- Hardcover: 352 pages
- Publisher: WW Norton; New edition edition (Feb 1 1998)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0393730239
- ISBN-13: 978-0393730234
- Product Dimensions: 24.4 x 16.3 x 3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 866 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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This biography provides explanation of Louis Sullivan's importance as an architect. It includes a new introduction which provides corrections to the biographical data in light of six decades of research, and an authoritative revision of the list of buildings that includes information on buildings discovered after the book's initial publication, and details of those subsequently demolished. At beginning of 20th century, Louis Sullivan was virtually alone in championing progressive American architecture. He ferociously condemned the rampant neo-classicism brought on by the Chicago World's Fair of 1893, calling it "an appalling calamity". (The Architectural Traveller). He had one foot in the 19th century, another in the 20th - the Carson Pirie Scott building in Chicago, features a two-storey classical base embellished with cast-iron wreaths and tendrils, while the upper 10 stories are crisply modern, and represent the proto-skyscraper. Sullivan's genius lay in his ability to combine clean modern lines and techniques with the lush decorative flourishes of the nineteenth century.
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The late Hugh Morrison taught at Dartmouth College. Timothy J. Samuelson works for the Commission on Chicago Landmarks.
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A classic in architectural history!,
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Timothy J. Samuelson, Curator of Architecture at the Chicago Historical Society, has done a marvelous job at bringing out a beautiful new edition of this classic on modernist pioneer Louis Sullivan. Samuelson has written a perceptive and entertaining introduction to the book, and given an invaluable revised list of Sullivan's work along with vastly improved illustrations. Hugh Morrison first published this groundbreaking study in 1935, and it is still the starting place for learning about Sullivan. Morrison's writing is fresh and entertaining, and moves along at times almost like a novel. More importantly, Morrison's analysis and history of Sullivan's architecture remains solid and convincing.
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This review is from: Louis Sullivan (Hardcover)
Timothy J. Samuelson, Curator of Architecture at the Chicago Historical Society, has done a marvelous job at bringing out a beautiful new edition of this classic on modernist pioneer Louis Sullivan. Samuelson has written a perceptive and entertaining introduction to the book, and given an invaluable revised list of Sullivan's work along with vastly improved illustrations. Hugh Morrison first published this groundbreaking study in 1935, and it is still the starting place for learning about Sullivan. Morrison's writing is fresh and entertaining, and moves along at times almost like a novel. More importantly, Morrison's analysis and history of Sullivan's architecture remains solid and convincing.
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