Reliance Building
Early skyscraper prototype.
Overview
Reliance Building, using steel and glass, is an 1895 skyscraper in Chicago, USA.
Core Characteristics
- Steel frame, glass curtain walls.
- Chicago School style.
- Early skyscraper design.
Architectural Connections
- Modern: Late 19th-century focus.
- Commercial: Office building.
- Chicago School: Core movement.
Influence and Legacy
Designed by Burnham and Root, it pioneered skyscraper architecture.
Related Concepts & Techniques
Steel Construction (technique), Functionalism (theory), Facade (element), Modernism (movement)
Directory
Buildings Registry, Architecture Hub, History