Author: Siqi Zou
Program of Study: Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering

Pictures from http://www.strikefirstusa.com/2016/07/trial-fire-5-fires-ultimately-improved-world/

Refernces：UChicago Identify Guidelines from UChicago; http://www.architecture.org/learn/resources/architecture-dictionary/entry/the-great-chicago-fire-of-1871/; Tragedy in the Chicago Fire and Triumph in the Architecture Response by Jo Ann Rayfield

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Small Intro: Most Americans know the story of the Great Chicago Fire. Few know the story of the city’s remarkable recovery. The architects who rebuilt Chicago comprised one of the greatest architectural talent in U. S. history. Their achievement was no accident, even though the opportunity had been created by accident.