Louis Henry Sullivan (Studio Paperback) (German and English Edition) [Paperback]

Hans Frei (Author)

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Publication Date: May 1, 1992 | Series: Studio Paperback

Louis Henry Sullivan (1856-1924) is regarded as the leading figure of the Chicago School of Architecture. His formula "Form follows function" became the slogan of the entire epoch, and Frank Lloyd Wright was his disciple. Sullivan's work is documented, showing the achievement of a man who was a great artist and whose concern was not conformity but conflict. This text incorporate's much of this research.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Birkhäuser Basel (May 1, 1992)
• Language: German, English
• ISBN-10: 3764355743
• ISBN-13: 978-3764355746
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,981,418 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Copiously illustrated review of 57 major works, October 28, 2005

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This review is from: Louis Henry Sullivan (Studio Paperback) (German and English Edition) (Paperback)

This is a concise and copiously illustrated paperback survey on only 176 pages in of all major buildings and projects from 1874 to 1924 published under ISBN: 3760881319 by Artemis (Zürich) and 1874056153 by Artemis (Boston), and under ISBN: 3764355743 by Birkhäuser (Basel...) English and German side by side. Following 37 pages with analysis of the architect's style, each of the presented 57 works is headed by a description from as little as just a few lines to over a page long followed by illustrations from one to several depending on work's scope. All of 210 only B&W multi-picture illustrations - at least a half of them technical (plans, sections, sketches, elevations, etc.), but also B&W photos of a good quality - are well balanced, superbly crisp and perfectly legible. On several pages at the end, there are: a biography, selected bibliography, list of works, etc. Like all from the Studio Paperback series, this book is solid among architectural monographs even of a bigger size. Similar to smaller books from the Works and Projects series published by Gustavo Gili (GG) in English and Spanish.