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Building Chicago: The Architectural Masterworks
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Hardcover: 304 pages Publisher: Rizzoli (October 4, 2016) Language: English ISBN-10: 0847848701 ISBN-13: 978-0847848706 Product
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Book Description
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.