Chicago In Stone And Clay

Author : Raymond Wiggers
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 1501765078
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chicago in Stone and Clay written by Raymond Wiggers and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2022-09-15 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chicago in Stone and Clay explores the interplay between the city's most architecturally significant sites, the materials they're made of, and the sediments and bedrock they are anchored in. This unique geologist's survey of Windy City neighborhoods demonstrates the fascinating and often surprising links between science, art, engineering, and urban history. Drawing on two decades of experience leading popular geology tours in Chicago, Raymond Wiggers crafted this book for readers ranging from the region's large community of amateur naturalists, "citizen scientists," and architecture buffs to geologists, architects, educators, and other professionals seeking a new perspective on the themes of architecture and urbanism. Unlike most geology and architecture books, Chicago in Stone and Clay is written in the informal, accessible style of a natural history tour guide, humanizing the science for the nonspecialist reader. Providing an exciting new angle on both architecture and natural history, Wiggers uses an integrative approach that incorporates multiple themes and perspectives to demonstrate how the urban environment presents us with a rich geologic and architectural legacy.

Author : Raymond Wiggers
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 1501774662
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Milwaukee in Stone and Clay written by Raymond Wiggers and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2024-04-15 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Milwaukee in Stone and Clay follows directly in the footsteps of Raymond Wiggers's previous award-winning book, Chicago in Stone and Clay. It offers a wide-ranging look at the fascinating geology found in the building materials of Milwaukee County's architectural landmarks. And it reveals the intriguing and often surprising links between science, art, and engineering. Laid out in two main sections, the book first introduces the reader to the fundamentals of Milwaukee's geology and its amazing prehuman history, then provides a site-by-site tour guide. Written in an engaging, informal style, this work presents the first in-depth exploration of the interplay among the region's most architecturally significant sites, the materials they're made of, and the sediments and bedrock they're anchored in. Raymond Wiggers crafted Milwaukee in Stone and Clay as an informative and exciting overview of this city. His two decades of experience leading architectural-geology tours have demonstrated the popularity of this approach and the subject matter.

Author : Edward Chiera
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107486653
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book They Wrote on Clay written by Edward Chiera and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-03-12 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1939, this book contains an assessment of the historical evidence provided by ancient Babylonian cuneiform tablets. The text is accompanied by a number of photographs of the tablets, as well as of important archaeological sites and Babylonian artefacts. Chiera's enthusiasm for his subject is clear, as the text is accessibly written and contains many Babylonian legends and assesses their relationship to biblical texts. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Assyriology and the ancient Middle East.

Author : Anita Olson Gustafson
Publisher : Northern Illinois University Press
ISBN 13 : 1501757628
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Swedish Chicago written by Anita Olson Gustafson and published by Northern Illinois University Press. This book was released on 2018-12-14 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Rolf Achilles
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0747813817
Total Pages : 121 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Chicago School of Architecture written by Rolf Achilles and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-06-10 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The birth of the skyscraper in Chicago in the mid-1880s introduced a new direction for city architecture: upwards. But how-and why- was it that Chicago set the standard for high-rise buildings, not only across the USA but all over the world? Rolf Achilles here introduces the style of the First Chicago School from 1880 to 1910, explaining the innovative use of iron frames for strength, height and openness, and the ubiquity of gridded window arrangements. With reference to such famous architects as William Le Baron Jenny and Frank Lloyd Wright, and colorful pictures of, among many others, the Reliance, Brooks and Marquette buildings, this book is a fascinating exploration of the structures that helped to give Chicago its identity, and the world a new way of building.

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Total Pages : 572 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Total Pages : 618 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 342 pages
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Total Pages : 378 pages
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Total Pages : 502 pages
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