Its first two stories are grouped as a pedestal. The windows are recessed, attracting the eye to the shaft-like piers that run up its ten-story brick and terra cotta facade. Dubbed "the master key to skyscraper architecture the world over" by Frank L
Its first two stories are grouped as a pedestal. The windows are recessed, attracting the eye to the shaft-like piers that run up its ten-story brick and terra cotta facade. Dubbed "the master key to skyscraper architecture the world over" by Frank Lloyd Wright, who assisted in its design, this 1890 building is now used as office space for the city of St. Louis. FTP, name this Louis Sullivan creation that is arguably America's first great skyscraper.
Its first two stories are grouped as a pedestal. The windows are recessed, attracting the eye to the shaft-like piers that run up its ten-story brick and terra cotta facade.
The {Wainwright} Building