Louis Sullivan

(1856-1924)

Architect born in Boston, Massachusetts but studied in Paris. Won the New Exposition building contract (1886) with Dankmar Adler (1844-1900). Sullivan was an early pioneer of the skyscraper. His experimental, functional skeleton constructions of skyscrapers and office blocks, particularly the Stock Exchange, Chicago, earned him the title 'Father of Modernism'.

Works

• Carson, Pirie and Scott Store, Chicago (1899-1904).
• Stock Exchange, Chicago.
• Wainwright Building, St Louis (1890).