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Louis Henry Sullivan was an influential American architect known as the "father of skyscrapers" and "father of modernism". He developed the philosophy that "form follows function" and was one of the pioneers of the Prairie School style. Some of Sullivan's most notable works include the Auditorium Building in Chicago, the Wainwright Building in St. Louis, and several banks across the Midwest featuring geometric forms and organic ornamentation.
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Louis sullivan
- 2. father of skyscrapers fatherof modernism One of the recognized trinity of American architecture LOUIS HENRY SULLIVAN Form follows function “ ”
- 3. About…. Born September 3,1856 Boston,Massachuset ts,USA. studied Masatuset institute of Architecture Influenced by Henry Hobson Richardson Influenced Frank LloydWright Died April 14, 1924 (aged 67) Chicago, Illinois,U.S.
- 4. chronology 1856 born toIrish/Swiss immigrants In Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. 1872 Attents Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology (MIT) 1874 leaves for Paris to study further at the Ecole des Beaux Arts 1888 Frank LloydWright joins the Adler/Sullivan firm. 1889 Auditorium Building 1924 Passed away
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- 6. design Sullivan's philosophy that"form follows function" became one of the basic principles of twentieth century architecture, and was one of the foundations of Prairie School style Ornament and structure were integral; their subtle rhythm sustained a high emotional tension, yet produced a sense of serenity. But the building's identity resided in the ornament.
- 7. design He uses simple GEOMETRICFORMS But highly ORNAMENTAL
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- 9. design Sullivan developed astyle of ornamentation reflected nature through symmetrical use of stylized foliage & weaving geometric forms
- 10. design MANIPULATION OFTHE ORGANIC SIMPLELEAF- FORMS COMPOUND LEAF- FORMS
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- 14. design Another signature elementof Sullivan's work is the massive, semi-circular arch. Sullivan employed such arches throughout his career—in shaping entrances, in framing windows, or as interior design.
- 15. design various TERRA COTTA DECOR ATION i n d o n e b y L . S u l l i v a n
- 16. Major works Public buildings AuditoriumBuilding,1989 Chicago, illinois
- 17. Major works office buildings WainwrightBuilding St. Louis (1890) Guaranty Building (formerly Prudential Building) Buffalo,NY (1894)
- 18. Major worksBank buildings NationalFarmer's Bank , Owatonna, Minnesota(1908) People's Federal Savings and Loan Association, Sidney, Ohio(1917) Farmers and Merchants Union Bank, Columbus, Wisconsin(1919 ) Merchants' NationalBank, Grinnell, Iowa(1914)
- 19. Major works churches Holy TrinityRussian Orthodox Cathedral and Rectory, Chicago (1900–1903) Pilgrim Baptist Church(1890), Chicago, Illinois
- 20. Major works Martin RyersonTomb 1889 Chicago, Illinois Wainwright Tomb 1892 St. Louis, Missouri Carrie Eliza Getty Tomb Chicago, Illinois, Tombs
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- 22. Guaranty Building Buffalo, State ofNew York Year(s) of construction: 1895-1896 Architects: Louis H. Sullivan and DankmarAdler Function: Office Building Present name Prudential Building No. of Floors: 13 Height: 46 m
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- 26. design The structure wasbuilt entirely of steel Ornaments :most defining characteristics Combines masonry with terra cotta used strong vertical lines to emphasize their verticality
- 27. design the ornament ofthe glass windows
- 28. Guaranty Building The elaboratelydecorated terra cotta cornice
- 29. Guaranty Building Ornaments ofa column capital
- 30. Guaranty Building A Floraldetail on the wall
- 31. Guaranty Building Arch atthe entrance
- 32. Guaranty Building -interior
- 33. Guaranty Building -interior
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- 37. AUDITORIUM BUILDING Year(s) of construction:1889 Architects: Sullivan and DankmarAdler Function: Auditorium Style: Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements No. of Floors: 13 Height: 46 m
- 38. AUDITORIUM BUILDING auditorium wasdesigned so that all seats would have good views and acoustics FLOOR PLAN
- 39. AUDITORIUM BUILDING Longitudinal sectionlooking south LONGITUDINAL SECTION
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- 43. AUDITORIUM BUILDING The raftfoundation distributes the weight of the massive outer walls over a large area The theatre, created to hold up to 4,200 audience members, today can hold 3,877 people during a single performance. The building was equipped with the first central air conditioning system & the theater was the first to be entirely lit by incandescent light bulbs Auditorium interior from balcony, an old photo
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- 45. AUDITORIUM BUILDING Ceiling isconstructed in such a way that it doesn’t reflect large amount of incident sound energy; but absorbs Ceiling detail of the auditorium building Arcaded façade on the eastern sideCapital detail of a column within the auditorium
- 47. Grinnell, State of Iowa,USA merchAnts’ nAtionAl bAnk
- 48. Year(s) of construction: 1914 Architects:Louis Sullivan& Stewart- Robison-Laffan Function: Bank Building Architectural Late 19th And Styles Early 20th Century American Movements, Other Status National Historic Landmark merchAnts’ nAtionAl bAnk
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- 50. Structurally the buildingis a rectangular box It is one of a series of small banks designed by Louis Sullivan in the Midwest between 1909 and 1919. All of the banks are built of brick and for this structure he employed various shades of brick merchAnts’ nAtionAl bAnk
- 51. built of variousshades of brick, ranging in color from blue-black to golden brown, giving it an overall reddish brown appearance a series of stained glass windows on the eastern facade Light is introduced into the interior by these windows and a sky light the oversized cartouche that surrounds a circular window merchAnts’ nAtionAl bAnk
- 52. merchAnts’ nAtionAl bAnk Thecornice design
- 53. merchAnts’ nAtionAl bAnk designabove the ground floor windows
- 54. merchAnts’ nAtionAl bAnk Theentrance portal and decorative designs
- 55. merchAnts’ nAtionAl bAnk oversizedcartouche that surrounds a circular window
- 56. merchAnts’ nAtionAl bAnk Liongriffin beside door of Merchants' National Bank
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- 58. merchAnts’ nAtionAl bAnk Circular window Onthe facade colored glass skylight on ceiling glass windows on the eastern facade
- 59. "the most sensitiveand the most graceful of Sullivan's tombs" and as "one of Sullivan's masterpieces."
- 60. Wainwright Tomb constructed for CharlotteDickson Wainwright Location:Bellefontaine Cemetery 4947W. Florissant Ave. St. Louis, MO, USA The tomb is a domed cubic building with walls of concrete covered in limestone on the exterior
- 61. Wainwright Tomb FLOOR PLAN PLAN- 1/4 OF THE CEILING
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- 63. Wainwright Tomb The interiorof the tomb has two burial slabs and a mosaic floor and ceiling
- 64. Wainwright Tomb entrance witha double-leafed bronze grill
- 65. Wainwright Tomb The sidesof the tomb each have windows, also covered in bronze grills
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- 68. references The Illustrated Encyclopedia ofArchitects and Architecture. NewYork: Quatro Publishing, 1991. ISBN 0-8230- 2539-X. NA40.I45. p149-150. http://www.hodgsonruss.com/Home/Offices/GuarantyBuilding http://exhibits.slpl.org/steedman/data/Steedman240089386.asp?thread=240091124 http://www.prairiestyles.com/lsullivan.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Sullivan http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Auditorium_Building.html http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/sidney/sidney.html