Louis Sullivan the Struggle for American Architecture (2010)

The awardwinning featurelength documentary about the revolutionary and brilliant Chicago architect Louis Sullivan 18561924 Known by historians as the father of the skyscraper and creator of the iconic phrase form follows function Sullivan was on top of his profession in 1890 Then a series of setbacks plunged him into destitute obscurity from which he never recovered Yet his persistent belief in the power of his ideas created some of Americas most beautiful buildings ever created and inspired Sullivans protégé Frank Lloyd Wright to fulfill his own dream of a truly American style of architecture