Louis Sullivan
Introduction
Among the first great modern architect, Louis Sullivan was the first to introduce a powerful vocabulary at early age. He was the most imaginative and articulate figure among a small group of creative men in Europe and America. Initially, many architecture were known to use traditional forms of medieval heritage and classical but Sullivan struck out in a new direction. He managed to develop an introductory terms of his organic theory of building art. His kindergarten chats and Autobiography was presented in the year 1901 to 1902. In his philosophy, there was formal and aesthetic aspects as well as social and extensive elements. This paper will address an extensive symbolic meaning of the work of Sullivan’s and then summarize some of the basics ideas in his system of thought.
Early life and career
According to Twombly & Menocal (2000), Sullivan grew up with picture memory since his early childhood. Due to his inquisitive nature, Louis became creative with his artistic …show more content…
He like watching squirrel and birds frolicking outside and examine how school building were built. Since he wanted to please his grandparents, who emphasize on education, he found himself with low grades and reputation for laziness as stated by (Cannon, Sullivan, & Caulfield.2011). His grandparents also encouraged him whenever they could. He like chatting with his grandfather about life in general. As days goes by, he decided to drop out of school and concentrate on what he likes most. One day, he decided to go to the wilderness and spent the whole day. He spent the entire day building a dam in a nearby creek. When the evening come, he destroyed the dam, reveling in the wonder of the rushing water (Cannon, Sullivan, & Caulfield.
Introduction
Among the first great modern architect, Louis Sullivan was the first to introduce a powerful vocabulary at early age. He was the most imaginative and articulate figure among a small group of creative men in Europe and America. Initially, many architecture were known to use traditional forms of medieval heritage and classical but Sullivan struck out in a new direction. He managed to develop an introductory terms of his organic theory of building art. His kindergarten chats and Autobiography was presented in the year 1901 to 1902. In his philosophy, there was formal and aesthetic aspects as well as social and extensive elements. This paper will address an extensive symbolic meaning of the work of Sullivan’s and then summarize some of the basics ideas in his system of thought.
Early life and career
According to Twombly & Menocal (2000), Sullivan grew up with picture memory since his early childhood. Due to his inquisitive nature, Louis became creative with his artistic …show more content…
He like watching squirrel and birds frolicking outside and examine how school building were built. Since he wanted to please his grandparents, who emphasize on education, he found himself with low grades and reputation for laziness as stated by (Cannon, Sullivan, & Caulfield.2011). His grandparents also encouraged him whenever they could. He like chatting with his grandfather about life in general. As days goes by, he decided to drop out of school and concentrate on what he likes most. One day, he decided to go to the wilderness and spent the whole day. He spent the entire day building a dam in a nearby creek. When the evening come, he destroyed the dam, reveling in the wonder of the rushing water (Cannon, Sullivan, & Caulfield.