1st Edition
Louis I. Kahn—Architect Remembering the Man and Those Who Surrounded Him
By Charles E. Dagit, Jr.
Copyright 2013
144 Pages
by
Routledge
144 Pages
by
Routledge
130 Pages
by
Routledge
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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. Certainly Kahn was one of the foremost architects of the twentieth century, designing such famous landmarks as the National Assembly... Read more
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
Biography
Jr. Charles E. Dagit
