Author : George A. Larson
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 26,22 MB
Release : 1993-09-30
Category : Architecture
ISBN :
Examines Chicago's finest buildings from the viewpoint of interior architecture, including Tribune Tower, Harold Washington Library, and State of Illinois building.
Author : Jay Pridmore
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 972 pages
File Size : 21,8 MB
Release : 2018-09-18
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1683354214
The birthplace of the skyscraper, Chicago is famous for an architectural tradition that has influenced building around the globe. It is the cradle of modern architecture. It gave rise to the urban office building and to the flowing, open floor plans of today’s homes. Chicago Architecture and Design chronicles the city’s architecture from the 19th through the early 21st century: from the structural simplicity of Chicago School commercial building to the low-slung Prairie School house, from the streamlined Art Deco skyscraper to the minimalist Miesian tower of glass and steel, and all the way through to the strikingly original, diverse designs of the present day’s second modern period. It examines the evolution of modern architecture in the context of broader historical, social, technological, and artistic currents and explores innovations that pushed buildings ever higher. This third edition adds 10 new buildings from the last decade, including Renzo Piano’s Modern Wing of the Art Institute, John Ronan’s Poetry Foundation, and Helmut Jahn’s Mansueto Library at the University of Chicago.
Author : Michelle Galindo
Publisher : teNeues
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 16,95 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9783832790257
Présente des constructions récentes à Chicago d'architectes renommés (Rafael Vinoly, Rem Koolhaas, Franck Gehry ...). Avec un plan pratique pour localiser les édifices.
Author : Carl W. Condit
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 38,97 MB
Release : 1964
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780226114552
This thoroughly illustrated classic study traces the history of the world-famous Chicago school of architecture from its beginnings with the functional innovations of William Le Baron Jenney and others to their imaginative development by Louis Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright. The Chicago School of Architecture places the Chicago school in its historical setting, showing it at once to be the culmination of an iron and concrete construction and the chief pioneer in the evolution of modern architecture. It also assesses the achievements of the school in terms of the economic, social, and cultural growth of Chicago at the turn of the century, and it shows the ultimate meaning of the Chicago work for contemporary architecture. "A major contribution [by] one of the world's master-historians of building technique."—Reyner Banham, Arts Magazine "A rich, organized record of the distinguished architecture with which Chicago lives and influences the world."—Ruth Moore, Chicago Sun-Times
Author : American Institute of Architects Chicago
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 569 pages
File Size : 19,60 MB
Release : 2014-05-15
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0252096134
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.
Author : Michael Bell
Publisher : Princeton Architectural Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 26,15 MB
Release : 2010-12
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781568988955
DVD features highlights from the conference held at Columbia University.
Author : Jay Pridmore
Publisher : Pomegranate
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 43,98 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780764920219
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 : Frank Alfred Randall
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 16,44 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780252024160
"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 : Blair Kamin
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 31,52 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780226423227
This text collects the best of architecture critic Blair Kamin's columns. Using Chicago as a barometer of national design trends, the book sheds light on the state of American architecture during 'the Nervous Nineties'.
Author : John Zukowsky
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,53 MB
Release : 2016-10-04
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0847848701
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.
