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Architecture Encyclopedia

Your ultimate guide for exploring and learning about Chicago architecture and common architectural terms.

Your ultimate guide for exploring and learning about Chicago architecture and common architectural terms.

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- Building
  Popular
  111 East Wacker
- Building
  111 South Wacker
- Building
  150 North Riverside
- Building
  154 W. Superior
- Building
  190 South LaSalle
- Milestone
  Popular
  1909 Plan of Chicago
- Milestone
  1933-1934 Century of Progress Exposition
- Style
  19th-Century Commercial
- Building
  330 North Wabash / AMA Plaza (IBM Plaza)
- Building
  333 West Wacker
- Building
  860–880 North Lake Shore Drive
- Building
  875 N. Michigan Ave
A
- Building
  Access Living Headquarters
- Term
  Accessible architecture
- Term
  Acoustic Design
- Term
  Acroteria
- Adler and Sullivan
- Architect/Firm
  Adrian Smith
- Building
  Aon Center
- Building
  Apple Michigan Avenue
- Term
  Apse
- Building
  Aqua
- Term
  Arch
- Style
  Art Deco
- Building
  Art Institute of Chicago
- Style
  Arts and Crafts
- Building
  Auditorium Building
- Building
  Avalon Regal Theater
B
- Building
  Bahá’í House of Worship
- Term
  Bas-relief
- Term
  Base
- Term
  Beam
- Style
  Beaux-Arts
- Term
  Bundled tube construction
- Architect/Firm
  Burnham and Root
- Architect/Firm
  Barney, Carol Ross
C
- Term
  Caisson
- Term
  Cantilever
- Term
  Capital
- Building
  Popular
  Carbide and Carbon Building
- Building
  Charnley-Persky House
- Building
  Chicago Athletic Association Hotel
- Building
  Chicago Board of Trade Building
- Building
  Chicago bungalow
- Building
  Chicago Cultural Center
- Building
  Chicago Park District Headquarters
- Building
  Chicago Riverwalk
- Building
  Chicago Theatre
- Building
  Chicago Water Tower
- Term
  Chicago Window
- Term
  Clapboard Siding
- Building
  Clarke-Ford House
- Term
  Clear-span Construction
- Term
  Column
- Term
  Concrete
- Building
  Congress Hotel
- Term
  Core and Outrigger Construction
- Term
  Cornice
- Building
  Crown Hall
- Term
  Cupola
D
- Term
  Dome
- Term
  Dormer
E
- Term
  Eaves
- Building
  Elks National Memorial
- Building
  Emil Bach House
- Building
  En Masse Studio
F
- Term
  Facade
- Building
  Federal Center
- Building
  Fine Arts Building
- Milestone
  Fort Dearborn
- Building
  Frank Lloyd Wright Home & Studio
- Term
  Fresco
G
- Architect/Firm
  Goldberg, Bertrand
- Architect/Firm
  Gehry, Frank
- Building
  Gary Comer Youth Center
- Term
  GFRC (Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete)
- Term
  Girder
- Building
  Glessner House
- Style
  Gothic Revival
- Building
  Graceland Cemetery
- Graham, Anderson, Probst & White
- Term
  Granite
- Building
  Green Mill Jazz Club
- Building
  Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
H
- Architect/Firm
  Hammond, Beeby and Babka
- Building
  Harold Washington Library
- Term
  Hipped Roof
- Architect/Firm
  Holabird and Roche
- Architect/Firm
  Holabird and Root
- Building
  Holy Name Cathedral
- Building
  Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Cathedral
- Building
  Home Insurance Building
- Architect/Firm
  Howells and Hood
- Building
  Humboldt Park
I
- Term
  Indigenous People in Chicago
- Building
  Inland Steel
- Style
  International Style
J
- Architect/Firm
  Jahn, Helmut
- Building
  Jackson Park
- Jeddah Tower
- Building
  John Johnson Publishing Company
- Building
  Jones College Prep
- Term
  Junction
- Architect/Firm
  Jenney, William Le Baron
K
- Term
  Keystone
L
- Term
  LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)
- Term
  Limestone
- Building
  Lincoln Park
- Term
  Load-bearing Construction
- Building
  London Guarantee Building
M
- Building
  Macy’s On State Street (formerly Marshall Field’s)
- Building
  Maggie Daley Park
- Building
  Manhattan Building
- Building
  Mansueto Library
- Term
  Marble
- Building
  Marina City
- Building
  Marquette Building
- Term
  Masonry
- Term
  Massing
- Building
  McCormick Mansion
- Building
  McCormick Tribune Campus Center
- Building
  Merchandise Mart
- Building
  Michigan Avenue Bridge (DuSable Bridge)
- Style
  Popular
  Mid-Century Modernism
- Building
  Millennium Park
- Building
  Monadnock Building
N
- Term
  Nave
- Building
  Navy Pier
- Building
  Nicholas J. Melas Centennial Fountain
- Building
  North Avenue Beach House
- Building
  Northerly Island
O
- Architect/Firm
  Olmsted, Frederick Law
- Building
  Old Chicago Main Post Office
- Term
  Oriel
P
- Building
  Palmisano Park
- Term
  Pediment
- Term
  Pier
- Term
  Pinnacle
- Building
  Pizzeria Uno and Pizzeria Due
- Building
  Poetry Foundation
- Style
  Postmodern
- Style
  Prairie Style
- Building
  Pritzker Pavilion
Q
- Style
  Queen Anne
R
- Building
  Railway Exchange Building
- Term
  Reinforced Concrete
- Building
  Reliance Building
- Building
  Revolution Workshop
- Building
  Richard J. Daley Center
- Building
  Robie House
- Architect/Firm
  Ross Barney Architects
S
- Architect/Firm
  Popular
  Sullivan, Louis
- Term
  Shaft
- Term
  Skeleton Frame Construction
- Architect/Firm
  Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
- Building
  Soldier Field
- Term
  Spandrel
- Building
  Spertus Institute
- Building
  St. Mary of the Angels
- Building
  Popular
  St. Regis
- Term
  Stainless Steel
- Term
  Steel
- Architect/Firm
  Popular
  Studio Gang
- Building
  Sullivan Center
T
- Building
  The Chicago Pedway
- Term
  Popular
  Terra Cotta
- Building
  The 606
- Milestone
  Popular
  The Chicago Flag
- Building
  The Chicago L
- Milestone
  Popular
  The Great Chicago Fire of 1871
- Building
  The Rookery
- Building
  The Salt Shed
- Building
  The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare
- Building
  Thompson Center
- Term
  Tracery
- Building
  Tribune Tower
- Term
  Tripartite Division
- Building
  Trump Tower
- Term
  Popular
  Trunnion Bascule Bridge
- Term
  Truss
- Building
  Two- and Three-flats
U
- Building
  Union Station
- Building
  Unity Temple
- Term
  Universal Space
- Building
  University of Chicago’s Keller Center
- Building
  Uptown Theatre
V
- Architect/Firm
  van der Rohe, Ludwig Mies
- Term
  Volute
W
- Architect/Firm
  Popular
  Wright, Frank Lloyd
- Milestone
  Wacker’s Manual
- Building
  Willis Tower
- Term
  Wind Load
- Milestone
  Popular
  World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893
- Building
  Wrigley Building
- Building
  Wrigley Field
X
- Term
  X Bracing
Y
- Term
  Y: The Chicago Municipal Device
Z
- Term
  Zoning