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)