History of the Development of Building Construction in Chicago (Technology and Society)

By Frank A. Randall

Book Overview

Long regarded as the definitive catalog of Chicago architecture, The History of the Development of Building Construction in Chicago is a treasure trove of architectural and engineering information about buildings in Chicago's central business and residential district. This edition is updated with information about fifty additional buildings from the time frame of the original text, 1830 -- 1949; new data for four hundred buildings from the period 1950 -- 98; and a number of additional plates from the rare Rand McNally Views of Chicago.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0405047207
• ISBN13: 9780405047206
• Release Date: February 1978
• Publisher: Ayer Co Pub
• Length: 388 Pages
• Weight: 1.74 lbs.