Building Chicago: The Architectural Masterworks

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Building Chicago presents the most productive of this country’s first city of architecture. Colloquially referred to as The united states’s “second city,” Chicago is widely considered this country’s crown jewel in relation to architecture. The roster of masters who have assisted in shaping its skyline and streetscape stands as a who’s who of the architectural pantheon from the last 200 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 town’s beloved masterpieces by Wright, including the Robie House, such milestones as the Willis Tower and the John Hancock Building, Gehry’s Pritzker Bandshell, in addition to a wealth of little-known treasures from Chicago’s early days culled from the vast selection of the Chicago History Museum.

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