{"product_id":"chicago-architecture-and-design-9780810931923","title":"Chicago Architecture and Design","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs a result of the Great Fire of 1871  Chicago became a major creative centre of American architecture. Talented architects flocked to the city in the fires aftermath  and made use of new technology  such as the fireproof steel frame and the safety elevator to create what is considered to be the worlds first skyscraper  and ultimately change the look of 20th-century cities. These innovations - which required the planning of structures from the inside out - can be seen in this book. This volume chronicles the work of architects Louis H. Sullivan  Frank Lloyd Wright and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe  as well as that of H.H. Richardson  John Welborn Root  William LeBaron Jenny and their successors. More than 70 important buildings are pictured - most with one exterior image and several views of the interior - spanning Richardsons 1887 Glessner House through The Rookery  Robie House  the Carson Pirie Scott \u0026amp; Company store  860-880 North Lake Shore Drive and the current work of Skidmore  Owings \u0026amp; Merrill  Kohn Pedersen Fox and Cesar Pelli  among others. Biographical information about the leading architects is integrated with the architectural discussion.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45648090300469,"sku":"ByrdShop_0810931923","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780810931923.jpg?v=1781709112","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/chicago-architecture-and-design-9780810931923","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}