"It's hard to imagine a better compendium: Building Chicago is an important addition to any serious collection of books about the city." "It's a perfect, and substantial, holiday gift as well as a resource for anyone interested in Chicago's architecture." "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. 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. Lavishly illustrated, this volume compellingly displays the masterworks of Chicago architecture from the Chicago Tribune Tower (1925) and the Rookery (1888) by Burnham and Root to the Trump International Hotel and Tower (2008) by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill and the residential skyscraper Aqua (2009) by Jeanne Gang. 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. Colloquially known as America s second city, Chicago is widely regarded as this country s crown jewel when it comes to architecture.
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