{"product_id":"kindergarten-chats-and-other-writings-book-louis-h-sullivan-9781443724135","title":"Kindergarten Chats And Other Writings","description":"-So remember, and bear ever in mind in your thinking and your doings, that FORM EVER FOLOWS FUNCTION, that this is the law -- a universal truth.-\u003cbr\u003eOne of the foremost exponents of form-and-function architecture, and considered by many to be the father of the modern skyscraper, Louis Henri Sullivan (1856-1924) was one of America's most original and influential architects, and an extraordinarily important writer on the nature and function of architecture. Known for his many commercial buildings -- Auditorium Building in Chicago (1889), Wainwright Building in St. Louis (1891), Prudential Building in Buffalo (1895), and Carson, Pirie and Scott Building in Chicago (1899 \u0026amp; 1903) -- Sullivan is equally admired today for his two major books: \u003ci\u003eThe Autobiography of an Idea\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKindergarten Chats\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eIn this creative, seminal work, his theories about architecture, art, education, and life in general are presented in the form of dialogues, or -chats, - between an architect and a novice. Sullivan's contempt for 19th-century eclectic architecture (-That the bulk of our architecture is rotten to the core, is a statement which does not admit of one solitary doubt-), his striving for a more functional approach, and his theory of the skyscraper are just a few of the principles and insights that emerge in these pages. As the architect and writer Claude Bragdon has remarked: -\u003ci\u003eKindergarten Chats\u003c\/i\u003e remains in my memory as one of the most provocative, amusing, astounding, inspiring things that I have ever read.-\u003cbr\u003eThis edition is the first low-priced reprint of the 1918 definitive edition of \u003ci\u003eKindergarten Chats\u003c\/i\u003e, which was personally revised by Sullivan himself, who rewrote those chapters and generally streamlined the argument of the original version. Eight additional papers, covering the years 1885-1906, supplement the basic text: they include -Ornament in Architecture, - -The Tall Office Building Artistically Considered, - -The Young Man in Architecture, - and -What is Architecture?- Architecture students, architects, artists, educators, and readers who enjoy the stimulus of a lively and iconoclastic mind will all be attracted by the magnetic power of this bold, thought-provoking book.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50384082141457,"sku":"CIN1443724130G","price":39.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51026934038801,"sku":"NIN9781443724135","price":47.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1443724130.jpg?v=1751052662","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/kindergarten-chats-and-other-writings-book-louis-h-sullivan-9781443724135","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}