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  • Name one invetion that revolutionised Chicago's post-fire architecture.
    elevators / the Bessemer Convertor of 1856
  • Other than Skyscrapers, why Cikago was a well-known city ?
    for its culture (music)
  • How many floors did the Home insurance Building have ?
    10 floors
  • What was the gospel that the Chicago school of architects praised ?
    "form follows function"
  • What stopped the growth of Chicago's population ?
    The wall street Crash (in 1929)
  • WHat's the nickname of Chicago ?
    The Windy city
  • The gospel "form follows function" was the belief of which movemen ?
    The Modern movement
  • Which Chicago building was designed by Studio Ganag ?
    Aqua tower
  • What architectural style influenced the 1893 world's Fair buildings ?
    Beaux-arts classical style
  • What event helped revolutionize Chicago's architecture ?
    A fire swept through the city and killed people, destroyed buildings
  • When was Chicago founded ?
    1830
  • How many people bacame homeless after the fire ?
    100,000 people
  • What type of music is Chicago known for ?
    Jazz
  • Who designed the Burj Khalifa while working with SOM Chicago ?
    Adrian Smith
  • What is considered the World's first skyscraper ?
    The Home Insurance Building
  • Which architect promoted the idea that "form follows function" ?
    Louis Sullivan