Books Details
Author : Stanislaus von Moos Pages : 353 pages Publisher : Vitra Design Museum
Language : eng ISBN-10 : 3931936929 ISBN-13 : 9783931936921
Books Descriptions
The American architect Louis Kahn is one of the great master builders of the
twentieth century. With complex spatial compositions, an elemental formal
vocabulary and a choreographic mastery of light, Kahn created buildings of
powerful archaic beauty. Among his most important works are the Salk Institute
in La Jolla, California (1959-65), the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas
(1966-72) and the National Assembly Building in Dhaka, Bangladesh (1962-83).
"Louis Kahn: The Power of Architecture "is the first comprehensive publication
on this architect in 20 years, and presents all of his important projects. Essays by
prominent Kahn experts discuss the sources, contexts and influences of his
work; among the authors are such renowned art and architectural historians as
Stanislaus von Moos, William J. R. Curtis, Eeva-Liisa Pelkonen and Neil Levine.
Topics discussed include Kahn's pioneering role in concrete construction; the
visionary plans for his home city of Philadelphia; his years
