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this term has been disputed by scholars, in particular in reaction to Carl Condit's book The Chicago School of Architecture. start learning
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this term has been disputed by scholars start learning
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Historians have pointed out that the phrase suggests a unified set of aesthetic or conceptual precepts start learning
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Chicago buildings of the era displayed a wide variety of styles and techniques. start learning
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Contemporary publications used the phrase "Commercial Style" to describe the innovative tall buildings of the era rather than proposing any sort of unified "school". start learning
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Some of the distinguishing features of the Chicago School are the use of steel-frame buildings with masonry cladding (usually terra cotta) start learning
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Some of the distinguishing features of the Chicago School are the use of steel-frame buildings with masonry cladding (usually terra cotta) start learning
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Some of the distinguishing features are the use of steel-frame buildings with masonry cladding, allowing large plate-glass window areas and limiting the amount of exterior ornamentation. start learning
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the capital, with more ornamental detail and capped with a cornice. start learning
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Many Chicago School skyscrapers contain the three parts of a classical column. start learning
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The "Chicago window" originated in this school. start learning
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It is a three-part window consisting of a large fixed center panel flanked by two smaller double-hung sash windows. start learning
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. It is a three-part window consisting of a large fixed center panel flanked by two smaller double-hung sash windows. start learning
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The arrangement of windows on the facade typically creates a grid pattern, with some projecting out from the facade forming bay windows. start learning
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he Chicago window combined the functions of light-gathering and natural ventilation start learning
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a single central pane was usually fixed, while the two surrounding panes were operable start learning
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. These windows were often deployed in bays, known as oriel windows, that projected out over the street. start learning
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Architects whose names are associated with the Chicago School include Henry Hobson Richardson, Dankmar Adler, Daniel Burnham, William Holabird, William LeBaron Jenney, Martin Roche, John Root, Solon S. Beman, and Louis Sullivan. start learning
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The Home Insurance Building, which some regarded as the first skyscraper in the world, was built in Chicago in 1885 and was demolished in 1931 start learning
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Sometimes elements of neoclassical architecture are used in Chicago School skyscrapers. start learning
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the capital with more ornamental detail and capped with a cornice. start learning
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