Chicago School of Architecture

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf architectural style
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Commercial Style
gptkbp:characteristic emphasis on verticality
large plate-glass window areas
minimal exterior ornamentation
steel-frame construction
gptkbp:city gptkb:Chicago
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:feature bay windows
open floor plans
skyscraper design
functional design
recessed entrances
elevator use
emphasis on function over form
expressed structural frame
fireproof construction
grid-like facades
horizontal banding
load-bearing steel frame
masonry cladding
ornamental cornices
ornamental spandrels
projecting bays
terra cotta cladding
tripartite window design
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chicago School of Architecture
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Modern_architecture
gptkb:International_Style
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Industrial_Revolution
gptkb:Great_Chicago_Fire_of_1871
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Monadnock_Building
gptkb:Reliance_Building
gptkb:Auditorium_Building
gptkb:Carson,_Pirie,_Scott_and_Company_Building
gptkb:Home_Insurance_Building
gptkb:Rookery_Building
gptkbp:notableDesigner gptkb:Daniel_Burnham
gptkb:John_Wellborn_Root
gptkb:Louis_Sullivan
gptkb:William_Le_Baron_Jenney
gptkb:Martin_Roche
gptkb:Holabird_&_Roche
gptkb:Dankmar_Adler
gptkbp:period early 20th century
late 19th century
gptkbp:region gptkb:Midwest
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Arts_and_Crafts_Movement
gptkb:Prairie_School
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
gptkb:Chicago_skyline
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5