A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The first two Places in Time posts looked at Detroit/Chicago/St. If any architect jumps to mind in the period covered by the book, it is Mies, who reshaped Chicago through his glass-and-steel towers but also, through the replicable nature of their designs, reshaped cities around the world. Louis and Paris/Indonesia/Flanders.

Finances 72

Finances Glass Technology Technology 72

BD+C

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

In a city as dense as Chicago, new building projects often have very limited space to make their mark. For new hotels however, Chicago offers an even stiffer challenge, featuring countless historic accommodations and lodgings that have graced the city for over a century.

Project 74

Project Building Cities Development 74

The Architecture Professor

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Burnham & Root, Masonic Temple, Chicago, NE corner of State and Randolph, 1890. Gassette, the Grandmaster of the Chicago Lodge, who most likely planned it as a response to the Minneapolis Lodge’s recently completed huge, 8-story building designed by Long & Kees, the newest and largest Temple in the Midwest. Mayor DeWitt C.

Permits 52

Permits Insurance Building Construction 52

Architects Tales

MARCH 13, 2019

Giotto’s Bell Tower for Florence’s cathedral Santa Maria Del Fliore. He was also the designer for the campanili (bell tower) of Florence’s cathedral, Santa Maria del Fiore. Giotto’s Tower at 277.9 Gustave Eiffel’s 1,000-plus foot tower for the Paris Exposition of 1889 demonstrated the new inventions to the world.

Technique 52

Technique Finishes Structure Art 52

The Architect's Guide

MARCH 24, 2021

Leaning Tower of Pisa LEGO Architecture. 21015 Leaning Tower of Pisa LEGO architecture (japan import). The Leaning Tower of Pisa has a trademark tilt that has seen it reproduced on postcards and souvenirs all over the world. Now you can build history's most famous bell tower and learn how the famous lean started.

Architecture 52

Architecture Information Housing Building 52

Architecture Ideas

MARCH 1, 2024

In 1999, he commissioned the construction of the towering Burj Al Arab hotel, famously known as a 7-star establishment—the only one of its kind in the world. Looking ahead, the Dubai Creek Tower is set to emerge as the country’s new tallest tower, surpassing even the Burj Khalifa. The beach was very remote back then.

Cities 40

Cities Structure Construction Construction 40

Architecture Quote

DECEMBER 16, 2020

This tower is the first one to embrace the surrounding climate within its design. As a matter of fact, due to the air conditioning, the tower’s interior temperature does not reach 28 degrees Celsius even during the summer peak. Salesforce Tower – Height 326.1 This tower is the eleventh highest building in Shenzhen.

Building 52

Building Firms Finances Construction 52

The Architecture Designs

JANUARY 23, 2023

The Tallest Skyscrapers In The United States Willis Tower, Chicago, Illinois source: pinterest.com The Willis Tower, formerly known as the Sears Tower, is the tallest skyscraper in the United States, standing at 1,450 feet (443.2 The building is located in Chicago, Illinois, and was completed in 2009.

Architecture 59

Architecture Architecture Firm Engineering Engineering 59

Architecture Here and There

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The same could be said for Cass Gilbert’s Woolworth Building in Lower Manhattan, and Louis Sullivan’s Carson, Pirie Scott Building in Chicago. The Bonwit Teller store would make way for not-so-classical Trump Tower in mirror-glass-box style by uncompromising ‘flash ’n’ cash’ modernist Der Scutt.

Architecture 98

Architecture Modern Art Cities 98