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In the late 18th century, as the elevator and steel-framed structure were first incorporated into construction projects, buildings became taller, and the realm of architectural possibility expanded significantly. Nonetheless, the early skyscrapers of the Chicago School, which were designed by American architects like Daniel Burnham, William Le Baron Jenney, and Henry Hobson Richardson, were initially met with a wave of skepticism. Given the recent advancements in the lumber industry, including the advent of laminated-strand lumber (LSL), laminated-veneer lumber (LVL), and cross-laminated timber (CLT), is it safe to say we are now witnessing a 21st-century ?Wooden School? of skyscrapers, and are they even realistic"
The first skyscrapers took a couple of decades to even garner a bit of praise, mostly because of the time it took to figure out how to integrate old systems into a new building type. It took time for elevators to gain the trust of the public, but today we rarely ques...