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The Newberry Seminar on Technology, Politics and Culture, co-sponsored by the University of Chicago, Roosevelt University, and Northwestern University present:
"American Architect-Engineers and the Rise of the Skyscrapper"
Sara E. Wermiel, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
September 14, 2001 - 3:30-5:00
Neither architectural historians nor historians of engineering have devoted much attention to the engineering work of architects in the nineteenth century. Yet this period witnessed many innovations in building constructiion technology that architect-engineers pioneered. This essay discusses one of the most important of these innovations: the skeleton frame, a structural system that made possible the modern skyscraper.
The seminar format assumes that all participants have read the essay in advance, and that all those requesting a paper will attend the seminar. Please do not request a paper unless you plan to attend. When requesting a paper, please specify hard copy or e-mail attachment; we prefer the latter.
To be placed on the mailing list for notices of presentation dates and for further information, contact the Scholl Center for Family and Community History and the Newberry Library, 312-255-3524 or e-mail scholl@newberry.org.
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