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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).

  • 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.

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