Louis Sullivan

GPTKB entity

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:architect
gptkbp:advocated_for Tall buildings
gptkbp:architecture Organic architecture
ornamentation
Verticality
gptkbp:artworks Art and architecture are intertwined
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Prairie_School
gptkb:Chicago_School_of_Architecture
gptkbp:awards gptkb:AIA_Gold_Medal
gptkbp:birth_date September 3, 1856
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:born September 3, 1856
gptkbp:born_in gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Graceland_Cemetery
gptkbp:collaborated_with gptkb:Daniel_Burnham
gptkbp:collaboration Collaboration with engineers
gptkbp:community Community-oriented architecture
gptkbp:contribution Form follows function
form follows function
Urban architecture
gptkbp:cultural_influence Architecture reflects culture
gptkbp:death_date April 14, 1924
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
gptkbp:design Aesthetic value
gptkbp:died April 14, 1924
gptkbp:died_in gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
gptkbp:education gptkb:Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology
Importance of architectural education
gptkbp:famous_for Form follows function
gptkbp:famous_landmark gptkb:The_Chicago_City_Hall
gptkb:The_Chicago_Cultural_Center
gptkb:The_Chicago_Public_Library
gptkb:The_Auditorium_Building
gptkb:The_Carson_Pirie_Scott_Building
gptkb:The_Guaranty_Building
gptkb:The_National_Farmer's_Bank_of_Owatonna
gptkb:The_Old_Chicago_Main_Post_Office
gptkb:The_Wainwright_Building
gptkb:Chicago_Stock_Exchange_Building
gptkb:The_Chicago_Board_of_Trade_Building
gptkb:Carson,_Pirie,_Scott_and_Company_Building
gptkb:The_Auditorium_Theatre
The Sullivan Center
The Chicago Tribune Tower
gptkbp:famous_quote Form follows function.
“ Form ever follows function.”
gptkbp:famous_work gptkb:Guaranty_Building
gptkb:Carson,_Pirie,_Scott_and_Company_Building
gptkb:Wainwright_Building
Auditorium Building
gptkbp:field gptkb:architecture
gptkbp:future_goals Vision for future architecture
gptkbp:has_student_body gptkb:Frank_Lloyd_Wright
gptkb:George_Grant_Elmslie
gptkb:John_Wellborn_Root
gptkb:William_Drummond
gptkb:Richard_Nickel
gptkbp:has_technology Impact of technology on design
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Louis Sullivan
gptkbp:impact Organic forms
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Richard_Neutra
gptkb:Art_Nouveau
gptkb:Philip_Johnson
gptkb:Louis_Kahn
gptkb:Frank_Lloyd_Wright
gptkb:Richard_Meier
Modernist architecture
modern architecture
Skyscraper movement
Chicago World's Fair architecture
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Nature
gptkb:H._H._Richardson
gptkbp:innovation Embrace of new technologies
gptkbp:known_for Innovative use of materials
Skyscraper design
Use of ornamentation
Verticality in design
skyscraper design
Emphasis on windows
gptkbp:legacy Influence on modern architecture
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notable_contributor Modernist architecture
gptkbp:notable_person gptkb:Daniel_Burnham
gptkb:John_Wellborn_Root
gptkb:William_Le_Baron_Jenney
gptkbp:notable_quote " I am a man of the people."
" Form ever follows function."
" The architect must be a man of his time."
" The greatest of all arts is the art of living."
" What is the chief end of man? To be a creator, to be a creator, to be a creator."
gptkbp:notable_students gptkb:Louis_H._Sullivan
gptkb:Frank_Lloyd_Wright
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Guaranty_Building
gptkb:Carson,_Pirie,_Scott_and_Company_Building
gptkb:Wainwright_Building
gptkbp:notable_works gptkb:The_Chicago_Cultural_Center
gptkb:The_Auditorium_Building
gptkb:Guaranty_Building
gptkb:The_Carson_Pirie_Scott_Building
gptkb:The_Chicago_Stock_Exchange_Building
gptkb:The_Guaranty_Building
gptkb:The_National_Farmer's_Bank_of_Owatonna
gptkb:The_Old_Chicago_Main_Post_Office
gptkb:The_Wainwright_Building
gptkb:The_Charnley-Persky_House
gptkb:Chicago_Stock_Exchange_Building
gptkb:Carson,_Pirie,_Scott_and_Company_Building
gptkb:The_Auditorium_Theatre
gptkb:Wainwright_Building
Auditorium Building
The Sullivan Center
gptkbp:partnership gptkb:Dankmar_Adler
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
gptkbp:proportions Balanced proportions in design
gptkbp:style gptkb:Chicago_School
Modern architecture
gptkbp:sustainability Sustainable practices in architecture
gptkbp:tradition Respect for historical context
gptkbp:view_on_aesthetics Beauty in simplicity
gptkbp:view_on_city_planning Integration of buildings with environment
gptkbp:view_on_decoration Ornamentation as expression
gptkbp:view_on_function Functionality over form
gptkbp:view_on_functionality Practicality in design
gptkbp:view_on_global_architecture Global influences on local architecture
gptkbp:view_on_height Emphasis on vertical lines
gptkbp:view_on_historical_preservation Preservation of architectural heritage
gptkbp:view_on_light Natural light in buildings
gptkbp:view_on_materials Use of steel and glass
gptkbp:view_on_public_spaces Importance of public spaces
gptkbp:view_on_space Open floor plans
gptkbp:view_on_urbanism Human scale in urban design
gptkbp:work_period 1870s-1920s
late 19th century to early 20th century
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Chicago_Auditorium_Theatre
gptkb:Benjamin_Henry_Latrobe
gptkb:Henry_Bacon
gptkb:1892_Chicago_World's_Fair
gptkb:1893_Chicago_Fire
gptkb:1893_Exposition
gptkb:1893_World's_Fair
gptkb:1893_World's_Fair_in_Chicago,_Illinois,_USA
gptkb:1893_World's_Fair_in_Chicago,_USA
gptkb:The_Brooklyn_Museum
gptkb:Louis_Kahn
gptkb:Frank_Lloyd_Wright
gptkb:Museum_of_Fine_Arts,_Boston
gptkb:The_Museum_of_Modern_Art
gptkb:Charles_Bulfinch
gptkb:John_Russell_Pope
gptkb:Gare_Saint-Lazare
gptkb:Egyptian_Revival
gptkb:World's_Columbian_Exposition
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4