Louis H. Sullivan : the banks. / txt
Lauren S. Weingarden.
- xvi, 144 p. : ill. ;col. ; 25 cm. book
Include Bibliography
Foreword by Kenneth Frampton -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Bibliography -- A Historical survey -- The critical legacy of the banks -- Making the ideal real: Sullivan's theory and practice -- Polychromy and the colors of nature -- "Form follows function" and the function of the "democratic plan" -- Sullivan's shift from transcendental idealism to pragmatist realism -- Making the real ideal: Arts and Crafts design, lighting, and technology -- Sullivan as image-maker for democracy: rural client and rural Main Street -- Color plates -- A catalogue of the banks -- Introduction -- National Farmer's Bank, Owatonna, Minnesota -- Peoples Savings Bank, Cedar Rapids, Iowa -- Land and Loan Office, Algona, Iowa -- Purdue State Bank, West Lafayette, Indiana -- Merchants National Bank, Grinnell, Iowa -- Home Building Association, Newark, Ohio -- Peoples Savings and Loan Association, Sidney, Ohio -- Farmers and Merchants Union Bank, Columbus, Wisconsin --
Shows and describes the eight banks designed by influential Chicago architect, Louis Sullivan, and discusses his approach to design.
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Sullivan, Louis H., 1856-1924 --Criticism and interpretation.
Architecture, Modern--History--Middle West--20th century Prairie school (Architecture) Banks and banking--Middle West. Middle West