Home insurance building

Constructed in 1884 in Chicago, Illinois, Home Insurance Building is the world's first skyscraper. It was also the first tall building to use structural

William Le Baron Jenney, (born Sept. 25, 1832, Fairhaven, Mass., U.S.—died June 15, 1907, Los Angeles, Calif.), American civil engineer and architect whose technical innovations were of primary importance in the development of the skyscraper. Jenney designed the Home Insurance Company Building, Chicago (1884–85; enlarged 1891; demolished 1931), generally considered to be the world’s first tall building supported by an internal frame, or skeleton, of iron and steel rather than by load-bearing…

In this edition of ‘Lost Legends,’ we look at what is often considered the worlds first skyscraper, the Home Insurance Building.

Three unbuilt projects by Frank Lloyd Wright have been recreated in 3D renderings by Spanish architect David Romero. Images of the high-rise schemes, located in Chicago and Washington D.C., have been published in the latest edition of the Frank Lloyd Wright Quarterly, a hard-copy magazine of the...

William LeBaron Jenney is the father of the skyscraper; he's giant of Chicago architectural history and you can see his work in a quick walk.

Daniel Burnham, American architect and urban planner whose impact on the American city was substantial. He was instrumental in the development of the skyscraper and was noted for his highly successful management of the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893. Burnham also was known for his ideas about urban planning.

The New York Life Insurance Building is a 14-story building at 39 South LaSalle Street in the Loop neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois. Designed by William Le Baron Jenney, it was completed as a 12-story structure in 1894 at a cost of US$800,000. In 1898, Jenney designed a 92 ft (28 m) addition to the east of the original structure. SUCCESSFUL TEST OF ELEVATORS. Improved Machines In the New York Life Building Work Smoothly. One the five Crane elevators being put in the New York Life Insurance

First Skyscraper, Home Insurance Building, Chicago, 10 stories, built: 1884, demolished: 1931.

The word “skyscraper” was used to describe a tall building for the first time during the construction boom that rippled across many America ...

As urbanists, we understand that the spaces surrounding are just as important as the buildings themselves. In this process, we successfully created opportunities for this city the provide outdoor space that would be beneficial to both the occupants and the public.

Explore historic skyscrapers in these pictures of tall buildings and high-rises. Compare the early days of skyscraper history with the 20th century.

William LeBaron Jenney, the Home Insurance Building, Chicago, 1884-85, detail of the metal columns wrapped in terracotta

The Home Insurance building has been awarded the honour of being the first structure ever to use the skeleton type of construction. First Skeleton Construction. “We have no hesitation in stating that the Home Insurance building was the first high structure to utilize as its basic principle of its design the method known as skeleton construction,” the Talmadge report says, “and that there is much evidence that William Le Baron Jenney, the architect, in solving the particular problems of

Built in 1920 and formerly the Yangtze Insurance Association Building, it is currently used by the Agricultural Bank of China. The building was designed in an eclectic style by Palmer and Turner. It covers an area of 620 square meters with seven storeys of reinforced concrete. The exterior wall of the first and second storeys is faced with rough hewn granite. From the third storey to the fifth storey, the wall is made up of jointed millstone. There are double Ionic column in the middle of…

My friend Gordan Grguric just finished his long term project – Home Insurance Building in Chicago. Built in 1884, it is considered to be the World’s first skyscraper – you can read more on the topic on Wikipedia. As the building was demolished, Gordan used old photographs and postcards to reproduce it in LEGO bricks. Model […]

Building of the first skyscrapers

State Farm Insurance – Allison Ramsey Architects

Since the unveiling of the Chicago Home Insurance Building in 1885, the skyscraper—this new architectural typology—has captivated the human imagination. Skyscrapers are both a p...

50 Amazing Skyscrapers. Chicago lays claim to the world’s first skyscraper. The 138-foot-tall Home Insurance Building was built in 1888 and was the first building to use steel beams as support. Soon after, builders in Chicago and New York were competing with each other to build the world’s tallest building.