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Chicago SchoolGroup of architects and engineers who in the 1890s exploited the twin developments of structural steel framing and the electrified elevator, paving the way for the ubiquitous modern-day skyscraper. Their work earned Chicago a reputation as the “birthplace of modern architecture.” Among the school's members were Louis Sullivan, Daniel Burnham, and John Wellborn Root (1850–91). |
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His books on Henry Nelson Weiman, Francis Ellingwood Abbott, William James Potter, Alfred North Whitehead, and on the Chicago School itself are a permanent resource for the scholar, the student, and not least of all for both adherents and critics of modern humanism. In August 2006, Latimer completed his Masters of Business Administration with a concentration in real estate from Roosevelt University's Chicago School of Real Estate. Earlier this year, a study by the independent Consortium on Chicago School Research criticized the professional development in the district's new smaller high schools, including the highly touted charter schools. |
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