Siry, Joseph, 1956-

Carson Pirie Scott : Louis Sullivan and the Chicago department store / Joseph M. Siry.

Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2012.
©1988

xii, 290 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Chicago architecture and urbanism

Long recognized as a Chicago landmark, the Carson Pirie Scott Building also represents a milestone in the development of architecture. The last large commercial structure designed by Louis Sullivan, the Carson building reflected the culmination of the famed architect's career as a creator of tall steel buildings. In tins handsomely illustrated study, Joseph M. Siry traces the origins of the building's design and analyzes its role in commercial, urban, and architectural history, while exploring it as a symbol of the reinvigoration of Chicago architecture in the wake of the Great Fire of 1871.
Both visually and intellectually compelling, Carson Pirie Scott provides an illuminating history of a pivotal architectural work and offers an original, revealing assessment of how Sullivan, responding to the commercial culture of his time, created a fresh, distinctive American building. Book jacket.

9780226761374 (paperback ; alkaline paper)
0226761371 (paperback ; alkaline paper)

Sullivan, Louis H., 1856-1924 Criticism and interpretation.
Sullivan, Louis H., 1856-1924
Carson Pirie Scott.
Architecture Illinois Chicago History.
Skyscrapers Illinois Chicago.
Department stores Illinois Chicago.
Architecture Illinois Chicago Histoire.
Gratte-ciel Illinois Chicago.
Grands magasins Illinois Chicago.
Architecture
Buildings
Department stores
Skyscrapers
Chicago (Ill.) Buildings, structures, etc.
Illinois Chicago

Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History

Chicago architecture and urbanism.

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 278798
Cote: BIB 214474
Statut: Disponible