Teaching the Skyscraper to Soar

Moderated by Michelangelo Sabatino (IIT Professor of Architectural History and Cultural Heritage),  panelists Bill Baker (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill structural engineering partner), Marko Pogacnik (IUAV University of Venice Professor of History of Architecture), and architecture and preservation legend John Vinci discuss the phenomenal structure of the Garrick Theatre and the legacy of Sullivan’s skyscrapers.  Co-sponsor: IIT.

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