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Chicago School Flashcards

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In 1871, in one of the worst disasters in history, the city of Chicago - then constructed almost exclusively of wood - was destroyed almost entirely by a great fire

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Great Chicago Fire

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The rebuilding of the city in stone and steel marked a revolutionary turning point in the history of architecture: in particular, the history of

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skyscraper construction

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been made necessary in America by the high density of banks, offices, railroad terminals, and warehouses in small sections of growing cities

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tall offices buildings

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The way forward was provided by _________ who used his experience as a military engineer in the Union army, to devise a foundation “raft” of timbers, steel beams, and iron I-beams

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Dankmar Adler

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first Professor of Architecture at the University of Michigan; best-known for designing the 10-story Home insurance building in Chicago (1884-85), the first high-rise in America to use a metal frame rather than stone and brick

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William Le Baron Jenney

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favored lithic structures with load-bearing walls like his TrinityChurch, Boston rather than Jenney’s steel frame

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Henry Hobson Richardson

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architectural partnership of ________ was founded in Chicago in 1880, by Holabird, Roche, and the landscape architect Ossian Cole Simonds, all former trainees under Jenney

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Holabird, Simonds & Roche

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eighteen years of partnership; met when they worked as apprentice draftsmen in 1872

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Daniel H Burnham & John Wellborn Root

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Chicago firm with 12 years of existence; The pair were also early employers and mentors of Frank Lloyd Wright, who honored both men for decade

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Dankmar Adler& Louis Sullivan

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led the movement to license architects, with the result that the first registration act was passed in Illinois in 1897

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Dankmar Adler

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became the first American architect to produce a modern style of architecture and the first architect anywhere to revolutionize skyscraper aesthetics and give a stylish unity to the building

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Louis Sullivan

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designed to be a multi-use complex; first home of the Chicago Civic Opera and the Chicago symphony orchestra

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Auditorium Building, Chicago

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Who were the architects of the Auditorium Building in Chicago?

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Dankmar Adler& Louis Sullivan

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often recognized as the world’s first skyscraper; marked a significant departure from traditional construction methods, utilizing a iron frame structure that allowed it to reach a height of 42 meters (10 storeys)

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Home Insurance Building

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Home Insurance Building is designed by

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William Le Baron Jenney

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also known as the Leiter II Building, the Sears Building, OneCongress Center, and the Robert Morris Center

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Second Leiter Building

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Second Leiter Building is designed by

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William Le Baron Jenney

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first major commercial building developed by the architectural firm of Burnham & Root and, at130 feet (10 stories)

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The Montauk Building

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The Montauk Building is designed by

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Burnham and root

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It is a building with 10 stories with turrets and a light well

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Pullman Building

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Who designed the Pullman Building

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Solon S Bernan

22
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Intended for the wholesale business of Field’s eponymously named department store; windows were contained by massive Romanesque arches

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Marshall Field Warehouse (Chicago)

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Who designed the Marshall Field Warehouse in Chicago

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Henry Hobson Richardson

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features a light court: a wrought and cast-iron frame that creates an airy, bird-cage-like feel. The mezzanine floor was composed of glass blocks that transferred light to the lower level

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Rookery building

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who designed the rookery building

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Burnham and root

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large span, five-window central bay in the north façade

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Chamber of Commerce Building

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Who designed the chamber of commerce building?

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Edward Baumann and Harris Huehl

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Facades are true curtain walls (a solution that went beyond William LeBaron’s solution for his Home Insurance Building)

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Tacoma building

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Who designed the Tacoma building?

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Holabird and Roche

30
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first skyscraper to have large plate glass windows making up the majority of its surface area

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Reliance Building

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The first floor and basement of the reliance building is by

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John Root

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The rest of the reliance building is built by

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Charles Atwood

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credited for being the first successful utilization of steel frame construction; a 10-story, 41m terra cotta office building

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Wainwright Building in St Louis Missouri

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Who designed the Wainwright Building?

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Dankmar Adler and Louis Sullivan

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tallest load-bearing brick building ever constructed; its decorative staircases represent the first structural use of aluminum in building construction

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Monadnock Building

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The North half of the Monadnock building is by

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Burnham and Root

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The South half of the Monadnock building is by

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Holabird and Roche

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The old ___________ was demolished in 1972, but the original tradingfloor and main entrance can now be found at theArt Institute of Chicago.

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Chicago Stock Exchange building

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The Chicago Stock Exchange building was designed by

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Dankmar Adler and Louis Sullivan

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formerly called the ___________ is an early skyscraper in Buffalo, NewYork

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Prudential Building (Guarantly Building)

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formerly known as the Carson,Pirie, Scott and Company Building; has been used for retailpurposes since 1899 as partof the Loop Retail Historic District

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Sullivan Center

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large fixed glass panel flanked by two narrower sashes of the same height, filling the structural bay; defining feature of the Chicago school style

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Chicago Window

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originally the Fuller Building & known in its early days as “Burnham’s Folly”; a triangular 22-story, 86.9 m steel-framed landmarked building at FifthAvenue, Manhattan, New York City

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Flatiron Building, New York

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use of large “Chicago windows”, metal frame construction, distinctive bays, and terra cotta cladding

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Chicago building

44
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The Flatiron Building was designed by

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Daniel Burnham and Frederick Dinkelberg

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The Chicago Building was designed by

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Holabird and Roche

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