Isaiah Temple, Chicago, Illinois, Alternate West Elevation
1898 · Black and brown ink on linen
63.5 × 82.6 cm (25 × 32 1/2 in.)
Art Institute of Chicago
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Dankmar Adler
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Architecture Worth Saving
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1958
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Louis Sullivan: 1856�1924
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1948
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Dankmar Adler was an American architect and structural engineer whose innovations in steel-frame construction and acoustic design transformed late-nineteenth-century commercial and civic buildings. Working in Chicago during the 1880s and 1890s, he developed advanced techniques for load-bearing steel systems and pioneered approaches to theater acoustics that influenced auditorium design across North America. His engineering expertise enabled the structural ambition of his architectural partnerships, establishing foundational principles for modern skyscraper construction. Adler died in 1900.
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Art Institute of Chicago
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