WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE
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Because people believed that the higher up they lived, the better the air quality was.
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Because steel and elevators allowed taller structures to be built safely.
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There was less land available because the population of cities had grown rapidly.
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People wanted to see the city from a different view
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Detailed explanation-1: -So, why do we need skyscrapers? The simple answer: more room for more workers, or in the residential frame, more residents. In line with rising population density, and advancements in engineering, height limits around the world are being revisited and revised to maximise space for commercial and residential growth.
Detailed explanation-2: -The First Skyscraper In addition to being the first of a new generation of steel-framed skyscrapers built in cities across America and the world, the building set the standard for various other building innovations, including rapid, safe elevators, wind bracing and modern plumbing.
Detailed explanation-3: -Local architect, William LeBaron Jenney, was the first to push the limits by designing the first skyscraper in 1884.
Detailed explanation-4: -The world’s first skyscraper was the Home Insurance Building in Chicago, erected in 1884-1885.