Louis Sullivan

Also known as Louis Henry Sullivan, Louis Henri Sullivan, Louis H. Sullivan, Henry Sullivan, Louis. Sullivan, Louis-Henry Sullivan

American architect (1856-1924)

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Louis Sullivan was an American architect who lived from 1856 to 1924 and is considered a pioneer of modern skyscraper design. He matters because he developed innovative architectural approaches that influenced how tall buildings were designed and shaped American cities in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: United Kingdom
Active from: 1842-05-13
Active to: 1900-11-22

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Quotes

“How strange it seems that education, in practice, so often means suppression: that instead of leading the mind outward to the light of day it crowds things in upon it that darken and weary it. Yet evidently the true object of education, now as ever, is to develop the capabilities of the head and of the heart.”
“An architect, to be a true exponent of his time, must possess first, last and always the sympathy, the intuition of a poet … this is the one real, vital principle that survives through all places and all times.”
“It has, alas, for centuries been taught that the intellect and the emotions were two separate and antagonistic things. This teaching has been firmly believed, cruelly lived up to. How depressing it is to realize that it might have been taught that they are two beautifully congenial and harmonious phases of that single and integral essence that we call the soul. That no nature in which the development of either is wanting can be called a completely rounded nature.”
“The tyranny alike of church and state has been curbed, and true power is now known to reside where forever it must remain — in the people.”
“An art of expression should begin with childhood, and the lucid use of one's mother tongue should be typical of that art. The sense of reality should be strengthened from the beginning, yet by no means at the cost of those lofty illusions we call patriotism, veneration, love.”
“High ideals make a people strong. … decay comes when ideals wane.”

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Encyclopedic overview

Louis Henry Sullivan (September 3, 1856 – April 14, 1924) was an American architect, and has been called a "father of skyscrapers" and "father of modernism". He was an influential architect of the Chicago School, a mentor to Frank Lloyd Wright, and an inspiration to the Chicago group of architects who have come to be known as the Prairie School. Along with Wright and Henry Hobson Richardson, Sullivan is one of "the recognized trinity of American architecture." The phrase "form follows function" is attributed to him; it encapsulated earlier theories of architecture and he applied them to the modern age of the skyscraper. In 1944, Sullivan was the second architect to posthumously receive the AIA Gold Medal.

Early life and career

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