Louis Sullivan

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Louis Sullivan (b. 1856 in Boston – d. 1924 in Chicago)[1] was an American architect in Chicago. He is called the "father of skyscrapers," and sometimes even the “father of modernism.”[2] He was a mentor for Frank Lloyd Wright, who worked for Sullivan during an impressionable five years near the outset of Wright's career. Wright referred to Sullivan as “Lieber Meister” (which is German for “Beloved Master”).[2]

Sullivan is known for creating organic architecture and emphasizing that:

"form follows function"

Guaranty building, Chicago

One of Sullivan's most notable contributions was the creation of a form appropriate to the tall commercial office building. Rather than stressing the horizontal layers of each story, he emphasized the vertical rise of these buildings. Verticality was made possible by steel frame construction and the use of light materials such as terra cotta, which had a malleability appropriate for carrying out his ornament. [1]


The Carson Pirie Scott Store

The Carson Pirie Scott Store, designed by Louis Sullivan in 1899, marked the high point of the functional tradition in the Chicago school and is the foremost American example of the transformation of utility and structure into powerful architecture. Ibidem


See also

External links

  • https://www.theartstory.org/artist/sullivan-louis/life-and-legacy/
  • 2.0 2.1 https://chicago.curbed.com/2017/6/8/15744072/frank-lloyd-wright-louis-sullivan-prairie-school