Louis I. Kahn: In the Realm of Architecture

David Brownlee; David De Long

ISBN 10: 0847813231 / ISBN 13: 9780847813230

Published by Rizzoli International Publishers, 1991

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Louis I. Kahn: In the Realm of Architecture
• Publisher: Rizzoli International Publishers
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0847813231
• ISBN 13: 9780847813230
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Louis I. Kahn is considered one of the 20th century's greatest architects and teachers. This volume presents some of his most renowned buildings and projects, including the Salk Institute, the Kimbell Art Museum, the Yale Center for British Art and the National Assembly complex at Dacca, Bangladesh. Six essays addressing different dimensions of Kahn's work and his philosophy of architecture are accompanied by drawings, floorplans and commissioned photographs. A biographical chronology and select bibliography conclude the book.

Reviews

Architect Louis Kahn discovered late in life how to transform the ruins of ancient Rome into modern buildings. His pursuit of an ideal geometric order was informed by a keen sense of history. Based on platonic shapes, his buildings, at once monumental and human in scale, marked the end of the international style and opened the way for a revival of vernacular and classical traditions. These themes are documented in a lavishly illustrated retrospective survey which accompanies a traveling exhibition. Brownlee, associate professor of art history, and DeLong, professor of architecture, both at the University of Pennsylvania, track Kahn's prodigious career in intimate essays followed by a 160-page pictorial section analyzing 14 key projects. Simultaneously Rizzoli is also publishing Louis I. Kahn: Writings, Lectures, Interviews , edited by Alessandra Latour, which includes Kahn's essays, philosophical meditations and free-verse poems, and The Paintings and Sketches of Louis I. Kahn , by Jan Hochstim (see review above).
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This official catalog of a traveling exhibition organized by the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art represents an extraordinary collaborative effort: in addition to a brief introduction by Kahn enthusiast Vincent Scully, it contains six well-researched and lucidly written essays that begin with Kahn's formative years and conclude with his designs for the Yale Center for British Art. Also included is a complete listing of Kahn's buildings and projects from 1925 to 1974; an annotated bibliography; and a handsome, specially commissioned photo portfolio of Kahn's best-known works. An indispensable reference for anyone interested in contemporary American architecture. See also Louis I. Kahn: Writings, Lectures, Interviews, reviewed on p.124.--Ed.
- H. Ward Jandl, National Park Svce., Washington, D.C.
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