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Louis Sullivan: Prophet of Modern Architecture, Revised Edition by Hugh Morrison |
by Louis H. Sullivan
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by Bill Menner
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Louis Sullivan, student of Frank Furness and mentor to Frank Lloyd Wright, is possibly the most famous American architect of the 19th century. A pioneer of the tall office building, his theories paved the way for the emergence of the modern skyscraper. The architecture of Chicago and much of the Midwest was shaped by his distinctive style.
Louis Sullivan, student of Frank Furness and mentor to Frank Lloyd Wright, is possibly the most famous American architect of the 19th century. A pioneer of the tall office building, his theories paved the way for the emergence of the modern skyscraper. The architecture of Chicago and much of the Midwest was shaped by his distinctive style.
Louis Henry Sullivan traces his life and work. It discusses his most famous works-including the Auditorium Building in Chicago, the Wainwright Building in Saint Louis, the Guaranty Building in Buffalo, the Carson Pirie Scott Building in Chicago, and the National Farmers' Bank in Owatonna, Minnesota-as well as many of his lesser-known projects.
Copiously illustrated in color and black-and-white with drawings, plans, and historical as well as recent photographs, this monograph includes a complete chronology of Sullivan's projects and built works, a list of Sullivan's writings, and a full bibliogr aphy. Louis Henry Sullivan is the only comprehensive illustrated monograph available on the work of this renowned architect.
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More than half of Sullivan's lengthy autobiography concerns his childhood; it may be that the aging architect would have continued with his inspired reconstruction of childhood memories had the readers of his memoirs-published in monthly installments-not begun to express a certain impatience. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Guaranty Building, Transportation Building, Marshall Field, Wainwright Building, Borden Block, Columbian Exposition, Schiller Building, United States, Union Trust Building, Cedar Rapids, Masonic Temple, Board of Directors, Congress Street, Bayard Building, Chicago Press, Chicago Stock Exchange, Frank Lloyd Wright, Louis Sullivan, White City, Architectural League, Bavard Building, Dankmar Adler, Interstate Exposition Building, John Wellborn Root, Lotus Club New!
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More than half of Sullivan's lengthy autobiography concerns his childhood; it may be that the aging architect would have continued with his inspired reconstruction of childhood memories had the readers of his memoirs-published in monthly installments-not begun to express a certain impatience. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Guaranty Building, Transportation Building, Marshall Field, Wainwright Building, Borden Block, Columbian Exposition, Schiller Building, United States, Union Trust Building, Cedar Rapids, Masonic Temple, Board of Directors, Congress Street, Bayard Building, Chicago Press, Chicago Stock Exchange, Frank Lloyd Wright, Louis Sullivan, White City, Architectural League, Bavard Building, Dankmar Adler, Interstate Exposition Building, John Wellborn Root, Lotus Club New!
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Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- A System of Architectural Ornament by Louis H. Sullivan on page 127, and page 128
- Kindergarten Chats and Other Writings (Documents of Modern Art.) by Louis Sullivan on page 98, and page 102
- The Autobiography of an Idea (Dover Books on Architecture) by Louis H. Sullivan on page 127, and Back Matter
- The United States (International Library of Politics and Comparative Government) by Alan Ware on page 4
- The Public Papers by Louis Sullivan in Back Matter
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- A Dictionary of Architecture by James Stevens Curl in Back Matter
- A Dictionary of Architecture by James Stevens Curl in Back Matter
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