifting networks of rivals, labor unions, professional organizations, and municipal bodies.
Featuring more than a hundred photographs and illustrations of the city's physically impressive and beautifully diverse architecture, “Chicago Skyscrapers, 1871–1934“ highlights an exceptionally dynamic, energetic period of architectural progress in Chicago.
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