Helmut Jahn

Nory Miller

ISBN 10: 0847805611 / ISBN 13: 9780847805617

Published by Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., 1986

About this Item

Good condition, hardcover, no dust jacket (unclear if issued with one). Cover shows moderate wear with some scuffing. Spine appears intact, and binding is tight and intact throughout. Interior pages are clean with no writing or highlighting. A solid copy of this architecture monograph.

Seller Inventory # PD-1164

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Helmut Jahn
• Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications, Inc.
• Publication Date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0847805611
• ISBN 13: 9780847805617
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Book Type: Book

About this title

Synopsis

Briefly sketches Jahn's life and career, examines his approach to design, and shows examples of his office buildings, convention centers, terminals, vacation homes, and libraries

Reviews

Miller begins on a frivolous note, celebrating Jahn's apparent charisma, including his jet-set lifestyle and fine taste in clothing. But when she turns her attention to the Chicago architect's work, the text improves considerably. Miller emphasizes that Jahn has departed from mentor Mies van der Rohe's practice by accommodating designs to building codes as well as using easily available and cost-efficient materials. Jahn himself declares that he holds no rigid theories about his work, claiming such an approach would result in him designing the same building forever. Rather he attempts to make use of new forms that "activate" the space and create "circulation"usually these works feature open-ended, erector-set forms that allow for later expansion. This lavishly illustrated catalogue, including all of Jahn's constructed designs, provides an intriguing blueprint of this architect's successful career.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.