Many world-famous architects played a significant role in the development of Chicago -- rising from the ashes of the 1871 Great Chicago Fire into one of the world's largest cities and greatest collections of modern architecture.

A select group of these architects is listed here, along with personalized tours of the Chicago Landmarks they designed.

Solon S. Beman William W. Boyington
Daniel Burnham Walter Burley Griffin
Holabird & Roche/Root William Le Baron Jenney
George W. Maher Pond & Pond
Schmidt, Garden & Martin Frederick Schock
Louis H Sullivan Mies van der Rohe
Frank Lloyd Wright
 
 
 

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