Kahn Brownlee David B (8 results)

Trade Paperback. Condition: Used - Very Good. This condensed edition of' Louis I. Kahn: In the Realm of Architecture' is a definitive and richly illustrated volume that presents the oeuvre of one of this century's most influential practitioners, teachers, and thinkers in architecture. Here is the detailed account of the architecture and philosophy of Louis Kahn, whose buildings have become the very signature of the modernist aesthetic and whose vision permanently changed the direction of American architecture. Kahn's career is documented here with meticulous attention to all aspects of his work-- from his own fascinating biography to the unique philosophy that underlies his buildings to the structures themselves. The stunning range of Kahn's architectural vision becomes fully apparent: his structures are at once solemn and resonant, elemental and musical. Extraordinary, exclusively commissioned color photographs of his masterworks-- the Yale Center for British Art, the National Assembly complex at Dhaka, Bangladesh, the Kimbell Art Museum, the Indian Institute of Management, the Salk Institute-- exquisitely demonstrate how Kahn's architecture wholly reinvents space and light. In all, more than two hundred illustrations, including numerous drawings and floor plans, accompany the painstakingly researched text. This volume-- published in association with the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles and with the exclusive participation of the Louis I. Kahn Collection-- contains six principal essays that critically address different dimensions and periods of Kahn's architecture. The essays and photography are accompanied by succinct notes and captions, as well as a complete list of buildings and projects and an index, makingthis book the preeminent scholarly and illustrative source for Kahn's architecture. Open copy with light to mild wear, clean pages, nice binding.…

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 272pp., Pictorial full colour photographic covers with small faint crease to top corner of front panel- french flaps, preface by Julie Moore Converse, intro. by Vincent Scully, col. & b/w plts. & text illust., full & dbl. page col. photos, diags., drawings, plans, notes, buildings and projects, index. The buildings created by Louis Kahn have become the very signature of the modernist aesthetic and his unique vision has permanently changed the direction of American architecture. Size: Wide Octavo. Book. …

272 S. Mit 217 zahlr. tls. farb. Abb. u. Skizzen. Original-Kartonband Rücken mit Lesefalte. Gewicht (Gramm): 750.

4to. pp. 448. Profusely illus. in colour & b/w. wrs. dw. (minor shelf wear to corners & spine). Published in conjunction with an exhibition.

Fine paperback with flaps, folio, 448 pp. A nice copy. Text by David B. Brownlee and David G. de Long; introduction by Vincent Scully; new photography by Grant Mudford. 448 pages; 537 color and b&w illustrations. Portfolios, buildings and projects from 1925 to 1974, chronology, bibliography and annotated bibliography, index. An important scholarly examination of Louis I. Kahn's work and his philosophy of architecture. An exhibition catalogue. Due to size and weight, international and expedited shipping will be more than quoted. VG. name previous owner on first.…

Introduction by Vincent Scully. 448 pp. Illustrated throughout in color and black and white. New Photography by Grant Mudford. Folio, publisher's gray cloth in dust jacket. First edition. A fine copy in a jacket with slight use at edges. Additional postage applicable.

Paris, 1992. 328 pp. Col. ills. Hardcover, d./j. - Spine of dustjacket discolored.

With numerous illus., many in colour. 318 pp. Gr.-4to. Orig. cloth, dust-jacket. Collection Monograph". French version of Louis I Kahn, in The Realm of Architecture", published on the occasion of the exhibition from February 27 to May 4, 1992, in the Centre Pompidou, an exhibition which was take over from the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, in 1991. Dust-jacket faded in parts.…