Helmut Jahn

Nory Miller

ISBN 10: 0847805611 / ISBN 13: 9780847805617

Published by Rizzoli, New York, 1986

About this Item

A near fine copy, inscribed by Helmut Jahn on title page "To Jack, Helmut Jahn 121286" Book has only a tiny bump on lower corner, and DJ has just a small chip on lower edge Otherwise both are excellent for such and large, heavy volume, 263 pp.

Seller Inventory # AA446

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Helmut Jahn
• Publisher: Rizzoli, New York
• Publication Date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0847805611
• ISBN 13: 9780847805617
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed

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.
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