Louis Sullivan : an American architect / Patrick F. Cannon ; photographs by James Caulfield.

By:

Cannon, Patrick F [author.]

Contributor(s):

Caulfield, James, 1953- [photographer (expression)]

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781517918859

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Print books.

LOC classification:

NA737.S9 C36 2024

Contents:

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.

Summary: "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"--

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BOOKS

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Current library	Home library	Call number	Status	Barcode
Alfaisal University On Shelf	Alfaisal University On Shelf	NA737.S9 C36 2024 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	AU00000000020591

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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"--