Top 10 Top 10 Architects
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1. William Le Baron Jenney
The “father of the skyscraper” (1832–1907) who designed the first all-metal-framed structure in 1885 (see 1885: First Skyscraper).
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2. Daniel Burnham
Visionary city planner and architect, Burnham (1846–1912) was the man behind the White City (see The Museum’s Origins).
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3. William Holabird & Martin Roche
This influential team (Holabird 1854–1923; Roche 1855–1927) developed early Chicago-style skyscrapers including the Marquette (see Marquette Building).
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4. Louis H. Sullivan
The creator (1856–1924) of the “form follows function” doctrine designed according to a building’s intended use.
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5. Frank Lloyd Wright
Inspired by the wide open spaces of the Midwest, Wright (see Frank Lloyd Wright’s Oak Park) was the originator of the Prairie style.
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6. George Maher
A Prairie School architect (1864–1926) who favored Arts and Crafts motifs.
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7. Walter Burley Griffin
Another Prairie–style architect (1876–1937) with a namesake historic district on Chicago’s Southside.
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8. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Minimalist architect (1886–1969) and creator of the modern glass-and-steel box.
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9. Bertrand Goldberg
A pupil of Mies van der Rohe who rebelled to produce curvilinear concrete shapes.
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10. Harry Weese
A Modernist (1915–98), but one sympathetic to existing buildings of merit.
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