Identify and define three of the four factors that contributed to what became to be known as the Chicago School of Architecture.

Identify and define three of the four factors that contributed to what became to be known as the Chicago School of Architecture.

Writing Challenge

Identify and define three of the four factors that contributed to what became to be known as the Chicago School of Architecture.

The “Chicago School” is a group of architects from 1880-1910 that are credited with creating the skyscraper design.

• William Le Baron Jenney
• William Holabird
• Martin Roche
• Daniel Hudson Burnham
• John Wellborn Root
• Dankmar Adler
• Louis Sullivan

Factors to discuss more detailed: Fireproof building materials, Skyscrapers, Hydraulic elevator, Chicago Window Style, etc.

General Requirements:

• See the Humanities Writing Rubric in the Syllabus
• 4-6 paragraphs (~ 700-1000 words)
• Include images
• Three or more different references (our textbook can be used as one of the references)
• Word document/MLA format