Tyng Anne (15 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. The book and jacket are in very good condition, minor shelf rubbing. The text and images inside appear clean and clear throughout. 'After maintaining a professional and personal relationship with Louis Kahn for seven years, Anne Griswold Tyng departed in the autumn of 1953 for Rome. During her year in Italy, where their daughter was born, Kahn wrote weekly to Tyng, and his correspondence to her is published here for the first time. The fifty-three letters document not only their intense private relationship, but also give a vibrant account of the experience of a brilliant young architect on the cusp of achieving international renown. Anne Tyng's introduction and epilogue frame Kahn's letters within the contexts of both their personal histories. Tyng's account of her own extraordinary life-- growing up as the child of missionaries in China, fleeing political turmoil on the eye of the Communist Revolution-- although factual, often reads like adventure fiction, and reveals Tyng to be a gifted writer. She also records the sequence of Kahn's and her work together, including their collaboration on such seminal works as the Yale University Art Gallery and the Trenton Bathhouse, as well as her independent architectural projects. Kahn's letters, together with Anne Tyng's intimate essays, vividly capture the professional politics of the modern architecture scene-- such prominent figures as Philip Johnson, Eero and Aline Saarinen, Vincent Scully, George Howe, Pier Luigi Nervi, and Robert Venturi make appearances-- and illuminate the creative processes at work in the early stages of Kahn's emergence as one of the most influential architects of the twentieth century.' 216 paginated pages. 8.25 x 10.25 inches. May require additional postage. This listing was made by a small independent book shop. We carefully inspect every single book we list and give accurate descriptions. If you require, we will promptly send pictures of listed books upon request. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Excellent condition. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. 216 pp. LCC: 9715445.

paperback. Condition: Good. Modest shelfwear to cover, clean pages and sound binding.

Condition: FINE. First printing. Collection of 53 letters that document the relationship between Louis Kahn and Anne Tyng, but also give a vibrant account of the experience of a brilliant young architect on the cusp of achieving international renown. 216 pp with index, illustrations, notes, photos and drawings by Louis Kahn. Large format. Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. in original shrink wrap.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Trade paperback. Near Fine, No Issues.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1997 Reprint. still in shrink wrap.

Small 4to, pp. 216. Illustrated with photos, drawings and facsimiles. Index. As new. Tyng, architect and theorist known for her pioneering work in space frame architecture, worked with Kahn from 1945 until his death in 1974.

Hardcover. Presumed first edition/first printing. 216 p. Illustrations. Index. Insight into the working methods, theories, and personal life of one of America's most revered architects--Louis Kahn--based on correspondence, published here for the first, between Kahn and associate Anne Tyng. The letters reveal Kahn's deeply held feelings about architecture and his fellow architects, particularly Anne Tyng. 120 illustrations. After maintaining a professional and personal relationship with Louis Kahn for seven years, Anne Griswold Tyng departed in the autumn of 1953 for Rome. During her year in Italy, where their daughter was born, Kahn wrote to Tyng, and his correspondence to her is published here for the first time. The fifty-three letters document not only their intense private relationship, but also give a vibrant account of the experience of a brilliant young architect on the cusp of achieving international renown. Anne Tyng's introduction and epilogue frame Kahn's letters within the contexts of both their personal histories. Tyng's account of her own extraordinary life--growing up as the child of missionaries in China, fleeing political turmoil on the eve of the Communist Revolution--although factual, often reads like adventure fiction, and reveals Tyng to be a gifted writer. She also records the sequence of Kahn's and her work together, including their collaboration on such seminal works as the Yale University Art Gallery and the Trenton Bathhouse, as well as her independent architectural projects. Kahn's letters, together with Anne Tyng's intimate essays, vividly capture the professional politics of the modern architecture scene--such prominent figures as Philip Johnson, Eero and Aline Saarinen, Vincent Scully, George Howe, Pier Luigi Nervi, and Robert Venturi make appearances--and illuminate the creative processes at work in the early stages of Kahn's emergence as one of the most influential architects of the twentieth century. Very good in very good dust jacket. Very slight wear and soiling noted.…

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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 198 pages: illustrations (some color). Quarto, wrappers with French flaps. Very good but for corner bump and small scuff to spine.

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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 32pp. Pamphlet removed from bound volume. No wraps. Leaves lightly foxed including title. Early work by Rev. Tyng published a few months after his 25th birthday. OCLC: 24887929 [3].

Paperback. Condition: New. Anne Tyng (born 1920) explores the potentials of geometry through her architectural and teaching practices. Since the 1950s, when she worked closely with Louis Kahn and independently pioneered space-frame construction, Tyng has applied natural and numeric systems to built forms on all scales, from urban plans to domestic spaces. She believes that geometry is a metaphor for thought and the creative process--as a spatial demonstration of how the mind generates associations through the combination of pattern and chance. This volume documents a new project by the visionary architect and theorist. Commissioned by the Institute of Contemporary Art Philadelphia, Tyng has created an installation-scale model that realizes the ambition of all of her work: to inhabit geometry. Exploring her life-long fascination with the Platonic solids, the book also features related models and documentation of past projects, including Tyng and Kahn's never-built design for City Tower in Philadelphia (1952-1956).…