Chicago architecture and design, 1923-1993 : reconfiguration of an American metropolis / edited by John Zukowsky ; with essays by Mark J. Bouman, David Brodherson, Robert Bruegmann, Dennis P. Doordan, Neil Harris, Victor Margolin, Ross Miller, Deborah Fulton Rau, Sidney K. Robinson, Pauline Saliga, Franz Schulze, R. Stephen Sennott, Stanley Tigerman, Carol Willis, Wim de Wit, and John Zukowsky

Zukowsky, John (1948-). Zukowsky, John (1948-). Bouman, Mark Jansen. Art Institute of Chicago

Published by Munich, Germany Chicago, Ill. : Prestel ; Art Institute of Chicago, 1993

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Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; 479 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 30 cm. Notes; Exhibition held at the Art Institute of Chicago, June 12-Aug. 29, 1993. Companion volume to: Chicago architecture, (1872-1922). With: an exhibition organised by the Art Institute of Chicago, June 12-August 29, 1993. Includes bibliographical references and index. ContentsForeword / by James N. Wood -- Acknowledgments / by John Zukowsky -- Introduction. The Burden of History : Chicago Architecture before and after the Great Depression and World War II / John Zukowsky -- Architecture and Infrastructure. "The Best Lighted City in the World" : The Construction of a Nocturnal Landscape in Chicago / Mark J. Bouman ; "Forever Inadequate to the Rising Stream" : Dream Cities, Automobiles, and Urban Street Mobility in Central Chicago / R. Stephen Sennott ; "All Airplanes Lead to Chicago" : Airport Planning and Design in a Midwest Metropolis / David Brodherson -- The Commercial City. The Making of the Merchandise Mart, (1927-1931) : Air Rights and the Plan of Chicago / Deborah Fulton Rau ; Light, Height, and Site : The Skyscraper in Chicago / Carol Willis ; Mies van der Rohe in America / Franz Schulze -- The City and the Suburb. Schaumburg, Oak Brook, Rosemont, and the Recentering of the Chicago Metropolitan Area / Robert Bruegmann ; The City That Shops : Chicago's Retailing Landscape / Neil Harris ; The Postwar Modern House in Chicago / Sidney K. Robinson -- Architecture and Politics. Exhihiting Progress : Italy's Contribution to the Century of Progress Exposition / Dennis P. Doordan ; The Rise of Public Housing in Chicago, (1930-1960) / Wim de Wit ; City Hall and the Architecture of Power : The Rise and Fall of the Dearborn Corridor / Ross Miller -- Design in Chicago. "To Build a Better Mousetrap" : Design in Chicago, (1920-1970) / Pauline Saliga ; Graphic Design in Chicago / Victor Margolin -- The Legacy of Chicago Arthiecture. Helmut Jahn and the Line of Succession / Ross Miller ; Chicago Architects : Genealogy and Exegesis / Stanley Tigerman -- Plates. Urban Images ; Transportation ; Institutions and Government ; Commerce and Business ; Industry ; Shopping ; Houses and Housing ; Recreation -- Catalogue / by John Zukowsky -- Biographical Glossary / by Maurice Blanks. Subjects; Chicago School of Architecture. Architecture Illinois Chicago History ; Exhibitions. Architecture Illinois Chicago History 20th century. Chicago Expositions 1993. Architecture Illinois Chicago 20e siècle ; Expositions. Architecture Illinois 20th century Chicago. Chicago (Ill.) Buildings, structures, etc. ; Exhibitions. Chicago Buildings, structures, etc. Architecture History. Illinois. Architecture American. Chicago : twentieth century architecture. Architecture U.S.A. Exhibitions. Architecture U.S.A. 20th century. Chicago Art Architecture. Chicago Exhibitions. Genres; Bibliography. Catalogue. Exhibition catalogs. Exhibition catalogues. History. Illustrated. 2 Kg. Seller Inventory # 362647

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Title: Chicago architecture and design, 1923-1993 :...

Publisher: Munich, Germany Chicago, Ill. : Prestel ; Art Institute of Chicago

Publication Date: 1993

Binding: Hardcover

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Edition: First Edition.