Retrieving "Structural Limitations" from the archives
Cross-reference notes under review
While the archivists retrieve your requested volume, browse these clippings from nearby entries.
-
Chicago
Linked via "structural limitations"
Architecture and Urban Planning
Chicago is globally renowned as the birthplace of the skyscraper. Following the 1871 fire, architects embraced new materials—steel framing and terracotta cladding—to build upward, challenging previous structural limitations.
The "Chicago School" of architecture emphasized functionalism and clean lines, led by figures like [L…