A case study of early steel curtain wall: the chrysler building,
Hammarberg, E.
2005 ASCE Conf. Proc. 171, 228 (2005),
Hammarberg, E., (2005), "A case study of early steel curtain wall: the chrysler building,", ASCE Conf. Proc. 171, 228 (2005),.
Abstract:
he Chrysler Building, an icon of Modern American Architecture and a personal tribute to automaker Walter P. Chrysler, the building's owner, Architect William Van Alen and the machine age, was opened in May 1930. At 1,045-feet tall, it was the world's tallest building when completed and is still in the top 20. (This distinction continues to change as taller and taller buildings are completed.) The building was constructed similar to most large commercial structures of the time: structural steel frame encased with concrete and terra cotta fireproofing; brick facades with granite and marble decoration on the lower floors; backup brick and terra cotta block infill; cast-in-place draped mesh reinforced concrete floor and roof slabs.
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