CHICAGO'S FAMOUS BUILDINGS | III EDIZ. 1966 | ARTHUR SIEGEL

Chicago’s Famous Buildings: A Photographic Guide to the City’s Architectural Landmarks and Other Notable Buildings is an illustrated guide edited by Arthur S. Siegel, first published by the University of Chicago Press (1965). It surveys Chicago’s most important public and commercial architecture up to the mid-20th century, especially le opere emblematiche della Chicago School. Contains photographs, maps, plans and descriptive texts by several contributors including J. Carson Webster, Carl W. Condit, Hugh Dalziel Duncan. L’edizione esamina edifici classici ma anche innovazioni in edilizia, affrontando temi di stile architettonico, materiali, struttura, evoluzione urbana. È utile sia per appassionati che per studiosi come introduzione visuale e storica all’architettura di Chicago.