Dankmar adler biography sample

  • Adler was born in Stadtlengsfeld, Germany; his mother, Sara Eliel, died when he was born.
  • Dankmar Adler was a well-known American architect who was born in Germany in 1844.
  • What Adler learned from building the Auditorium and his "tall office buildings" he applied to other building types with similar demands of many.

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    Dankmar Adler was born in Stadtlengsfeld, Thüringen, Germany, in 1844. In 1854, he immigrated to the United States with his father and settled in Detroit. After finishing his education in local public schools, failing the University of Michigan entrance exam, and demonstrating he was ill-suited for mercantile pursuits, Adler became an apprentice to John Schaefer, a Detroit architect. From Schaefer he learned the basics in architectural ornamentation and the origin and history of architectural styles. Adler continued his architectural study with E. Willard Smith, who gave him a systematic introduction to the history of architecture and the philosophy of architectural design and laid the foundation of Adler's professional knowledge.

    Adler arrived in Chicago in 1861, eventually employed by Augustus Bauer. His time with Bauer was short, due to Adler's enlistment in the Illinois Light Artillery. During his service he studied science and history as time allowed and gained more pr

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    Adler is celebrated in Chicago as one of those who helped reshape the city after the great fire of 1871. He is remembered as a great engineer;a pioneer of public halls with excellent acoustics, as one of the creators of the Chicago or skyscraper style, and for his partnership with Louis Sullivan that produced important and innovative buildings such as the Wainwright Building in St. Louis, Missouri (1890-91), the Chicago lager Exchange Building (with Sullivan, 1894, demolished), the Guaranty Building in Buffalo, NY (1895-96).  Adler's Chicago  Central Music Hall (1878-80, demolished), Auditorium Building (with Sullivan, 1889) and Kehilath Anshe Ma'ariv Synagogue (with Sullivan,1890-91), were celebrated for their acoustical engineering.  

     Chicago, IL. Auditorium Building, Adler & Sullivan, architects (1889). Photo: Samuel D. Gruber, 2004


    Buffalo, NY. The Guaranty Building, Adler & Sullivan, architect (1895-96).  Photo: Samuel D. Gruber, 2

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    Dankmar Adler

    American architect

    Dankmar Adler (July 3, 1844 – April 16, 1900) was a German-born American architect and civil engineer. He is best known for his fifteen-year partnership with Louis Sullivan, during which they designed influential skyscrapers that boldly addressed their steel skeleton through their exterior design: the Wainwright Building in St. Louis, Missouri (1891), the Chicago Stock Exchange Building (1894), and the Guaranty Building in Buffalo, New York (1896).[1]

    Early years

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    Adler was born in Stadtlengsfeld, Germany; his mother, Sara Eliel,[2] died when he was born. In 1854, he came to the United States with his father Liebman Adler, a rabbi.[3] They took up residence in Detroit, and Liebman became the rabbi of Congregation Beth-El. Subsequently, they moved to Chicago. Adler had some elementary-level education in the City of Detroit, and Ann Arbor, before leaving school to become a draftsman.

    Career

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