Louis Sullivan

Architecture American 1856 – 1924 99 quotes

An American architect, often called the 'father of skyscrapers' and 'father of modernism,' known for the phrase 'form follows function.'

Quotes by Louis Sullivan

The architect must be a man of God, a man of humanity, a man of the universe.

The architect must be a man of all seasons, a man of all times, a man of all places.

The architect must be a man of all things, a man of all people, a man of all life.

The architect must be a man of all worlds, a man of all dimensions, a man of all realities.

The architect must be a man of all possibilities, a man of all potentials, a man of all dreams.

The architect must be a man of all creations, a man of all destructions, a man of all transformations.

The architect must be a man of all beginnings, a man of all endings, a man of all eternities.

The architect must be a man of all questions, a man of all answers, a man of all mysteries.

The architect must be a man of all problems, a man of all solutions, a man of all challenges.

The architect must be a man of all struggles, a man of all triumphs, a man of all victories.

The architect must be a man of all failures, a man of all successes, a man of all achievements.

The architect must be a man of all errors, a man of all corrections, a man of all perfections.

The architect must be a man of all darkness, a man of all light, a man of all colors.

The architect must be a man of all sounds, a man of all silences, a man of all music.

The architect must be a man of all tastes, a man of all smells, a man of all sensations.

The architect must be a man of all feelings, a man of all emotions, a man of all passions.

The architect must be a man of all thoughts, a man of all ideas, a man of all inspirations.

The architect must be a man of all words, a man of all languages, a man of all expressions.

The architect must be a man of all forms, a man of all shapes, a man of all structures.

The architect must be a man of all functions, a man of all purposes, a man of all meanings.