Iron+and+steel

//**“The old cast iron buildings died out. I'm not really sure whether the new skyscrapers killed them, or the new esthetics”**//

The reason cast iron was used, was that the buildings weren't very big so there was no need for a strong supportive material, in addition to this the esthetics for that moment were focus on very ornamental and decorated facades.

In my opinion, both the skyscrapers and the new esthetics (Modernism) killed cast iron buildings. Skyscrapers because the height of the buildings demands a stronger base material. On the other hand Modernism, in contrast to the previous esthetics consist on simpler facades, without as much ornamentation