Louis I. Kahn - Architect - Remembering the Man and Those Who Surrounded Him

Informationen zum Autor Jr. Charles E. Dagit Klappentext Few people in the history of art and architecture have planted a seed of inspiration that grew to become a towering oak of lasting influence. There are those, particularly colleagues and students of Louis I. Kahn, who would say that he was one of these people. Zusammenfassung Few people in the history of art and architecture have planted a seed of inspiration that grew to become a towering oak of lasting influence. There are those, particularly colleagues and students of Louis I. Kahn, who would say that he was one of these people. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword. Acknowledgments. Who Was Louis I. Kahn? 1 Prelude. 2 Journey. 3 Failing Falling. 4 Light Bulb. 5 I Stole. 6 Precast Concrete. 7 Wrapping Chains. 8 The Future Is the Present. 9 Tall Arches. 10 The Elephant's Pimple. 11 The Kind Critique. 12 Silence to Light. 13 Drawing on Drawing. 14 The Golden Donkey and the Man Who Did Not Know. 15 The Cost Estimate: The Attainable, the Unattainable. 16 Beginnings. Illustration Credits. Index

Product details

• Authors: Charles E. Dagit, Jr. Dagit, Jr. Charles E. Dagit, Charles E. Dagit Jr.
• Publisher: Transaction Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.05.2017
• EAN: 9781412865234
• ISBN: 978-1-4128-6523-4
• No. of pages: 145
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; USA, 20th Century, Individual architects & architectural firms, ARCHITECTURE / Individual Architects & Firms / General, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, ARCHITECTURE / History / General, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, History of Architecture, History of the Americas, Individual architects and architectural firms