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21Burnham, Daniel H. — ▪ American architect Introduction in full Daniel Hudson Burnham born Sept. 4, 1846, Henderson, N.Y., U.S. died June 1, 1912, Heidelberg, Ger. American architect and urban planner whose impact on the American city was substantial. He was… …
22skyscraper — /skuy skray peuhr/, n. 1. a relatively tall building of many stories, esp. one for office or commercial use. 2. Archit. a building of exceptional height completely supported by a framework, as of girders, from which the walls are suspended, as… …
23Sullivan, Louis — ▪ American architect Introduction in full Louis Henry Sullivan born September 3, 1856, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. died April 14, 1924, Chicago, Illinois American architect, regarded as the spiritual father of modern American architecture… …
24building construction — Techniques and industry involved in the assembly and erection of structures. Early humans built primarily for shelter, using simple methods. Building materials came from the land, and fabrication was dictated by the limits of the materials and… …
25Liste der Erfinder — Dies ist eine Liste von Erfindern, die die Welt mit ihren Erfindungen bereichert haben. Ein Erfinder ist jemand, der ein Problem erkannt hat, es gelöst und mindestens einmal damit Erfolg gehabt hat. Er muss nicht der erste gewesen sein; eine… …
26Chicago — Chicagoan, n. /shi kah goh, kaw /, n. a city in NE Illinois, on Lake Michigan: second largest city in the U.S. 3,005,072. * * * I City (pop., 2000: 2,896,016), northeastern Illinois, U.S. Located on Lake Michigan and the Chicago River, Chicago… …
27bay window — 1. an alcove of a room, projecting from an outside wall and having its own windows, esp. one having its own foundations. Cf. bow window, oriel. 2. Informal. a large, protruding belly; paunch. [1400 50; late ME] * * * window formed as the… …
28Chicago fire of 1871 — ▪ American history also called Great Chicago Fire conflagration that began on Oct. 8, 1871, and burned until early October 10, devastating an expansive swath of the city of Chicago. Chicago s growth in the mid 19th century was… …
29Loop, the — ▪ area, Chicago, Illinois, United States 35 block area of downtown Chicago, Illinois, U.S. The name probably derives from a cable car line that circled the city s central business district in the 1880s, though the term s use became most… …
30Daniel Hudson Burnham — (* 4. September 1846 in Henderson, New York; † 1. Juni 1912 in Heidelberg, Deutsches Reich), war Stadtplaner und Architekt. Er machte sich einen Namen als Planer für die Gestaltung von Chicago, als leitender Architekt der Chicagoer… …
