Building Chicago

Author : Robert Van Horn,Philip Mirowski,Thomas A. Stapleford
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2011-10-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781139501712

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Building Chicago Economics by Robert Van Horn,Philip Mirowski,Thomas A. Stapleford Pdf

Over the past forty years, economists associated with the University of Chicago have won more than one-third of the Nobel prizes awarded in their discipline and have been major influences on American public policy. Building Chicago Economics presents the first collective attempt by social science historians to chart the rise and development of the Chicago School during the decades that followed the Second World War. Drawing on new research in published and archival sources, contributors examine the people, institutions and ideas that established the foundations for the success of Chicago economics and thereby positioned it as a powerful and controversial force in American political and intellectual life.

Author : David Sadowski
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2018-10-01
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781439665039

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Building Chicago's Subways by David Sadowski Pdf

Take a trip underground and see how Chicago's "I Will" spirit overcame challenges and persevered to help with the successful building of the subways that move millions today! While the elevated Chicago Loop is justly famous as a symbol of the city, the fascinating history of its subways is less well known. The City of Chicago broke ground on what would become the "Initial System of Subways" during the Great Depression and finished 20 years later. This gigantic construction project, a part of the New Deal, overcame many obstacles while tunneling through Chicago's soft blue clay, under congested downtown streets, and even beneath the mighty Chicago River. Chicago's first rapid transit subway opened in 1943 after decades of wrangling over routes, financing, and logistics. It grew to encompass the State Street, Dearborn-Milwaukee, and West Side Subways, with the latter modernizing the old Garfield Park "L" into the median of Chicago's first expressway. Building Chicago's subways was national news and a matter of considerable civic pride - making it a "Second City" no more!

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NWU:35556030610133

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Chicago, Office Building Construction by Anonim Pdf

Author : Frank Alfred Randall,John D. Randall
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Building
ISBN : 0252024168

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History of the Development of Building Construction in Chicago by Frank Alfred Randall,John D. Randall Pdf

"The second edition of History of the Development of Building Construction in Chicago is a tribute to Frank Randall's vision and resource to Chicago area architects, engineers, preservation specialists, and other members of the building industry."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Jay Pridmore
Publisher : Pomegranate
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0764920219

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Sears Tower by Jay Pridmore Pdf

The Nation's Largest Retailer wanted the largest headquarters in the nation, and they got it -- in spades. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), the 110-story, anodized aluminum-clad Sears Tower occupies three acres in the West Loop. The bundled-tube construction allowed for more windows and more corner offices per square foot. The total area within the Tower is 4.4 million square feet; the Sky Deck on the 103rd floor offers tremendous views and welcomes more than 1 million visitors yearly. When SOM realized that their design was only ten stories short of what was supposed to be the record-breaking height of the World Trade Center then under construction (1,368 feet), they broke the record, coming in at 1,454 feet. The move of Sears and Roebuck employees into the Tower was the biggest corporate move in American history. In the late 1980s Sears and Roebuck left the building, but it continues to thrive, a timeless monument to American ingenuity.

Author : Teresa Irene Gonzales
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2021-06-29
Category : HISTORY
ISBN : 9781479839759

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Building a Better Chicago by Teresa Irene Gonzales Pdf

"This book offers insight into how redevelopment policy is implemented on the ground, articulates the political and social benefits of collective skepticism for communities of color, and critiques the partial perspectives dominant in social capital and community development studies"--

Author : Barr Ferree
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Office buildings
ISBN : PRNC:32101066389527

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The Modern Office Building by Barr Ferree Pdf

This is an early article published on the modern office building. It contains drawings of floor plans and cross sections of skyscrapers.

Author : Illinois
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1046 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : Illinois
ISBN : NYPL:33433004404046

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Reports to the General Assembly of Illinois at Its ... Regular Session by Illinois Pdf

Author : John W. Stamper
Publisher : Pomegranate
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0764933825

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North Michigan Avenue by John W. Stamper Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1004 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Business
ISBN : MINN:31951002804424R

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Realty and Building by Anonim Pdf

Author : Robin F. Bachin
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2020-05-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780226772110

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Building the South Side by Robin F. Bachin Pdf

Building the South Side explores the struggle for influence that dominated the planning and development of Chicago's South Side during the Progressive Era. Robin F. Bachin examines the early days of the University of Chicago, Chicago’s public parks, Comiskey Park, and the Black Belt to consider how community leaders looked to the physical design of the city to shape its culture and promote civic interaction. Bachin highlights how the creation of a local terrain of civic culture was a contested process, with the battle for cultural authority transforming urban politics and blurring the line between private and public space. In the process, universities, parks and playgrounds, and commercial entertainment districts emerged as alternative arenas of civic engagement. “Bachin incisively charts the development of key urban institutions and landscapes that helped constitute the messy vitality of Chicago’s late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century public realm.”—Daniel Bluestone, Journal of American History "This is an ambitious book filled with important insights about issues of public space and its use by urban residents. . . . It is thoughtful, very well written, and should be read and appreciated by anyone interested in Chicago or cities generally. It is also a gentle reminder that people are as important as structures and spaces in trying to understand urban development." —Maureen A. Flanagan, American Historical Review

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1891
Category : Corporation law
ISBN : WISC:89080489073

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The National Corporation Reporter by Anonim Pdf

Author : Lynn S. Beedle
Publisher : Springer
Page : 1144 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015013199263

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Second Century of the Skyscraper by Lynn S. Beedle Pdf

tenant is looming in importance. The owner is having more influence on the building. As Gerald D. Hines has said, there are indications that the desire for more discretionary time will lead to more residential high-rises dose to or in the midst of downtown office buildings. Downtown living could become the desired alternative. Tall buildings will be approached increasingly from the standpoint of an urban ecology - that what happens to apart can influence the whole. Provid ing for public as well as private needs in a tall building project is just one example (facilities for schools, shops, religious, and other needs). More attention will be paid to maintaining streets as lively and interesting places. Will a new "world's tallest" be built? Will we go a mile high? The answer is probably "yes" to the first, "no" to the second. With the recent spate of super-tall buildings on the drawing boards, going to greater heights was in the back of many people's minds at the Chicago conference. But in the U nited States, at least, buildings of 70 to 80 stories would appear to provide needed space consistent with economy. The future, then, is described in depth by papers that go into specific areas.

Author : United States. Congress
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1472 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1957
Category : Law
ISBN : UCR:31210026416220

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Congressional Record by United States. Congress Pdf

Author : Illinois. Auditor's Office,Illinois. Office of the Commissioner of Savings and Loan Associations
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 744 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1920
Category : Savings and loan associations
ISBN : UIUC:30112108175263

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Annual Report by Illinois. Auditor's Office,Illinois. Office of the Commissioner of Savings and Loan Associations Pdf