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The Loop: Where the Skyscraper Began

Name: The Loop: Where the Skyscraper Began
Author: Judith Paine McBrien, Joan C. Pomaranc
ISBN: 9781880005026

by Judith Paine McBrien, Joan C. Pomaranc

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Tells about the architecture of Chicago's commercial core. Here, in the 19th century, a group of daring architects and engineers revolutionized structural design, developing the highrise form to express new economic and urban conditions. Contemporary architects Helmut Jahn, Bruce Graham, Thomas Beebe, and Adrian Smith discuss their work and its meaning in the Loop.