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Burnham and his partner John Root were Chicago’s leading architects. Daniel Burnham had experience in designing buildings that had never been attempted. Despite the soil conditions, Burnham and Root built the very first skyscraper, The Montauk. Burnham had extraordinary managerial and organizational skills. Burnham and Root together were able to build their firm to be one of the best in Chicago. They continued to do many challenging projects such as the Rookery and the Monadnock. Daniel Burnham handled many difficult times before he made a positive name for himself. Burnham was also very good to all his employees, “He installed a gym. During lunch hour employees played handball. Burnham gave fencing lessons. Root played impromptu recitals on a rented piano,” (Larson 2003, 27). In 1885, a fire had destroyed the Grannis Block that was Burnham and Root’s flagship structure. In 1888, “a hotel they had designed in Kansas City collapsed during construction, injuring several men and killing one” (Larson 2003, 29). With all the verbal attacks on Burnham’s career over both of the incidences, he remained very calm, but he was still very heartbroken.

Larson uses diction to also show that Holmes is an “architect” of some kind (85). Holmes is a different type of architect than Burnham, but both use their structure for personal purposes. Just like Burnham, Holmes needs to make “necessary modifications” for his design (85). This shows the readers that maybe Burnham and Holmes are not so different after all.Larson shows the audience that although they have different plans for their structures, they are both creative and powerful architects

Throughout history, the makings of an architect have changed by stark proportions and so did the requirements of the finished creation. Marcus Vitruvius Pollio (80 B.C.E), famously known as Vitruvius, wrote in The Ten Books on Architecture of how the architect must possess wide knowledge and expertise in many fields of study, and that his buildings must encompass firmitas [durability], utilitas [usefulness], venustas [beauty] (Vitruvius, 33) and harmonious symmetry that of which is found in nature and in man. Leon Battista Alberti (1407-1476), however, stresses in his book Art of Building in Ten Books that the

* Louis Sullivan was an architectural pioneer who designed the “proud and soaring,” ten story Wainwright building in St. Louis, Missouri.

With the good standing amongst the gentility of the Lachlan district the result of which harnessed Ben's widening reputation of reliability viewed through comments such as;[sic] "...he was a good mate at mustering cattle or running wild horses." Ben developed a friendship with one, in particular, Daniel Charters another local grazier whose family had extensive property between Carcoar and Forbes. Daniel Charters was 6 ft. tall, of stout build, a fresh complexion, light brown hair, blue eyes and could read and write, a very useful attribute for helping his friend Ben Hall, who could do neither. The two men went on to establish a close friendship. Furthermore, both men had similar attributes, amiable, excellent horsemen and Bushmen. Charters stated;[sic] "...I have known Ben Hall for six or seven years; I used to be at his place when I was gathering cattle for myself and for my sister."

Without a doubt, Frank Lloyd Wright was one of the greatest architects in American history and the greatest architect of the 20th century. Nature was his muse and his architectural structures embodied organic qualities. He took full advantage of the technological advances of the 20th century but redirecting the concept of space and employing new techniques; Wright was known for his modern and innovative designs. He believed that, “architecture was not just about buildings, it was about nourishing the lives of those sheltered within them”. Wright is not only one of the most well known architects in America but he is also thought of as one of the most influential architects in the world.

Repeatedly he praises unornamented design, such as in the suits worn by what Loos would describe as a “civilised man”, as opposed to a savage who decorates whatever he can lay his hands on. In his essay “Ornament and Crime”, Loos goes at length about how a truly modern man wears a humble suit, one that is neat and made of decent material. He would not clad himself in fancy, frilly pants or golden buttons, as it is distasteful to try to stand out so much with what you wear. He often returns to his example regarding cigarette cases, and how his wife had chosen a simple, plain case, even after having been offered an ornamented, decorated case as an alternative. Loos appropriates this lack of orientation in his design for the façade of the Goldman and Salatsch building, many Viennese describing it as a woman with no eyebrows. It was a façade lacking just about any detail, and drew what character it had from its materiality. Loos had opted for cipollino marble for the entrance to the store itself, and a plain wall for the upper residential floors, carving the windows into the

Influenced by his readings of ancient and modern architectural writings, Jefferson gleaned the best from both his readings and from his observations in Europe, creating his own personal style of architecture, a mix of Neoclassicism’s Roman temples, and Palladian villa. Partly, because of Jefferson’s influence, our federal buildings set an American precedent for the neoclassical style. Jefferson’s admiration for neoclassical style went so far as to design

The Gamble House is an excellent example to mark the pinnacle of the American Arts and Crafts Style or the Craftsman style in America. The house and furnishings were built for a very wealthy couple, David and Mary Gamble of the Proctor & Gamble Company entirely by Charles and Henry Greene with specific attention to detail and craftsmanship. The brothers were inspired by the concept of a total work of art, which was the primary focus during the Arts and

A seven-year-old boy followed his dog into Mr. Howe’s backyard. The boy fell into a large hole dug by Mr. Howe in preparation for a tree that had been ordered. The boy broke his arm in the fall. At the hospital a doctor employed there for four years treated the boy. The doctor did not set the boy’s arm because he failed to see on the x-ray and indication that the arm was broken. The arm healed improperly. When the boy kept complaining, his parents took him to the family doctor that discovered the break. The boy had his arm re-broken so that it could be set properly. On these facts, discuss the following:

John Sullivan and Chuck Klosterman are both very skilled and talented journalists, as I have already observed by the few essays that I have read by them. In Sullivan’s “The Final Comeback of Axl Rose,” he is describing his experience at one of Rose's comeback performances in New York with different band members mocking the originals, as well as digging up Axl’s past in Lafayette, Indiana. Klosterman’s piece, “The Pretenders,” isn’t so much about Axl Rose himself, but is focusing on the motivation behind tribute bands, specifically Paradise City, a Guns N’ Roses tribute. Throughout both of these essays, the authors have drastic tone shifts that greatly add to the messages within the pieces.

Everyone knows that in order to build something you will have to think about it first, Just putting sticks together won’t work well for creating a building or a skyscraper because the building will eventually collapse. Every building has its own unique design that makes it spectacular in its own way. Richard Meier was an American Architect he was born in Newark, New Jersey in 1934.He attended Columbia High school, and he earned a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Cornell University in 1957.He was identified as one of the New York Five which is a group of modernist architects which included Meier, Peter Eisenman, Michael Graves, Charles Gwathmey, and John Hejuk. Meier was noted for his refinements of various on classic Modern-ists principles

I do agree with Sullivan that Society Is Dead because in my generation, people do not care to meet new people. For example, the other morning I tried to say good morning to a girl, who was on her phone, but she rolled her eyes at me and went back to scrolling on her phone. Honestly, I was disappointed that she could not say good morning back to me. Like Sullivan says, these”iPod people” are too wrapped up in their own world that talking to others is like a sin. People make it such a big deal when it comes to being social with someone. Instead of talking to someone new at the bus stop, they scroll through their phone just to pass the time. It is so hard to make friends these days and this is exactly why. I have moved around a lot and I have

We can notice clearly in this house how Sullivan’s teaching and Japanese prints influenced Wright’s design. In general for the Prairie houses, Frank Lloyd Wright used all of those influences to had a radically different idea of the function and appearance of residences. The use of horizontal lines is crucial in this design because they define how the volumes and other elements of the house are displayed, making it look longer and lower than other type of dwellings. Sullivan’s idea about the importance of a building’s interior can be seen in this house design because Wright actually took that and extended the interior outside the house. Moreover, Wright started experimenting with materials that allowed him to materialize his

On his book on Modern Architecture, Curtis writes that modern architecture was faulted for it’s “supposed lack of ‘recognizable imagery’” towards the end of the 1970s. This statement supports the idea of Jencks’ double coding where architects must now make