02633nam 2200577Ia 450 991046371570332120200520144314.00-252-09479-4(CKB)3170000000060147(EBL)3414277(SSID)ssj0000890798(PQKBManifestationID)11564174(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000890798(PQKBWorkID)10886639(PQKB)11550102(MiAaPQ)EBC3414277(StDuBDS)EDZ0000340931(OCoLC)867739658(MdBmJHUP)muse25241(Au-PeEL)EBL3414277(CaPaEBR)ebr10718792(CaONFJC)MIL496047(OCoLC)923497763(EXLCZ)99317000000006014720121003d2013 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrChicago skyscrapers, 1871-1934[electronic resource] /Thomas LeslieUrbana University of Illinois Press20131 online resource (265 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-252-03754-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.October 1871 -- 'built mostly of itself': Chicago and clay, 1874-1891 -- Iron and light: the 'great architectural problem' and the skeleton frame, 1879-1892 -- Steel and wind: the braced frame, 1890-1897 -- Glass and light: 'veneers' and curtain walls, 1889-1904 -- Steel, clay, and glass: the expressed frame, 1897-1910 -- Steel, light, and style: the concealed frame, 1905-1918 -- Power and height: the electric skyscraper, 1920-1934 -- Chicago, 1934.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. Leslie reveals the daily struggles, technical breakthroughs, and negotiations that produced these magnificent buildings.SkyscrapersIllinoisChicagoHistoryChicago (Ill.)Buildings, structures, etcElectronic books.SkyscrapersHistory.720/.4830977311Leslie Thomas1967-883199MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910463715703321Chicago skyscrapers, 1871-19342219571UNINA