Chicago skyscrapers, 1871-1934 / Thomas Leslie.
| Author/creator |
Leslie, Thomas, 1967- |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2013] |
| Description | xxv, 234 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2012040478 |
| ISBN | 9780252037542 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0252037545 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780252094798 (e-book) |
| ISBN | 0252094794 (e-book) |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | NA6232 .L47 2013 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |