Chicago
- ISBN-10
- 1856486680
- ISBN-13
- 9781856486682
- Series
- Chicago
- Category
- Architecture
- Pages
- 96
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Publisher
- Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
- Author
- Thomas J. O'Gorman
Description
Starting with a look at Chicago’s architectural history, the author examines the contemporary skyline and the structures that have earned the city such fame. Among them: the Sears Tower, Chicago’s tallest skyscraper; Bruce Graham and Fazlur Kahn’s John Hancock Building, the Frank Lloyd Wright House; Chicago Temple, and Tribune Tower.
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