CHICAGO - s4story -- Reedy Press is pleased to announce the release of our newest local interest book, Chicago's Greatest Buildings: Skyscrapers, Landmarks, and Hidden Gems in the City of Architecture, by Ellen Shubart.

Chicago is the City of Architecture, the birthplace of the skyscraper.
Home to many innovative architects and builders, the city boasts buildings that over the years have been the tallest in the world, the largest as measured in square footage, or the most beautiful due to their decorative ornamentation.

They are the focus of this book, with thumbnail sketches of Chicago's 82 greatest, chosen from among the masonry load-bearing buildings erected immediately after the 1871 Great Chicago Fire to today's sustainable skyscrapers created using new technologies and materials.

These buildings epitomize varied styles, from the early Chicago commercial office buildings to today's contemporary skyscrapers. Some have applied ornamentation bespeaking the era of Art Deco, while others, mid-century moderns, are sleek and stark. Most are easily recognizable by most of us—Sears/Willis Tower anyone?—and some may be favorites of those who consider themselves architectural buffs. A few are hidden gems, perhaps surprising everyone. They all are architecturally significant.

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Taken together, these buildings illustrate the glory of Chicago's skyline in its various iterations over more than 150 years. Enjoy the stories of each of these great buildings and join Chicagoan and author Ellen Shubart in reveling in the city's great architectural heritage.

Chicago's Greatest Buildings: Skyscrapers, Landmarks, and Hidden Gems in the City of Architecture is available wherever books are sold.

https://reedypress.com/shop/chicagos-greatest-buildings-preorder/

Book Details: Chicago's Greatest Buildings: Skyscrapers, Landmarks, and Hidden Gems in the City of Architecture, by Ellen Shubart, ISBN: 9781681066035, hardcover, 9 x 12, 176 pages, $42.00

About the Author

A lifelong Chicagoan, Ellen Shubart has worked as a teacher, a journalist, and ended her career as a sustainable city planning advocate. A historian by training, with masters degrees in US history and historic preservation, she has written three books for Reedy Press: What's With Chicago?, Chicago: An Illustrated Timeline, and Secret North Shore–Chicago: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure. In retirement, she is a volunteer docent at the Chicago Architecture Center, leading walking, bus, and river cruise tours.