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| firmness, commodity, and delight |
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| Besides the Roman house, what was the other historical precedent for the interior atrium of 19th Century skyscrapers? |
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| Because they would only build a number of floors until they could rent them all out. Then they would come back and add-on. |
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| Why does Larson beleive that the "vertical" elevation of a skyscraper could not have evolved during the 1870's or 1880's, but had to wait until the late 1880's? |
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| 2nd empire, Mansard style |
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| The style closest to describing the Equitable Life Insurance Building was: |
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| it had massive floor heights, elevators, because of this it switched the rent schedule around |
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| Why is the Equitable Building considered by many historians to be the first skyscraper? |
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| The first skyscraped designed (but not built) for Chicago was the: |
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1. Fountain Square
2. Emory Arcade
3. Music Hall
4. Shillito's Department Store |
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| List four projects in Cincinnati that contributed to its reputation as the "Paris of America" in the 1870's |
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1. courtyard
2. horizontal striping |
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| The Renaissance palazzo provided what two precedents for the early skyscraper: |
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| The first architect in Chicago to design a skyscraper was: |
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| was the tallest building under construction in the U.S. during the last 25 years of the 19th century |
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| is now being given credit for designing what most historians regard as the first skyscraper in the U.S. |
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| would have been the first skyscraper in Chicago had the 1871 fire not occurred. |
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| What was the conventional color scheme of many of the buildings designed in the U.S. during the 1870's |
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| The tallest building (exclude and "structures") under construction in the U.S. during the 1870's was: |
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| Connection of Great Lakes to New Orleans (by canal) |
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| What was the geopolitical signeficance of Chicago's location at the time of its founding? |
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| Which material first led Richardson to eliminate the horizontal layering of his elevations? |
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a. smaller in height
b. lighter |
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| What two advantaged did Root's iron reinforced pad foundation have over traditional foundations of the time? |
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| Cincinnati was rich and Music Hall was designed specifically as a music hall. The Auditorium was designed as an office building and hotel (to make money) and then the theatre was built in the court. |
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| Explain why there is a distinct difference in the exterior image of the Auditorium and the Cincinnati Music Hall: |
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| No. Root was already doing it. Richardson took it from Root |
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| Was Richardson responsible for bringing the "box" to Chicago? Explain. |
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| According to Larson, the major departure from Root's prior designs in Richardson's design of the Marshall Field Wholesale Store was: |
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a. Iron skeletal frame
b. double loaded corridor
c. iron pad foundation |
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| List three technical innovations incorporated in the design and construction of the Rookery |
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| What was a difference between the massing of a 1870s skyscraper in New York and an 1880s skyscraper in Chicago? |
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a. New York Tribune (Hunt)
b. New York Produce Exchange(Post) |
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| Name two buildings that used the progression of leyered arcades as their elevational idea prior to the Field Wholesale Store: |
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| The first skyscraper builti in chicago, the was designed by |
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| the unbroken elevation - continuous surface |
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| Larson credits Richardson with what acheivement in the design of the Field Wholesale Store? |
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| The atrium skylight in the Rookery is located at the: |
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| Adler and Sullivan were considered to be Chicago's leading design firm of what building type? |
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a. Iron skeletal frame
b. iron foundation pad |
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| List two technical firsts developed by Root that allowed the skyscraper to evolve in Chicago: |
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| The was the last tall masonry bearing wall office building erected in Chicago. |
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