The Chicago School of Architecture is a significant movement in American architecture that emerged in the late 19th century and had a long lasting effect on the built environment of the United States. It is characterized by its ingenious usage of steel-frame building, the birth of the high-rise building, and its impact on modernism. The Chicago School played a vital function in forming the metropolitan landscape of Chicago and other cities across the country. The Early Years: The Rise of Skyscrapers in Chicago The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 w