Cannon, Patrick F.,

Louis Sullivan : an American architect / Patrick F. Cannon ; photographs by James Caulfield. - First edition revised. - 288 pages

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A life in architecture -- Housing a growing Chicago -- Reaching for the sky -- The wonder of the age -- Temples to God, temples to commerce -- Decline and triumph -- Fragments.

"Long considered the father of the skyscraper, Louis Henry Sullivan (1856-1924) first came to wide attention in 1889 with the completion of the Auditorium Building in Chicago. Louis Sullivan presents, for the first time, every remaining structure designed by the architect, accompanied by striking color photographs and highlights of his life and accomplishments"--

9781517918859

2024024782


Sullivan, Louis H., 1856-1924 --Criticism and interpretation.


Architecture--Illinois--Chicago Region.


Chicago (Ill.)--Buildings, structures, etc.


Print books.

NA737.S9 / C36 2024