Louis Henry Sullivan (September 3, 1856 – April 14, 1924) was an American architect active mainly during the Industrial Revolution. He is often considered the father of skyscrapers and the father of modernism. His artistic style was largely influenced by the Industrial Revolution and Michelangelo's belief in the spirit of creation. He coined the term “form always follows function” which became the term form follows function. It is the belief that the form of a building should follow the creator's original intent. Louis Sullivan's philosophy of form follows function influenced a large number of architects such as Frank Lloyd Wright whom he mentored, Erich Mendelson, Louis Kahn and others. Louis also had a very strong belief in modernism. He believed that more progressive paths should be adopted in the building process. He strongly advocated intuitive and creative ways of constructing buildings. But he added ornate designs to his buildings. Louis was born in Boston. His parents, both immigrants, moved the family to Chicago in 1872. His parents moved again but he decided to stay to study at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology at the age of sixteen. He studied for a year before taking a job. He worked for a while but was then fired due to financial problems. He eventually went to France and studied them. He eventually returned to America and worked as a theater architect before starting to make steel-framed buildings. He focused on office buildings and banks. But his success ended when another economic crisis in 1893 caused his career to decline. He ultimately died poor and alone. Many of its buildings were demolished. It's similar to Johann Sebastian... in the center of the card... at new heights like the Eiffel Tower. Elevators transported people to the top of buildings faster and avoided annoying stairs. More powerful pumps for plumbing brought water to the upper floors of tall buildings. All these factors have led to the creation of skyscrapers and the expansion of cities. The main attitude of industrialism was that people no longer needed to live their entire lives on farms but could travel to cities and make their fortune. While this is not entirely true, the large increase in workers allowed for more buildings to be built. Mass production of higher quality glass allowed buildings to be completed and not have to be repaired as often. All these things from the industrial revolution caused one of the greatest changes in architecture in history. Works Cited http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/chicago/peopleevents/p_sullivan.html