Louis I Kahn /

A thoroughly updated and redesigned edition of McCarter's esteemed monograph on the globally-revered modern master. Louis I Kahn was one of the greatest influences on post-WWII world architecture, and in the twenty-first century his significance has skyrocketed. In this revised, expanded, and r...

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Main Author: McCarter, Robert, 1955- (Author)
Other Authors: Kahn, Louis I., 1901-1974
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Phaidon Press Limited, 2022.
Edition:Revised and expanded edition.
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Summary:A thoroughly updated and redesigned edition of McCarter's esteemed monograph on the globally-revered modern master. Louis I Kahn was one of the greatest influences on post-WWII world architecture, and in the twenty-first century his significance has skyrocketed. In this revised, expanded, and redesigned edition of Phaidon's bestselling and critically-acclaimed monograph, Robert McCarter explores how Kahn redefined Modern architecture - and why his work remains a fundamental source today. Extensively illustrated, this comprehensive overview includes both built and unbuilt projects, as well as a project realized forty years after Kahn's death - New York City's Four Freedoms Park.
Item Description:First edition: 2005.
Physical Description:527 pages : illustrations (some color), plans (some color), portraits ; 32 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781838663049
1838663045