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Chicago architect Louis Sullivan
was one of the leading figures in the history of American architecture.
Sullivan was an early proponent of the tall office building. His skyscrapers
exemplify the Chicago notion of finding a new architectural vocabulary for
this new type of building, rather than using the established architectural
styles. Sullivan designed only one building in New York, the Bayard-Condict
Building on Bleecker Street (1897–99). It is one of his major surviving
structures, with its tripartite massing, terra-cotta facade, and stylized
organic detail. |
