Louis Sullivan
Architect
1856 – 1924
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Who was Louis Sullivan?
Louis Henry Sullivan was an American architect, and has been called the "father of skyscrapers" and "father of modernism". He is considered by many as the creator of the modern skyscraper, was an influential architect and critic of the Chicago School, was a mentor to Frank Lloyd Wright, and an inspiration to the Chicago group of architects who have come to be known as the Prairie School. Along with Henry Hobson Richardson and Wright, Sullivan is one of "the recognized trinity of American architecture". He posthumously received the AIA Gold Medal in 1944.
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- Born
- Sep 3, 1856
Boston - Also known as
- Louis H. Sullivan
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- English High School of Boston
- Employment
- Adler and Sullivan
- Lived in
- Boston
- Died
- Apr 14, 1924
Chicago - Resting place
- Graceland Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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