| Description |
319 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 33 cm |
| Contents |
The tenets of Kahn's architecture -- The masterpieces of Louis Kahn -- Yale University Art Gallery -- Trenton Bath House -- Alfred Newton Richards Medical Research Laboratories -- Tribune Review Publishing Company Building -- Margaret Esherick House -- First Unitarian Church of Rochester -- Salk Institute for Biological Studies -- Eleanor Donnelley Erdman Hall, Bryn Mawr College -- Performing Arts Theater, United Arts Center -- Indian Institute of Management -- Sher-e-Bangla Nagar -- Ayub Central Hospital -- Phillips Exeter Academy Library -- Kimbell Art Museum -- Temple Beth-El -- Yale Center for British Art -- Steven and Toby Korman House -- Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park -- Residential projects -- Jesse and Ruth Oser House -- Samuel and Ruth Genel House -- Bernard and Norma Shapiro House -- Fred E. and Elaine Cox Clever House -- Norman and Doris Fisher House -- The times and works of Louis Kahn -- Chronology |
| Summary |
"This book focuses on over twenty buildings that were designed solely by Louis Kahn. From his native city of Philadelphia to the heart of Bangladesh, Kahn's architecture reflected his fascination with science, mathematics, history, and nature. Striking new interior and exterior photographs by esteemed architectural photographer Cemal Emden reveal the characteristic features of Kahn's aesthetic: juxtaposed materials, repetition of line and shape and geometric precision. Also evident is the way Kahn's designs flourish in a variety of settings--religious, governmental, educational, and residential. The book gives close attention to Kahn's most iconic buildings, including Erdman Hall at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania; the Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad; the Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in Dhaka, Bangladesh; and the Yale Center for British Art in New Haven, Connecticut, as well as a cluster of residences he designed in the Philadelphia area. Chapter openers written by architecture professor Caroline Maniaque, an introduction by academic Jale Erzen and an extensive chronology by academic Zekiye Abali, as well as a selection of Kahn's most insightful statements complete this book, which allows for a rich understanding of Kahn's architectural ingenuity."-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 318-319) |
| Subject |
Kahn, Louis I., 1901-1974
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| SUBJECT |
Kahn, Louis I., 1901-1974. fast (OCoLC)fst00031936 |
| Subject |
Architects -- United States
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Architecture -- United States
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Architects.
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Architecture.
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United States.
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| Author |
Emden, Cemal, photographer (expression)
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| LC no. |
2021286182 |
| ISBN |
3791387502 |
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9783791387505 |
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