architectural tour

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Before We Begin the Tour

Make no little plans

- Daniel Burnham

form follows function. This is the law.

- Louis Sullivan


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A Few Facts

After the Great Fire, Chicago building began to

grow up and out from downtown

Several factors facilitated the growth and

development of Chicago: Building materials such as iron and steel, masonry

and glass became available and inexpensive

European immigrants provided low cost labor

Engineering and technology advances such as:

Elevators, pumps, electricity and shipping

Money was easy to borrow


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Two Grand Plans

from Burnham

- Worlds Columbian Exhibition

- The Chicago Plan


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The Reliance Building


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Reliance Building Facts

Location: 1 W. Washington

Completion: 1890 and 1895

Architects: John Wellborn Root and Charles Atwood

15 Stories

Notable Facts: Early Chicago School structure

Skyscrapers

External steel structure

Boxlike design

Glass exterior Elevator service

Floating raft foundation

Today houses Burnham Hotel


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The Rookery Building


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The Rookery

Location: 229 S. LaSalle

Completion: 1888

Architects: Burnham and Root

12 Stories


Skyscrapers

External steel structure

Boxlike design

Glass exterior Elevator service

Floating raft foundation

Considered the oldest standing skyscraper, it originally housed theoffices of Burnham and Root


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The Monadnock Block


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Monadnock Block

Location: 53 W. Jackson

Completion: 1893

Architects: Begun by Burnham and Root;

completed by Holabird and Roche 16 Stories


Was largest office building in the world, was criticized for itssize and lacking in style

Unique load-bearing exterior masonry and wind bracingsystem.


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Merchandise Mart


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The Merchandise Mart

Location: 222 Merchandise Plaza

Completion: 1830

Architects: Graham, Anderson, Probst and White

25 Stories

Style: Art Deco Notable Facts:

Designed as a city within a city all services

Worlds largest building in area when opened, it now has its own zipcode

Designed as a combined skyscraper, warehouse and retail store: recessed portals (door ways)

56 Indian chiefs engraved into the towers crown

Symmetry includes 4 corners incorporating geometric designs

Exterior cornices provide unique holiday and theme lighting


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The Board of Trade


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The Board of Trade

Location: 141 W. Jackson

Completion: 1930

Architects: Holabird & Root

45 Stories

Style: Art Deco

Notable Facts:

Houses 50 different trading and financial markets Was Chicagos tallest building until 1965

Topped by 31 foot statue of Ceres, Roman goddess of grain


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Willis Tower


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Willis Tower

Location: 233 S. Wacker Drive

Completion: 1973

Architects: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill 108 Stories

Style: Super Structure

Notable Facts: Originally called the Sears Tower, it was the worlds largest

building for 25 years

One of the most popular tourist attractions in Chicago, over 1

million people visit the observation deck each year.

Asymmetrical exterior design was inspired by an ad for apack of cigarettes


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John Hancock Center


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John Hancock Center

Location: 875 N. Michigan Avenue

Completion: 1968

Architects: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

100 Stories Style: Super Structure

Notable Facts: First super structure in Chicago, was the tallest building until Sears

Tower opened

95th Floor restaurant and Observatory offers a 360 view of the city

Building includes Chicagos only open-air SkyWalk for visitors

Full size pool on the 44th floor is the highest swimming pool in

America


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Marina City


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Marina City

Location: State Street and the River

Completion: 1964

Architect: Bertrand Goldberg

65 Stories

Style: Modern Skyscraper Notable Facts:

Complex includes two corn cob high rise building launched as theworlds tallest, residential housing

Apartments which have almost no 90 walls are shaped as piewedges.

Built as a self-contained city, complex includes all services includingtheater, gym, skating rink, bowling alley, boat marina and severalrestaurants

Lowest 19 floors are used as parking


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The Robey House


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The Robey House

Location: 5757 S. Woodlawn Ave.

Completion: 1909

Architect: Frank Lloyd Wright

3 Style: Prairie Style Residential

Notable Facts: Prairie Style homes were designed to fit in the surrounding

landscape

Includes gently sloping roofs, flat, low proportions, extendedeaves and sheltering overhangs, low terraces and long, narrowbands of windows

Inside floor plan is built around a central fireplace and includesextensive open space, low ceilings, narrow hall ways and built infurnishings


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