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Contents The Skyscraper and Chicago Grain Elevators Mies Van der Rohe Louis Sullivan The Sears Tower Modern-day Skyscrapers
The Skyscraper and Chicago
Chicago was incorporated in 1838 The first skyscraper was built in 1885 in Chicago,
the Home Insurance Building, it was 10 stories It used a new type of steel structuring that was unique to Chicago It had a safety elevator made byElisha Otis
Grain Elevators In the 19th-20th centuries grain elevators were the
tallest buildings around They were sometimes up to 100 feet tall They dominated the Chicago skyline for decades
Mies Van der Rohe Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe was head of the Institute of Technology briefly He designed the IBM Plaza as well as 860-880 Lake Shore Drive He inspired modern architecture and simplicity in architecture in Chicago with architects such as Louis Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright
Louis Henri Sullivan “The Father of the Skyscraper” An extremely influential architect Built many seminal skyscrapers in Chicago,
including the Prudential and Auditorium buildings Known for his ornate stone work Many of his buildings still define our skyline
The Sears (Willis) Tower
Built in 1973 by Bruce Graham of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
The tallest building in the world until 1998 Second tallest building in America Still a modern marvel for its design and
construction (“Bundled tube structure)
Modern-Day Skyscrapers
Modern steel structures allow for larger buildings Although Chicago’s buildings are not the tallest,
Chicago is still the birthplace of the skyscraper Chicago structures provide the inspiration for
many modern-day goliaths
Works Cited Images courtesy of Google “History of the Skyscraper” by Francisco Mujica The Skyscraper Museum Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill (SOM) “Willis” Tower
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