Louis Sullivan's decision to use steel coated in ceramic was a result of:
a) his experience working on the Eiffel Tower
b) his understanding of why buildings were damaged by the Chicago Fire
c) new technologies available at the beginning of the nineteenth century
d) the introduction of cantilevers into early modern architechture
Answer: B
AP Art History
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