The rise of the skyscraper.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 1952
Place of publication: [Chicago]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
Subjects: Architecture -- United States; Architecture, Modern -- 20th century
Description: This work surveys the early days of the Chicago skyscraper. It investigates the role of prominent architectural firms in skyscraper construction, the evolution of architecture in Europe and the United States, structural techniques, and the Chicago School in the twentieth century.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 249-250.