Chicago Architecture and Design

New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2005. Revised and Expanded. Large quarto in blue-green and black (spine) DJ, color illus to front and rear DJ, 293 pages, chiefly color illustrations (some b&w), 29 cm. Extremely mild rubbing to spine foot, bright pages, tight binding, exceedingly gentle wear to DJ corners, else near fine(+) in near fine(+) DJ. in near fine dust-jacket. Hardcover. ISBN: 0810958929

Chronicles Chicago architecture from the nineteenth through early twenty-first centuries, and examines the evolution of the skyscraper, sculptures and signature works, and more. Contents: Roots of modern architecture --; Chicago School --; Frank Lloyd Wright and the Prairie School --; From arts and crafts to art deco --; Meaning of Mies and the rise of modernism --; Modern and postmodern Chicago --; Chicago's second modern period. Architecture -- Illinois -- Chicago.