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Building Chicago

John Zukowsky
Building Chicago Book PDF

Author : John Zukowsky
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2016-10-04
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780847848706

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Building Chicago presents the best of this country’s first city of architecture. Colloquially known as America’s "second city," Chicago is widely regarded as this country’s crown jewel when it comes to architecture. The roster of masters who have helped shape its skyline and streetscape stands as a who’s who of the architectural pantheon from the last two hundred years, from Louis Sullivan, Daniel Burnham, and Frank Lloyd Wright to Mies van der Rohe and Frank Gehry. Lavishly illustrated, this volume compellingly displays the masterworks of Chicago architecture—from the Chicago Tribune Tower (1925) and the Rookery (1888) by Burnham & Root to the Trump International Hotel and Tower (2008) by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and the residential skyscraper Aqua (2009) by Jeanne Gang. It features the city’s beloved masterpieces by Wright, including the Robie House, such milestones as the Willis Tower and the John Hancock Building, Gehry’s Pritzker Bandshell, as well as a wealth of little-known treasures from Chicago’s early days culled from the vast collection of the Chicago History Museum.

Masterpieces of Chicago Architecture

John Zukowsky,Martha Thorne
Masterpieces of Chicago Architecture Book PDF

Author : John Zukowsky,Martha Thorne
Publisher : Rizzoli International Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Architectural drawing
ISBN : 0847825965

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Masterpieces of Chicago Architecture by John Zukowsky,Martha Thorne Pdf

Over 200 illustrations drawn from the Art Institute of Chicago's repository of architectural drawings, models, and building fragments present a striking record of Chicago's great buildings and structures.

Sears Tower

Jay Pridmore
Sears Tower Book PDF

Author : Jay Pridmore
Publisher : Pomegranate
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0764920219

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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.

The Third Coast

Thomas L. Dyja
The Third Coast Book PDF

Author : Thomas L. Dyja
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781101605486

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Winner of the Chicago Tribune‘s 2013 Heartland Prize A critically acclaimed history of Chicago at mid-century, featuring many of the incredible personalities that shaped American culture Before air travel overtook trains, nearly every coast-to-coast journey included a stop in Chicago, and this flow of people and commodities made it the crucible for American culture and innovation. In luminous prose, Chicago native Thomas Dyja re-creates the story of the city in its postwar prime and explains its profound impact on modern America—from Chess Records to Playboy, McDonald’s to the University of Chicago. Populated with an incredible cast of characters, including Mahalia Jackson, Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Chuck Berry, Sun Ra, Simone de Beauvoir, Nelson Algren, Gwendolyn Brooks, Studs Turkel, and Mayor Richard J. Daley, The Third Coast recalls the prominence of the Windy City in all its grandeur.

The Auditorium Building

Jay Pridmore
The Auditorium Building Book PDF

Author : Jay Pridmore
Publisher : Pomegranate
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0764924966

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Commissioned by Ferdinand Peck and produced by architects Louis Sullivan and Dankmar Adler--soon to be leaders of the Chicago School--in 1889, the Auditorium Building was a wondrous complex, housing a hotel, offices, stores, and a theater. Adler's engineering skills overcame the problem of a foundation that had to support an unevenly distributed weight; Sullivan designed the stunning theater, which was spanned by four elliptical arches studded with 3,500 incandescent electric lights and decorated with gold leaf. Adler created a hydraulic stage--with twenty-six lifts--and one of the first air-conditioning systems in a public building. Among the many design features in the interior of the Auditorium were murals, onyx, marble, open loggias, stained glass, filigreed vents, wainscoting, and bronze-plated posts. Scholars considered the Auditorium Building the most important single structure in Chicago. The Auditorium thrived until its closing in 1940. In 1946 Roosevelt University purchased the building, and the Auditorium Theatre Council restored the theater to its former glory. Today, the Auditorium Building is thriving as a showcase for major theatrical events, Roosevelt University concerts, and other events.

Pocket Guide to Chicago Architecture (Norton Pocket Guides)

Judith Paine McBrien
Pocket Guide to Chicago Architecture Norton Pocket Guides Book PDF

Author : Judith Paine McBrien
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2011-12-19
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780393733846

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Pocket Guide to Chicago Architecture (Norton Pocket Guides) by Judith Paine McBrien Pdf

“A handy guidebook that profiles a building per page, with a drawing and vital statistics on most of Chicago’s major historic and modern buildings.”—Chicago Tribune Updated and expanded to chart the changing urban landscape of Chicago--as well as to incorporate a section on Chicago’s campus architecture, including works by Rem Koolhaas at the Illinois Institute of Technology and Frank Lloyd Wright at the University of Chicago--the second edition of this popular handbook is a perfect companion for walking tours and an excellent source of background information for exploring the internationally acclaimed architecture of Chicago. Over 100 highlights of downtown Chicago are covered, from Michigan Avenue to the riverfront to the Loop, with accompanying maps, a glossary of architectural terms, and an index of architects and buildings.

Building Ideas

Jay Pridmore
Building Ideas Book PDF

Author : Jay Pridmore
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2013-07-22
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780226107370

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Many books have been written about the University of Chicago over its 120-year history, but most of them focus on the intellectual environment, favoring its great thinkers and their many breakthroughs. Yet for the students and scholars who live and work here, the physical university—its stately buildings and beautiful grounds—forms an important part of its character. Building Ideas: An Architectural Guide to the University of Chicago explores the environment that has supported more than a century of exceptional thinkers. This photographic guide traces the evolution of campus architecture from the university’s founding in 1890 to its plans for the twenty-first century. When William Rainey Harper, the university’s first president, and the trustees decided to build a set of Gothic quadrangles, they created a visual link to European precursors and made a bold statement about the future of higher education in the United States. Since then the university has regularly commissioned forward-thinking architects to design buildings that expand—or explode—traditional ideals while redefining the contemporary campus. Full of panoramic photographs and exquisite details, Building Ideas features the work of architects such as Frank Lloyd Wright, Henry Ives Cobb, Holabird & Roche, Eero Saarinen, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Walter Netsch, Ricardo Legorreta, Rafael Viñoly, César Pelli, Helmut Jahn, and Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects. The guide also includes guest commentaries by prominent architects and other notable public figures. It is the perfect collection for Chicago alumni and students, Hyde Park residents and visitors, and anyone inspired by the institutional ideas and aspirations of architecture.

Chicago's Classical Architecture

David Stone
Chicago s Classical Architecture Book PDF

Author : David Stone
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 0738534269

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Chicago's Classical Architecture by David Stone Pdf

A pictorial tour of Chicago's connection to classical architecture begins at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, with it's gleaming "White City" of ornate Beaux-Arts buildings to Daniel Burnham's "Plan of Chicago" which furthered classical building inChicago and throught the country.

Guide to Chicago's Twenty-First-Century Architecture

Chicago Architecture Center,John Hill
Guide to Chicago s Twenty First Century Architecture Book PDF

Author : Chicago Architecture Center,John Hill
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2021-06-08
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780252052620

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Guide to Chicago's Twenty-First-Century Architecture by Chicago Architecture Center,John Hill Pdf

Exploring a new century of architecture in the Windy City Chicago's wealth of architectural treasures makes it one of the world's majestic cityscapes. Published in collaboration with the Chicago Architecture Center, this easy-to-use guide invites you to discover the new era of twenty-first-century architecture in the Windy City via two hundred architecturally significant buildings and spaces in the city and suburbs. Features include: Entries organized by neighborhood Maps with easy-to-locate landmarks and mass transit options Background on each entry, including the design architect, name and address, description, and other essential information Sidebars on additional sites and projects A detailed supplemental section with a glossary, selected bibliography, and indexes by architect, building name, and building type Up-to-date and illustrated with almost four hundred color photos, the Guide to Chicago's Twenty-First-Century Architecture takes travelers and locals on a journey into an ever-changing architectural mecca.

Chicago Architecture

Charles Waldheim
Chicago Architecture Book PDF

Author : Charles Waldheim
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2005-09
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0226870383

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The Chicago School of Architecture

Rolf Achilles
The Chicago School of Architecture Book PDF

Author : Rolf Achilles
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2013-06-10
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780747813811

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The Chicago School of Architecture by Rolf Achilles Pdf

The birth of the skyscraper in Chicago in the mid-1880s introduced a new direction for city architecture: upwards. But how-and why- was it that Chicago set the standard for high-rise buildings, not only across the USA but all over the world? Rolf Achilles here introduces the style of the First Chicago School from 1880 to 1910, explaining the innovative use of iron frames for strength, height and openness, and the ubiquity of gridded window arrangements. With reference to such famous architects as William Le Baron Jenny and Frank Lloyd Wright, and colorful pictures of, among many others, the Reliance, Brooks and Marquette buildings, this book is a fascinating exploration of the structures that helped to give Chicago its identity, and the world a new way of building.

Southern Exposure

Lee Bey
Southern Exposure Book PDF

Author : Lee Bey
Publisher : Second to None: Chicago Storie
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0810140985

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Southern Exposure by Lee Bey Pdf

Southern Exposure is the definitive guide to the often overlooked architectural riches of Chicago's South Side by architecture expert and former Chicago Sun-Times architecture writer Lee Bey.

No Small Plans

Gabrielle H. Lyon,Chris Lin (Visual artist)
No Small Plans Book PDF

Author : Gabrielle H. Lyon,Chris Lin (Visual artist)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0997361514

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No Small Plans by Gabrielle H. Lyon,Chris Lin (Visual artist) Pdf

The Chicago Architecture Foundation's No Small Plans is a graphic novel that follows the neighborhood adventures of teens in Chicago's past, present and future as they wrestle with designing the city they want, need and deserve. The novel will be published in July 2017. It was inspired by the 1911 Wacker'sManual textbook that taught Chicago's young people about Daniel Burnham's 1909 Plan of Chicago. Over the next three years, CAF will work to give free copies of the novel to 30,000 teens and catalyze conversations in Chicago Public Schools and Chicago Public Libraries about what makes a good neighborhood.

Chicago Architecture and Design (3rd edition)

Jay Pridmore
Chicago Architecture and Design 3rd edition Book PDF

Author : Jay Pridmore
Publisher : Harry N. Abrams
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2018-09-11
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1419732315

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Chicago Architecture and Design (3rd edition) by Jay Pridmore Pdf

Third edition of Chicago architecture and design / George A. Larson, Jay Pridmore; with photography by Hedrich-Blessing. 1993. Second edition published 2005.

AIA Guide to Chicago

American Institute of Architects Chicago
AIA Guide to Chicago Book PDF

Author : American Institute of Architects Chicago
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 569 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-15
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780252096136

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AIA Guide to Chicago by American Institute of Architects Chicago Pdf

An unparalleled architectural powerhouse, Chicago offers visitors and natives alike a panorama of styles and forms. The third edition of the AIA Guide to Chicago brings readers up to date on ten years of dynamic changes with new entries on smaller projects as well as showcases like the Aqua building, Trump Tower, and Millennium Park. Four hundred photos and thirty-four specially commissioned maps make it easy to find each of the one thousand-plus featured buildings, while a comprehensive index organizes buildings by name and architect. This edition also features an introduction providing an indispensable overview of Chicago's architectural history.