Louis I Kahn

Revised and Expanded Edition
Revised and expanded Auflage
ISBN: 978-1-83866-304-9
Verlag: Phaidon Verlag GmbH

Buch, Englisch, 528 Seiten, Format (B × H): 248 mm x 310 mm, Gewicht: 2268 g

A thoroughly updated and redesigned edition of McCarters esteemed monograph on the globally-revered modern master also featuring Roosevelt Island, Four Freedoms Park, which was completed after Kahn's deathThe significance of the work of Louis I Kahn, one of the greatest influences on post-WWII world architecture, has skyrocketed in the twenty-first century. Robert McCarters bestselling and critically-acclaimed monograph explains how Kahn redefined Modern architecture and why his work remains a fundamental source for architects and designers today. Now thoughtfully updated, this comprehensive and extensively illustrated overview features both built and unbuilt projects, including Yale University Art Gallery, Kimbell Art Museum, and the Salk Institute, along with his work in India and Bangladesh, as well as a project realized forty years after Kahns death New York Citys Four Freedoms Park.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mccarter, Robert

Über Autor(innen)

Mccarter, Robert
Robert McCarter is a practicing architect and Ruth and Norman Moore Professor of Architecture at Washington University in St. Louis. His many books include Grafton Architects (2018); Marcel Breuer (2016); Steven Holl (2015); Alvar Aalto (2014) and Carlo Scarpa (2013), all by Phaidon.