Louis Sullivan: 15 Projects by “Father of Skyscrapers” - RTF
Here are 15 projects of Louis Sullivan, that exhibit his Modernist design skills: 1. Wainwright Building by Louis Sullivan. The Wainwright Building is a 10-story, 41 m (135 ft) terra cotta office building.
Louis Sullivan Buildings Extant in Chicago
Created in 2006, this list extant Sullivan buildings in Chicago at the time includes contemporary and historical images and map links.
Sullivan Center - Chicago Architecture Center
Louis Sullivan designed few religious buildings during his career, but one of his best-known works is a temple of commerce. Sullivan Center, also known as the Carson Pirie Scott & Co. Building, is a majestic presence at the corner of State and Madison. It’s exemplary of Sullivan’s theories of organic architecture.
Sullivan Center - Wikipedia
The Sullivan Center, formerly known as the Carson, Pirie, Scott and Company Building or Carson, Pirie, Scott and Company Store, [4] is a commercial building at 1 South State Street at the corner of East Madison Street in Chicago, Illinois. Louis Sullivan designed it for the retail firm Schlesinger & Mayer in 1899 and later expanded it before H ...
Louis Sullivan - Wikipedia
Other buildings often noted include the Chicago Stock Exchange Building (1894), the Guaranty Building (also known as the Prudential Building) of 1895–96 in Buffalo, New York, and the 1899–1904 Carson Pirie Scott Department Store by Sullivan on State Street in Chicago.
Louis Sullivan Collection - The Art Institute of Chicago
Their best-known buildings include the Auditorium Building in Chicago (1886-1890); the Wainwright building in Saint Louis, Missouri (1886-1890); the Schiller Building (1891) and the Stock Exchange (1893-1894) buildings, both in Chicago; and the Guaranty building in Buffalo, New York (1894-1895).
Louis Sullivan, Carson, Pirie, Scott Building - Smarthistory
This is Louis Sullivan’s Carson, Pirie, Scott building, a department store constructed in two stages in 1899 and 1903–04. Sullivan’s building is an important example of early Chicago skyscraper architecture, and can also be seen as a fascinating indicator of the relationship between architecture and commerce.
Louis H. Sullivan - The Art Institute of Chicago
Known for his groundbreaking tall buildings and theories of architectural ornament, Louis Sullivan was part of a wave of architects who flocked to Chicago following the Great Fire of 1871.
Preserving What’s Left of Louis Sullivan’s Idea - Chicago Magazine
Only 21 Louis Sullivan-designed structures still exist in Chicago — a tragedy for an architect who has been called the “father of modernism” and served as a mentor to Frank Lloyd Wright...
Louis Sullivan: A Glorious, Photo-Filled Tribute
Oct 5, 2024 · The Jewelers Building, Chicago, 1882 . For the first time, every remaining structure designed by Louis Sullivan is captured in striking color by one of America’s preeminent architectural photographers, James Caulfield.