Louis Sullivan: Creating a New American Architecture
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| Rating | : | 4.77 (553 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0764957716 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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The best illustrations Louis Sullivan has inspired a number of books given his importance. Some books provide more biographical material and others more early monochrome photos. This book is the richest source of color photographs of surviving buildings produced to date. Even th
“I recommend any lover of progressive design to pick-up a copy of this book and discover something new to love and respect about Louis Sullivan, giant of American Architecture.” --Eric O'Malley, PrairieMod“Two hundred photographs conjure up a vision of Sullivan's works as he created them and as the surviving ones exist in today's environment. James Caulfield's rich and detailed photography captures the Art Nouveau grace and Prairie School simplicity of skyscrapers, warehouses, churches and temples, banks and private homes, and salvaged fragments of dismantled buildings including the Chicago Stock Exchange.” --Book News Inc. Cannon's extensive biographical narrative offers insight into why this great architect, famous by age 40, died in near poverty 27 years later.” --Style 1900 Magazine<
His work is also featured in the books Frank Lloyd Wright's Unity Temple, Prairie Metropolis, and Hometown Architect. He is the author of Frank Lloyd Wright's Unity Temple: A Good Time Place, Prairie Metropolis: Chicago and the Birth of a New American Home, and Hometown Architect: The Complete Buildings of Frank Lloyd Wright in Oak Park and River Forest, Illinois all published by Pomegranate.JAMES CAULFIELD ha
Rare historical photographs chronicle those buildings that, sadly, have since been destroyed, while James Caulfield's contemporary photography captures Sullivan's existing Chicago buildings and many other structures in eastern and midwestern cities that are of equal importance in the architect's oeuvre.. On the eve of the twentieth century, Chicago was rapidly outgrowing its borders. Blending Art Nouveau complexity with geometric elegance, Sullivan's tall buildings included Chicago's Auditorium Building, the largest building in the world when it was completed in 1889. Architect Louis Henry Sullivan (American, 1856-1924) answered the demand for more office space, theaters, department stores, and financial centers by pioneering what would become an essential model for city life—the skyscraper. Even Frank Lloyd Wright, a former assistant to Sullivan, would later refer to him as his “lieber Meister,” or “beloved master.” Sullivan brought to h