Louis Sullivan Quote

When you look on one of your contemporary 'good copies' of historical remains, ask yourself the question: Not what style, but in what civilization is this building? And the absurdity, vulgarity, anachronism and solecism of the modern structure will be revealed to you in a most startling fashion.

Kindergarten Chats: On Architecture, Education and Democracy (ed. 1934)

When you look on one of your contemporary 'good copies' of historical remains, ask yourself the question: Not what style, but in what civilization is ...

When you look on one of your contemporary 'good copies' of historical remains, ask yourself the question: Not what style, but in what civilization is ...

When you look on one of your contemporary 'good copies' of historical remains, ask yourself the question: Not what style, but in what civilization is ...

When you look on one of your contemporary 'good copies' of historical remains, ask yourself the question: Not what style, but in what civilization is ...