Chicago Skyscrapers, 1871-1934 [Recurso electrónico] /
Thomas Leslie.
- Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 2013.
- 1 online resource (pages cm)
- Book collections on Project MUSE. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
October 1871 -- 'built mostly of itself': Chicago and clay, 1874-1891 -- Iron and light: the 'great architectural problem' and the skeleton frame, 1879-1892 -- Steel and wind: the braced frame, 1890-1897 -- Glass and light: 'veneers' and curtain walls, 1889-1904 -- Steel, clay, and glass: the expressed frame, 1897-1910 -- Steel, light, and style: the concealed frame, 1905-1918 -- Power and height: the electric skyscraper, 1920-1934 -- Chicago, 1934.