Chicago architectural club : prelude to the modern / Wilbert R Hasbrouck ; epilogue by Stanley Tigerman
Material type: TextLanguage: English Publication details: Monacelli Press, 2005. New York :Description: 639 pISBN:- 9781580931441
- 720.284 HAS-C
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Books | Library, SPAB I-2 | Non Fiction | 720.284 HAS-C (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 008716 |
Contents: In the beginning -- Organization and establishment -- Acceptance and competitions -- Robert Clark and national recognition -- Before the world's Columbian Exposition -- Designing the fair -- The great fair and beyond -- Broadening horizons -- Cooperation and continued success -- Philosophical debates at the end of the century -- The young Turks take charge -- Steinway Hall and the traveling scholarship -- The traditionalists return -- A struggle for dominance -- Midlife crises and citywide work -- Back to the Art Institute -- Wartime and decline -- Working together to survive -- New excitement in architecture -- A new home -- Depression, decline, and demise.
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