EAN: 9783791387505

THE ESSENTIAL LOUIS KAHN - CEMAL EMDEN GEBUNDEN

This photographic tour of every one of the buildings designed solely by Louis Kahn represents
the architect's greatest accomplishments. This book focuses on over twenty buildings that were
designed solely by Louis Kahn. From his native city of Philadelphia to the heart of Bangladesh
Kahn's architecture reflected his fascination with science  mathematics  history  and nature.
Striking new interior and exterior photographs by esteemed architectural photographer Cemal
Emden reveal the characteristic features of Kahn's aesthetic: juxtaposed materials  repetition
of line and shape and geometric precision. Also evident is the way Kahn's designs flourish in a
variety of settings-religious  governmental  educational  and residential. The book gives close
attention to Kahn's most iconic buildings  including Erdman Hall at Bryn Mawr College in
Pennsylvania  the Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad  the Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in Dhaka
Bangladesh  and the Yale Center for British Art in New Haven  Connecticut  as well as a cluster
of residences he designed in the Philadelphia area. Chapter openers written by architecture
professor Caroline Maniaque  an introduction by academic Jale Erzen and an extensive chronology
by academic Zekiye Abali  as well as a selection of Kahn's most insightful statements complete
this book  which allows for a rich understanding of Kahn's architectural ingenuity.

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