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Books : The Auditorium Building (Building Book s.) (Pomegranate Catalog, No. A687)In association with Amazon.com Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 725.830977311 EAN: 9780764924965 ISBN: 0764924966 Label: Pomegranate Communications Manufacturer: Pomegranate Communications Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 63 Publication Date: 2003-08 Publisher: Pomegranate Communications Studio: Pomegranate Communications Sales Rank: 1023569 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: Commissioned by Ferdinand Peck and produced by architects Louis Sullivan and Dankmar Adler--soon to be leaders of the Chicago School--in 1889, the Auditorium Building was a wondrous complex, housing a hotel, offices, stores, and a theater. Adler's engineering skills overcame the problem of a foundation that had to support an unevenly distributed weight; Sullivan designed the stunning theater, which was spanned by four elliptical arches studded with 3,500 incandescent electric lights and decorated with gold leaf. Adler created a hydraulic stage--with twenty-six lifts--and one of the first air-conditioning systems in a public building. Among the many design features in the interior of the Auditorium were murals, onyx, marble, open loggias, stained glass, filigreed vents, wainscoting, and bronze-plated posts. Scholars considered the Auditorium Building the most important single structure in Chicago. Browse for similar items by category:
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