Chicago in stone and clay a guide to the Windy City's architectural geology

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"A guide to the geology of Chicago's natural setting and built landscape, with descriptions of geologically derived building materials of 201 Windy City architectural sites. The book provides in-depth discussions of the origins and significance of many rock types, brick and terra cotta var...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wiggers, Ray (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca [New York] Northern Illinois University Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press 2022
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Building materials > Illinois > Chicago > Guidebooks.
Stone buildings > Illinois > Chicago > Guidebooks.
Building stones > Illinois > Chicago > Guidebooks.
Architecture > Illinois > Chicago > Guidebooks.
Geology > Illinois > Chicago > Guidebooks.
Architecture > Illinois > Chicago > Guides.
Géologie > Illinois > Chicago > Guides.
Construction > Matériaux > Illinois > Chicago > Guides.
Constructions en pierre > Illinois > Chicago > Guides.
Pierre à bâtir > Illinois > Chicago > Guides.
Architecture
Building materials
Building stones
Buildings
Geology
Stone buildings
US Midwest.
History of architecture.
History of the Americas.
Geology & the lithosphere.
Civil engineering, surveying & building.
Technology.
Chicago (Ill.) > Buildings, structures, etc. > Guidebooks.
Illinois > Chicago
Guidebooks
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Notes on the Book's Format, and Tips for Exploring Chicago's Geology
  • Chicago's Geologic Setting and History
  • The Geology of Building Materials
  • Foundations : Engineering in a Birthplace (and Worst Place) for Skyscrapers
  • The Loop : Northeastern Quadrant
  • The Loop : Southeastern Quadrant
  • The Loop : Southwestern Quadrant
  • The Loop : Northwestern Quadrant
  • Near West Side, Garfield Park, & Humboldt Park
  • South Loop, Museum Campus, Prairie Avenue, Douglas, & Bronzeville
  • McKinley Park, Back of the Yards, Kenwood, Washington Park, Hyde Park, Woodlawn, & Englewood
  • Auburn Gresham, South Shore, South Chicago, & Pullman
  • The Magnificent Mile & Streeterville
  • River North
  • The Gold Coast & Old Town
  • Logan Square, Lincoln Park, & Lake View
  • Uptown & Ravenswood
  • Edgewater, Rogers Park, & Sauganash

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