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Chicago : 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).
2. Daniel Burnham

Visionary city planner and architect, Burnham (1846–1912) was the man behind the White City (see The Museum’s Origins).
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).
4. Louis H. Sullivan

The creator (1856–1924) of the “form follows function” doctrine designed according to a building’s intended use.
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.
6. George Maher

A Prairie School architect (1864–1926) who favored Arts and Crafts motifs.
7. Walter Burley Griffin

Another Prairie–style architect (1876–1937) with a namesake historic district on Chicago’s Southside.
8. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

Minimalist architect (1886–1969) and creator of the modern glass-and-steel box.
9. Bertrand Goldberg

A pupil of Mies van der Rohe who rebelled to produce curvilinear concrete shapes.
10. Harry Weese

A Modernist (1915–98), but one sympathetic to existing buildings of merit.