ART-HIST 110 1st Edition Lecture 12New Technology in 19th& Early 20th Century American ArchitectureLate 19th century technological innovations such as steel frame constructiongenerated unprecedented changes in the forms and social functions ofarchitecture. In the United States, architects and engineers worked withcorporations and entrepreneurs to create a new architecture for capitalism.Chicago, Illinois was an important place for these developments. After thedisastrous fire of 1871, architects and buildings exploited the new technologies todevelop the tall building or skyscraper, a particularly American building type.Louis Sullivan asserted independence from historical styles and affirmed themodern principle of “form follows function” with his innovative designs for tallbuildings. His disciple, Frank Lloyd Wright, in turn applied these ideas todomestic architecture with his “Prairie Houses.”30-54 Henry Hobson Richardson, Marshall Field Wholesale Store, Chicago 1885-1887, demolished 1935William Le Baron Jenney, Home Insurance Building, Chicago, IL, 1883-8530-55. Louis Sullivan, Wainwright Building, St. Louis, Missouri, 1890-91Louis Sullivan, Guaranty Building, Buffalo, NY, 1895-9631-41, 31-42. Frank Lloyd Wright, Frederick C. Robie House, Chicago, 1906-1909Terms:steel frameThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.Prairie HousecantileverLouis Sullivan. “The Tall Office Building Artistically Considered,”Lippincott’s Magazine, March
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