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Sullivan, Louis Henry

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Sullivan, Louis Henry (1856–1924) US architect. Sullivan was a pioneer of the skyscraper. His dictum that ‘form follows function’ became a guiding principle in the development of architectural modernism. Sullivan's designs placed emphasis on structure rather than ornamentation. Examples include Wainwright Building, St Louis (1890), and the Carson, Pirie, Scott Department Store, Chicago (1904).

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