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One of the most famous architects of the 19th and 20th centuries, Louis Henry Sullivan is often referred to as the father of the modern skyscraper.

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Wainwright Building. 1901. St. Louis, Missouri. Louis Sullivan.

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John Szarkowski. Wainwright Building, St. Louis. 1954 | MoMA

John Szarkowski. Wainwright Building, St. Louis. 1954. Gelatin silver print. 9 1/2 × 7 1/2" (24.1 × 19 cm). The Family of Man Fund. 506.1994. © 2025 Estate of John Szarkowski. Photography

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"Untitled (Wainwright Building, fenestration)" 1950/72 by Richard Nickel (American, 1928–1972)

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You have most likely heard the term "form follows function" but do you know where the term came from? Louis Sullivan, often regarded as the father of modern architecture in the US, coined the term in his 1896 essay titled "The Tall Office Building Artistically Considered." Hans Poelzig, Louis Sullivan, Form Follows Function, Light Aesthetic, Brick Architecture, American Architecture, Architectural Photographers, Design Movements, Classical Architecture

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You have most likely heard the term "form follows function" but do you know where the term came from? Louis Sullivan, often regarded as the father of modern architecture in the US, coined the term in his 1896 essay titled "The Tall Office Building Artistically Considered."

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St Louis, MO Wainwright Building

Designed by Adler and Sullivan and is considered one of the world's first skyscrapers with a steel frame and curtainwall. It opened in 1891. This is now a State of Missouri Office Building. The Wainwright Building is on the National Register of Historic Places #68000054, and is also a National Historic Landmark.

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When financier Ellis Wainwright asked Louis Sullivan to design a new, tall office building in St. Louis, it wasn’t the very first skyscraper ever built.

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