Louis I. Kahn : in the realm of architecture /
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TextPublication details: New York, NY : Universe Pub. ; Los Angeles, CA : Museum of Contemporary Art ; [New York : Distributed to the U.S. trade by St. Martin's Press], 1997.Edition: Condensed edDescription: 272 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 21 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0789300990 (pbk.)
- Kahn [Cover title]
- NA737.K32 B76 1997
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reference | Carleton University, AVRC | Richardson Collection - Non CIrculating - Call No. Accompanied by Red Dot | Open-stacks | NA737.K32 B76 1997 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan | 16055001121 |
This condensed edition of Louis I. Kahn : In the Realm of Architecture is the definitive and richly illustrated volume that presents the oeuvre of one of this century's most influential practitioners, readers, teacher and thinkers in the architecture. Here is the detailed account of the architecture and philosophy of Louis Kahn, whose building have become the very signature of the modernist aesthetic and whose vision permanently changed the direction of American architecture. [cont.]
Includes bibliographical references (pages [246]-261) and index.
Preface / Julia Moore Converse -- Introduction / Vincent Scully -- Ch. 1. Adventures of Unexplored Places: Defining a Philosophy, 1901-51 -- Ch. 2. Mind Opens to Realizations: Conceiving a New Architecture, 1951-61 -- Ch. 3. Assembly ... a Place of Transcendence: Designs for Meeting -- Ch. 4. Houses of the Inspirations: Designs for Study -- Ch. 5. Forum of the Availabilities: Designs for Choice -- Ch. 6. Light, the Giver of All Presences: Designs to Honor Human Endeavor -- Buildings and Projects, 1925-74.
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