Title & Author:

Chicago architecture : Holabird & Root, 1880-1992 / edited by Werner Blaser ; [translation of German texts by D.Q. Stephenson].

Publication:

Description:

192 pages : illustrations ; 24 x 26 cm

Notes:
English and German.
Includes bibliographical references (page 191).
Standing Buildings (starting p. 7) -- A Treasure Trove for Architects (starting p. 8) / Werner Blaser -- Purgatory and Paradise (starting p. 12) / Jack Hartray -- Ch. 1 The Chicago Fire: Discovery of New Techniques (starting p. 17) -- Graceland Cemetery, 1881-1888 (starting p. 20) -- E. H. Webster Residence, 1889 (starting p. 22) -- C. T. Boynton Residence, 1889 (starting p. 23) -- Fort Sheridan, c. 1884 (starting p. 24) -- Tacoma Building, 1886-1889 (starting p. 26) -- Ch. 2 The Chicago School: Development of New Typologies (starting p. 29) -- Old Colony Building, 1893-1894 (starting p. 32) -- Marquette Building, 1891-1895 (starting p. 34) -- Cable Building, 1899 (starting p. 38) -- McClurg/Ayer Building, 1898-1899 (starting p. 40) -- McCormick Buildings/Gage Group, 1898-1899 (starting p. 44) -- Ch. 3 The World's Columbian Exposition: Use of Eclectic Themes (starting p. 49) -- Cook County Courthouse/Chicago City Hall, 1904-1910 (starting p. 52) -- Grant Park Stadium (Soldier Field), 1919-1926 (starting p. 54) -- Garrett Biblical Institute/Garrett Evangelical Theological Institute, 19161923 (starting p. 58) -- University Club, 1904-1908 (starting p. 60) -- Monroe Building, 1910-1912 (starting p. 64) -- Chicago Tribune Competition Entry, 1922 (starting p. 66) -- Ch. 4 The Art Deco Period: Exploration of Mass and Form (starting p. 68) -- Chicago Daily News Building, 1925-1929 (starting p. 72) -- 333 North Michigan Avenue Building, 1927-1928 (starting p. 74) -- Palmolive Building, 1927-1929 (starting p. 78) -- Chicago Board of Trade, 1928-1930 (starting p. 82) -- Commonwealth Edison Company/Dearborn Street Substation, 1929-1931 (starting p. 86) -- Edward P. Russell Residence, 1928-1929 (starting p. 87) -- Ch. 5 The Century of Progress: Emphasis on Innovation (starting p. 89) -- Chrysler Building, 1932-1933 (starting p. 92) -- Travel and Transportation Building, 1930-1933 (starting p. 96) -- A. O. Smith Company Research and Engineering Building, 1929-1930 (starting p. 100) -- Burlington "Zephyr" Train, 1933-1934 (starting p. 106) -- James S. Schramm Residence, 1937 (starting p. 108) -- Ch. 6 The Modern Movement: Refinement of Structure and Infill (starting p. 111) -- United States Navy Enginemen's Training Center, 1974 (starting p. 114) -- Illinois Bell Telephone Company 4A Equipment Building, 1973 (starting p. 116) -- Lincoln Life Insurance Company, 1977 (starting p. 120) -- Monsanto Company Environmental Health Laboratory, 1978 (starting p. 122) -- AT&T Network Software Center, 1981 (starting p. 126) -- Hollister Incorporated Corporate Headquarters, 1981 (starting p. 128) -- Ch. 7 The Revitalization of the City: Response to Context (starting p. 133) -- University of Chicago Kersten Physics Teaching Center, 1985 (starting p. 136) -- Northwestern University Law School Addition/American Bar Center, 1984 (starting p. 140) -- Illinois Bell Telephone Company Remote Switching Facility, 1988 (starting p. 144) -- Chicago Historical Society, 1988 (starting p. 146) -- University of Illinois Digital Computer Laboratory, 1990 (starting p. 150) -- Ch. 8 The Refinement of Technology: Current Explorations (starting p. 155) -- University of Wisconsin School of Architecture and Urban Planning, 1993 (starting p. 158) -- 447 North Dearborn Street, Commercial Loft Structure Project (starting p. 162) -- Newhaus Residential Development Project (starting p. 164) -- CityHome Affordable Housing Project (starting p. 168) -- Office of Holabird & Root, 1992 (starting p. 173) -- A Perspective from the Third Generation (starting p. 180) / John A. Holabird -- Architectural Photography: Hedrich-Blessing Meets Holabird & Root (starting p. 186) / Jack Hedrich -- The Holabird and Roche/Holabird & Root Archives (starting p. 188) / Wim de Wit -- Acknowledgments (starting p. 189) / Werner Blaser -- Acknowledgments (starting p. 189) / Diane Richard -- References (starting p. 191) -- Illustration Credits (starting p. 191) -- Partners (starting p. 192)
Also issued online.
Text in English and German.

Summary:

"Chicago: the birthplace of modern architecture. "Chicago Architecture" stands out for its clarity of construction and expressive strength of form. A veritable treasure trove for architects still today, the Chicago tradition of structural architecture continues to challenge contemporary building with provocative questions and charge it with creative forms of expression. Ranking as a pioneering force behind Chicago Architecture is one of the city's most venerable architecture firms, Holabird & Root; since the end of the 19th century to the present day it has nurtured construction in the Chicago tradition. Holabird & Root was among the first to make the shift from self-supporting walls to the steel-skeleton frame. In 1939, John Holabird Senior succeeded in bringing Mies van der Rohe to the city to head the Architecture Department of what is today's Illinois Institute of Technology; in the 1950s and 1960s it would be Mies who dictated the shape of Chicago's silhouette. Set against the century-long history of Holabird & Root's work, the story of the development of Chicago's architecture as a whole comes vividly to the fore."--BOOK JACKET.

Resources:
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ISBN:

3764327871
9783764327873
0817627871
9780817627874

Subject:

Holabird & Root (1928-1945)
Holabird & Root Inc.
Architecture Illinois Chicago.
Architecture
Buildings
Architektur
Bildband
Geschichte
Gebouwen.
Chicago (Ill.) Buildings, structures, etc.
Illinois Chicago
Chicago, Ill.
Chicago <Ill.>
Geschichte 1880-1992

Added entries:

Blaser, Werner, 1924-2019.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 84925
Call No.: ID NA44.H722; ID:95-B3641
Status: Available