Join Chris Stacey, a historian of the city of Chicago, for "Chicago’s Architectural Innovations: Creating a New Form of Building in the Late 19th Century." The emergence of Chicago’s skyscrapers was due to a unique set of factors and more importantly how the people involved in the creation of tall buildings responded to the world around them. A number of barriers exclusive to Chicago created difficulty for engineers and architects to discover a way to meet the demands of real estate speculators who wanted tall buildings with the maximum amount of rental space. The result of overcoming technological, environmental, and economic issues was a new form of American architecture—The Chicago Style—that revolutionized the way of building skyscrapers and thinking about form for at least a century. 

Event Requirement: This presentation requires 25 total confirmed registrants. There must be at least 18 confirmed club members for the event.

There are 11 Club Members Registered as of September 4, 2026. 

There Are 7 Non-Club Member on the Wait list as of September 4, 2026.

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Date: Thursday, September 17, 2026

Times: 6:00PM Central, 7:00PM Eastern, 4:00PM Pacific. For those in Europe the time is 12:00AM in London on July 9.

Location: Zoom Video Conference

Cost: Free

Photo Credit: Chris Stacey