Larson, George A. creator Pridmore, Jay. Hedrich-Blessing (Firm) text bibliography nyu 2005 Rev. and expanded. monographic eng

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293 p. ill. ;col. ;photo. ; 29 cm. Chicago is world famous for an architectural tradition that has influenced building around the globe. It is the birthplace of the skyscraper and the cradle of modern architecture; it gave rise to the urban office building as we know it, and to the flowing, open floor plans of today's homes. This book chronicles Chicago's architectural tradition from the nineteenth through the early twenty-first century, examining its evolution in the context of broader historical, social, technological, and artistic currents. It explores Chicago architects' quest for a quintessentially American style, and the century of innovation that pushed buildings ever higher, opened them to space and light, and increasingly dissolved the boundaries between indoors and out. It looks at world-renowned structures from the inside out, giving special attention to the interiors that were and remain so important to Chicago's architects. Chicago School commercial building, to the low-slung Prairie School house, the streamlined Art Deco skyscraper, and the minimalist Miesian tower of glass and steel, all the way through to the strikingly original, diverse designs of the present day's so-called second modern movement. This eminently readable text vividly discusses both the life and work of such towering figures as Daniel Burnham, John Wellborn Root, Louis H. Sullivan, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Mies van der Rohe - as well as that of the many lesser-known architects who have made outstanding contributions. Chapter one - Roots of modern architecture -- Chapter two - Chicago School -- Chapter three- Frank Lloyd Wright and the Prairie School -- Chapter four - From arts and crafts to art deco -- Chapter five - Meaning of Mies and the rise of modernism -- Chapter six - Modern and postmodern Chicago -- Chapter seven- Chicago's second modern period -- Jay Pridmore, George A. Larson ; with principal photography by Hedrich Blessing. Include index Include Bibliography Architecture Illinois Chicago Chicago Ill Buildings, structures, etc NA735.C4 L37 2005 720.977311 9780810958920 0810958929 2005001008 pucpr 031711 20220520200403.0 eng