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    The document discusses the history of architecture in America, focusing on colonial and Chicago architecture. It notes that the main colonial influences were from England, France, and Spain. In colonial America, common home styles included saltbox and cape cod. It then describes how the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 destroyed much of the city, which was rebuilt with new styles like skyscrapers that drew attention to building height. Some iconic Chicago buildings highlighted include the Sears Tower, John Hancock Tower, and Richard J. Daley Center.

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    AMERICAN

    ARCHITECTURE
    CULTURE AND ART
    FIRST: DOES EVERYONE KNOW THE BIG THREE
    COUNTRIES THAT COLONIZED AMERICA?

    • England
    • France
    • Spain
    COLONIAL AMERICA
    NEW ENGLAND ARCHITECTURE
    SALTBOX-STYLE HOMES
    CAPE COD-STYLE HOMES
    FRENCH ARCHITECTURE
    SPANISH ARCHITECTURE
    CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE
    And a little history
    THE GREAT CHICAGO FIRE
    THE GREAT CHICAGO FIRE

    • The year of 1871 had no rain, so everything was very dry


    • The fire started in a building called the O’Leary farm
    • People think the fire was caused by a cow kicking a lantern over
    • Most buildings in Chicago were made out of wood, with tar roofs which
    were very flammable
    • 17,500 buildings were destroyed in the fire and 1 in 3 people were
    homeless
    THE GREAT CHICAGO FIRE’S SPREAD
    DOWNTOWN CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE
    THE CHICAGO
    SCHOOL
    ARCHITECTURE
    THE CHICAGO SCHOOL ARCHITECTURE

    • Some of the first Skyscrapers ever were built in Chicago!


    • A skyscraper is an extremely tall building
    • Chicago architects wanted to draw attention to the height
    of their buildings
    • To do this, they made the windows stick out vertically
    FISHER
    BUILDING
    THE CHICAGO
    WATER TOWER
    AND THE
    CHICAGO
    AVENUE
    PUMPING
    STATION
    THE SEARS TOWER

    • The Sears tower is the most famous building in


    Chicago!
    • All Chicagoans love it!
    • It was the tallest building in the world until 1998.
    • Its name is technically Willis Tower now, but no
    Chicagoans call it that.
    JOHN
    HANCOCK
    TOWER
    THE CRAIN
    COMMUNICATIONS
    BUILDING
    RICHARD J DALEY
    CENTER

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