Fire and Clay
How Bricks Reveal the Hidden History of Chicago
9780226828107
9780226828114
Fire and Clay
How Bricks Reveal the Hidden History of Chicago
224 pages | 102 color plates | 8 x 9
Architecture: American Architecture
History: American History, History of Technology
Table of Contents
Introduction: A City Built Mostly of Itself
1. The Awkward Middle Child of Building Materials
2. The Perfect Brick
3. The Subtle Variations of Nature
4. Tapestry, Texture, and Tint
5. Excess and Terra-Cotta
6. Shape, Line, and Simplicity
7. Freedom from the Monotony of Mass Production
8. The End of Common Brick
9. A Grown-Up, Permanent Material
10. The Playful and Familiar Brick
11. Modern Forms, Traditional Materials
12. Chicago Bricks Are Falling Down
Afterword
Acknowledgments
Notes
Glossary
Index
1. The Awkward Middle Child of Building Materials
2. The Perfect Brick
3. The Subtle Variations of Nature
4. Tapestry, Texture, and Tint
5. Excess and Terra-Cotta
6. Shape, Line, and Simplicity
7. Freedom from the Monotony of Mass Production
8. The End of Common Brick
9. A Grown-Up, Permanent Material
10. The Playful and Familiar Brick
11. Modern Forms, Traditional Materials
12. Chicago Bricks Are Falling Down
Afterword
Acknowledgments
Notes
Glossary
Index