Louis Sullivan: The Poetry of Architecture

by Narciso G. Menocal, Robert Twombly, Narcisco G. Menocal

Louis Sullivan believed that art should reveal the creative method of nature. The greatest artist was the poet, whose understanding of nature spurred social change. This volume is both a tribute to Sullivan's poetic genius and a catalogue of all his graphic work. The authors discuss the social implications of Sullivan's theories of architecture, with visual proof of his vision in illustrations of his work on paper and in three dimensions. A translation...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393048233
• ISBN13: 9780393048230
• Release Date: December 2000
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 439 Pages
• Weight: 4.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 8.8" x 10.3"