Manfred Kirchheimer’s 2006 video documentary tells the story of Louis Sullivan, Frank Lloyd Wright’s “dear master” and arguably Chicago’s greatest architect. Sullivan didn’t invent the skyscraper, but ...

Designed by Louis Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright, the structure is often called the first modernist house in the world. The Charnley-Persky House is a rare two-fer in Chicago’s vast portfolio of ...

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Check out this video from the grand reopening of the newly restored Louis Sullivan Building on Oct. 27, 2025, in downtown Newark, Ohio.

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