Fire and Clay (Hardcover)

Will Quam

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Langue : anglais

Edité par The University of Chicago Press, 2026

0226828107 / 9780226828107

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Hardcover. A remarkable exploration of Chicagos architectural history through the humble brick. By the late 1920s, at its peak of brick making and consumption, Chicago was making over a billion bricks a year for its buildings and importing almost another billion nicer face bricks for their front facades. Throughout Chicagos history, brick dramatically transformed from a simple fireproof building material into an integral piece of architectural design. And no one knows the hidden details and stories of this fascinating history like Chicagos foremost brick aficionado, Will Quam. In Fire and Clay, Quam takes us on journeys to experience the beauty and mystery of Chicagos buildings. He also explores how developers, architects, and masons followed changing fashions as they designed and built the city, creating connections across disparate neighborhoods. The red bricks that make up Lincoln Park mansions, for example, are the same as those found on Pullman row homes and Pilsen workers cottages, just as Rogers Parks colorful bricks can also be found far across the city in South Shore. Known for his popular walking tours, Quam has built his life around the appreciation, study, and evangelizing of this most humble building blocks many wonders. Here, he pours all his knowledge into the first book of its kind, beautifully illustrated with more than one hundred of his own full-color photographs. More than just an investigation into brick, Fire and Clay gives readers a fresh lens through which to explore the city anew and find clear connections across its different neighborhoods. By the end of this lively tour through Chicagos history, readers will never look at a brick building the same way again. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Titre
Fire and Clay (Hardcover)
Auteur
Will Quam
Éditeur
The University of Chicago Press
Année de publication
2026
État de l'article
new
Reliure
Hardcover
Langue
anglais
ISBN à 10 chiffres
0226828107
ISBN à 13 chiffres
9780226828107

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