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PAINTING THE SKY BLACK : Louis Kahn and the Architectonization of Nature /

In 1962, Louis I. Kahn described the design of the Salk Institute as having been developed "out of a respect and understanding of the nature of nature," before adding: "I am becoming increasingly conscious of the architecture of water, the architecture of air, the architecture of ligh...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sauter, Florian (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocalistabulary/relauthorographerrs/author,)
Corporate Author: Walter de Gruyter & Co
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Warsaw ; Berlin : De Gruyter Open Poland, [2018]
Subjects:
Architects > United States > 20th century.
Architectes > États-Unis > 20e siècle.
ARCHITECTURE > Individual Architects & Firms > General.
Architects
United States
1900-1999
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction: Architecture Is Not a Horse
  • 1 Doing More With Less. Towards An Architecture Of Optimization
  • 2 From Mechanism To Vitalism. Rethinking The Paradigm Of Organization
  • 3 Engaging Sun, Wind, Earth And Water. Adaptation In A Climate Of Change
  • 4 In Praise Of Silence And Light. The Expression Of In-Commonness
  • Epilogue: Domestication Of The Elements
  • Bibliography
  • Illustrations
  • Index