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Chicago Architecture and Urbanism Ser.: Chicago Architecture : Histories, Revisions, Alternatives by Katerina Ruedi Ray (2005, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press
ISBN-100226870383
ISBN-139780226870380
eBay Product ID (ePID)30755596
Product Key Features
Number of Pages488 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameChicago Architecture : Histories, Revisions, Alternatives
SubjectUnited States / MidWest / East North Central (Il, in, Mi, Oh, Wi), General, Criticism, Regional
Publication Year2005
TypeTextbook
AuthorKaterina Ruedi Ray
Subject AreaTravel, Architecture
SeriesChicago Architecture and Urbanism Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.8 in
Item Weight52.6 Oz
Item Length10 in
Item Width8.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2004-005113
Dewey Edition22
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal720/.9773/11
Table Of ContentForeword by Richard Solomon Acknowledgments Introduction: Chicago Is History by Charles Waldheim and Katerina Rüedi Ray Part One - Revisions 1. Western Architecture: Regionalism and Race in the Inland Architect Joanna Merwood 2. Myth of the Chicago School Robert Bruegmann 3. The Centrality of the Columbian Exposition in the History of Chicago Architecture David van Zanten 4. William Le Baron Jenney and Chicago's West Parks: From Prairies to Pleasure-Grounds Reuben M. Rainey 5. Does Frank Lloyd Wright Belong in Chicago's Architectural History? Sidney K. Robinson 6. Preservation and Renewal in Post-World War II Chicago Daniel Bluestone 7. More than Mies: Architecture of Chicago Multifamily Housing, 1935-65 Eric Mumford 8. Selling Mies David Dunster 9. Inside Mies: Living at 860/880 Lake Shore Drive Janet Abrams Part Two - Alternatives 10. 1614 North Hermitage Avenue: Painting as Inscription Julia Fish 11. A Century of Progress: An Alternate Tale Lee Bey 12. Only Girl Architect Lonely Susan F. King 13. Marion Mahoney Griffin: The Chicago Years Pamela Hill 14. The Third Chicago School? Marking Sexual and Ethnic Identity Christopher Reed 15. The Chicago Parks: Tableaus of Naturalization Jane Wolff 16. The Architectural Photography of Hedrich-Blessing Robert A. Sobieszek 17. Forms of the Grid Mitchell Schwarzer 18. Wish You Were Here: Alvin Boyarsky's Picture Postcards Igor Marjanovic 19. Bertrand Goldberg: A Personal View of Architecture Geoffrey Goldberg 20. Making Marina City: Men, Money, Masquerade and Modernity Katerina Rüedi Ray 21. Walter Netsch: Field Theory Martin Felsen and Sarah Dunn 22. Systematic Genius: Walter Netsch and the Architecture of Bureaucracy David Goodman 23. Opposing Mies: The Triangular Constructs of Harry Weese Leah Ray 24. Diminishing High-Rise Public Housing Janet L. Smith 25. Understanding Chicago's High-Rise Public Housing Disaster D. Bradford Hunt 26. Bas-Relief Urbanism: Chicago's Figured Field Sarah Whiting 27. From Operational Anonymity to Brand Identity: Chicago O'Hare Charles Waldheim 28. From Flesh to Fiberglass: "Cows on Parade" in Chicago C. Greig Crysler Notes List of Contributors Index
SynopsisWhen you think of modern architecture, you think of Chicago, the birthplace of the skyscraper, the cradle of twentieth-century American design, and the home of enduring works by such iconic figures as Louis Sullivan, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and Frank Lloyd Wright., When you think of modern architecture, you think of Chicago, the birthplace of the skyscraper, the cradle of twentieth-century American design, and the home of enduring works by such iconic figures as Louis Sullivan, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and Frank Lloyd Wright. Idealized through tourism and celebrated in the groves of academe, the city's majestic skyline and landmark buildings remain a living testament to the modern movement. In Chicago Architecture , Charles Waldheim and Katerina Ruedi Ray revise and offer alternatives to the archetypal story of modern architecture in Chicago. They and an esteemed group of contributors assert that the mythic status of Chicago architecture has distorted our understanding of the historical circumstances in which it was realized. This searching volume illuminates the importance of photographs, books, magazines, and other media in the cultivation of an international audience for Chicago architecture; it explores the pivotal role of real estate developers, finance and insurance sectors, and speculative capital markets in the development of the city itself; and, perhaps most notably, it examines a wide variety of overlooked architectural works and their creators--individuals who did not fit into the dominant modernist narrative. Offering new insights on Chicago public housing and O'Hare International Airport, on the Columbian Exposition and Marina City, on the city's grid system and the place of women architects in the story of Chicago modernism, and on the subjective experience of living inside Chicago's most well-known buildings, Chicago Architecture is a work of enormous scope and vision--a book as heady and towering as the skyline it considers., When you think of modern architecture, you think of Chicago, the birthplace of the skyscraper, the cradle of twentieth-century American design, and the home of enduring works by such iconic figures as Louis Sullivan, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and Frank Lloyd Wright. Idealized through tourism and celebrated in the groves of academe, the city's majestic skyline and landmark buildings remain a living testament to the modern movement. In "Chicago Architecture, Charles Waldheim and Katerina R[1]uedi Ray revise and offer alternatives to the archetypal story of modern architecture in Chicago. They and an esteemed group of contributors assert that the mythic status of Chicago architecture has distorted our understanding of the historical circumstances in which it was realized. This searching volume illuminates the importance of photographs, books, magazines, and other media in the cultivation of an international audience for Chicago architecture; it explores the pivotal role of real estate developers, finance and insurance sectors, and speculative capital markets in the development of the city itself; and, perhaps most notably, it examines a wide variety of overlooked architectural works and their creators--individuals who did not fit into the dominant modernist narrative. Offering new insights on Chicago public housing and O'Hare International Airport, on the Columbian Exposition and Marina City, on the city's grid system and the place of women architects in the story of Chicago modernism, and on the subjective experience of living inside Chicago's most well-known buildings, "Chicago Architecture is a work of enormous scope and vision--a book as heady and towering as the skyline itconsiders.
LC Classification NumberNA735.C4C3757 2005
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