Cruickshank, Dan
Skyscraper
- ISBN 13:
- 9781786691187
- author:
- Cruickshank, Dan
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Head of Zeus
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2018
- Pages:
- 304
- Dimensions:
- 135mm X 200mm
- Genre:
- 20 x 13.5 centimetres (0.62 kg), History, United States, General,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Reliance Building, Chicago's iconic 1895 skyscraper, was a pioneering feat in high-rise architecture. Its innovative design, featuring metal frame, plate glass, fire-proof brick and terracotta cladding, set the stage for modernist construction methods. Cruickshank explores the extraordinary world of late 19th-century architecture, where figures like Daniel H. Burnham, Louis Sullivan and William Le Baron Jenney pushed the boundaries of engineering and art. The Reliance Building's impact can be seen in subsequent structures, such as New York's Flatiron Building, and even today's hubristic high-rise architecture. This book is also a story about Gilded Age Chicago, a city that was both corrupt and fabulously wealthy, with a burning desire to try new things - including revolutionary forms of architecture.
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