Architecture Dictionary
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Style
In 1932, historian Henry-Russell Hitchcock and architect Philip Johnson presented an exhibition and companion…
Helmut Jahn
Architect/Firm
Architect Helmut Jahn (1940-2021) came to Chicago from Germany in 1966 to study under Ludwig Mies van…
William Le Baron Jenney
Architect/Firm
Regarded as both an engineer and an architect, William Le Baron Jenney was influential in shaping Chicago…
LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)
Term
a voluntary national rating standard for developing high-performance, sustainable buildings, established…
limestone
Term
a softer sedimentary rock of fossillized shells and coral
load-bearing construction
Term
a method of building done by stacking one brick or stone on top of another; each brick or stone carries…