Louis I. Kahn : 1901-1974- Enlightened Space

Louis Isadore Kahn (1901Ð1974) treated each building like a temple. Across the United States in India Bangladesh Pakistan and Israel his designs combined the sleek utilitarian surfaces of modernism with a devotion to geometric forms and a reverence for natural light that suffused his stuctures with a monumental and breathtaking spirituality.This essential introduction brings together 17 of KahnÕs most important buildings across his cultural governmental religious and residential repertoire. Plans views descriptions and quality photographs trace the context and development of each project while an introductory essay explores KahnÕs unique architectural ideology and his legacy as one of the most important 20th-century American architects since Frank Lloyd Wright.Through Kahn masterworks such as the National Assembly Building in Dhaka Bangladesh or Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth Texas weÕll explore KahnÕs his Òback to basicsÓ grammar inspired by ancient sites in Italy Greece and Egypt; and his unique vocabulary of mass void and light that suffused the International Style with a near-celestial luminescence.

Series: Basic Art Series 2.0

Hardcover: 96 pages

Publisher: TASCHEN (November 9 2016)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 3836543842

ISBN-13: 978-3836543842

Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.5 x 10.2 inches

Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds