Louis Kahn - Hardcover

Giurgola, Romaldo; Mehta, Jaimini

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0891585028 ISBN 13: 9780891585022

Publisher: Westview Press Inc.,U.S., 1976

Synopsis

This book sets out to offer a historical and theoretical analysis of the work of Louis I. Kahn (1901-1974), at the same time seeking to formulate anew the poetic language of his architecture in a fresh context. In Kahn's professional career, marked by his constant pursuit of the essence of architecture, particular distinction must be accorded to the composition and the integrity of his buildings, his respect for materials, his treatment of light as a factor in construction, and the importance he attached to the spatial module and the relationships between the different architectonic elements.

About this title

About the Author:

Romaldo Giurgola has been Chairman of Columbia University's Department of Architecture.

About this edition

• Publisher: Westview Press Inc.,U.S.
• Publication date: 1976
• ISBN 10: 0891585028
• ISBN 13: 9780891585022
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 252