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Louis Sullivan - System of Architectural Ornament

The System of Architectural Ornament is a series of plates that Sullivan composed to visually describe his design methodology, shortly before his death in 1924
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a drawing of a tree with lots of branches in the center and many smaller trees around it
Louis Sullivan
American Architecture
Curved Lines
Frank Lloyd
Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright
Mural Art
Grammar
Chicago
Plate 20 'finis' from Louis Sullivan's 'System of Architectural Ornament', 1923
a drawing of an intricate design in black and white
Form Follows Function
Chicago School
Paper Architecture
Tattoo Skin
Elements Of Design
Ornaments Design
Compass Tattoo
How To Make Paper
Plate 19 'No. 19' from Louis Sullivan's 'System of Architectural Ornament', 1923
this is an architectural drawing of a building with intricate designs on the front and sides
Architecture Ornament
Line Photo
Architecture Design Drawing
William Blake
Architectural Sketch
Architectural Drawing
Architectural Drawings
Plate 18 'untitled' from Louis Sullivan's 'System of Architectural Ornament', 1923
a drawing of an elaborate geometric design with flowers and leaves in the center, surrounded by other decorative elements
Experiential Art
Model Drawing
Art Institute Of Chicago
Fabric Rug
Plate 17 'A Geometrical Playground' from Louis Sullivan's 'System of Architectural Ornament', 1923
a drawing of an ornate design on paper
Sullivan Architecture
Louis Sullivan Architecture
Floral Drawings
Art Nouveau Design
Iron Art
Future Tattoos
Plate 16 'Impromptu!' from Louis Sullivan's 'System of Architectural Ornament', 1923
a drawing of a tree with lots of leaves and branches on it's side
Everything Is Illuminated
Abandoned Places
Geometric Design
Architecture
Plants
Drawings
Plate 15 'Values of the Multiple Leaf' from Louis Sullivan's 'System of Architectural Ornament', 1923
a drawing of a tree with flowers on it
Ornament Drawing
Architecture Books
Gothic Architecture
Interior Projects
Architecture Art
Plate 14 'Fantasy' from Louis Sullivan's 'System of Architectural Ornament', 1923
a drawing of an intricate design with many details on the inside and outside of it
Biomorphic Art
Ornament Inspiration
Neoclassical Architecture
Architecture Sketchbook
Steel Frame Construction
Garden Plans
Plate 13 'Interpenetration' from Louis Sullivan's 'System of Architectural Ornament', 1923
a drawing of an ornate design on paper
Architecture Diagrams
Diagram Architecture
Architectural Details
Architecture Details
Tattoo Ideas
Art Decor
Plate 12 'Values of Overlap and Overlay' from Louis Sullivan's 'System of Architectural Ornament', 1923
this is an architectural drawing of a clock tower
Architecture Drawing
Graphic Design Inspiration
Geology
Plate 11 'Values of Parallel Planes, Parallelism' from Louis Sullivan's 'System of Architectural Ornament', 1923
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Diagram architecture
Design
Paper architecture
Elements of design
Art nouveau
a blueprint drawing of a clock with numbers and symbols on it's face
Architectural Decor
Mansion Plans
Tattoo Portfolio
Game Illustration
Calligraphy Art
The Arts
Plate 10 'Fluent Parallelism' from Louis Sullivan's 'System of Architectural Ornament', 1923
a piece of paper with writing on it
Plate 9 'Interlude: The Doctrine of Parallelism' from Louis Sullivan's 'System of Architectural Ornament', 1923
a drawing of an elaborate cross with many symbols on the front and back side, in black ink
Albrecht Durer
Nice Things
Drawing Sketches
Plate 8 'Further Development of Parallelism' from Louis Sullivan's 'System of Architectural Ornament', 1923
an old drawing shows the various parts of a machine
Office Building
Axes
Book Worms
Plate 7 'The Values of Parallel Axes' from Louis Sullivan's 'System of Architectural Ornament', 1923
four different designs in black ink on white paper
Drawing Patterns
Doodle Ideas
Ayn Rand
Classic Actresses
Organic Architecture
Plate 6 'Manipulation of Variants' from Louis Sullivan's 'System of Architectural Ornament', 1923