Architecture Of Chicago

Chicago has a diverse and multi cultural history of its architecture due to diversity of the city's historical events and personalities. Two architectural practices, the balloon frame and Chicago School of Architecture, made Chicago the world's first vertical city. Builders using the balloon frame method created a skeleton of two-by-fours covered by wooden siding, leading quickly to the practice of attaching a façade onto a strong yet light steel frame, known as the Chicago School of Architecture. The Home Insurance Building, built in 1885 and designed by William Le Baron Jenney, signified the “Chicago skeleton” style of building, and the nine-story structure took the title as the first skyscraper in the world. The growth of skyscrapers revolutionized urban life View the rest of this article