Writing Challenge

Writing Challenge

Identify and define three of the four factors that contributed to what became to be known as the Chicago School of Architecture.

The “Chicago School” is a group of architects from 1880-1910 that are credited with creating the skyscraper design.

• William Le Baron Jenney
• William Holabird
• Martin Roche
• Daniel Hudson Burnham
• John Wellborn Root
• Dankmar Adler
• Louis Sullivan

Factors to discuss more detailed: Fireproof building materials, Skyscrapers, Hydraulic elevator, Chicago Window Style, etc.

General Requirements:

• See the Humanities Writing Rubric in the Syllabus
• 4-6 paragraphs (~ 700-1000 words)
• Include images
• Three or more different references (our textbook can be used as one of the references)
• Word document/MLA format