The Resource Louis Kahn : a life in architecture, Carter Wiseman
Louis Kahn : a life in architecture, Carter Wiseman
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The item Louis Kahn : a life in architecture, Carter Wiseman represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Manchester City Library.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- The man who envisioned and realized such landmark buildings as the Salk Institute, the Kimbell Art Museum, and the National Assembly complex in Bangladesh, Louis Kahn was born in what is now Estonia, immigrated to America, and became one of the towering figures in his adopted country's built world. His works are unmistakable in their elegance, monolithic power, and architectural honesty.0Written by Carter Wiseman, one of Kahn's most respected commentators, this book offers a succinct, accessible examination of the life and work of one of America's greatest architects. It traces the influence on Kahn's architecture of his immigrant origins, his upbringing in poverty, his education, and the impact of the Great Depression and the arrival of Modernism on his life and work. Finally, it provides insight into why, as the legacy of many of his contemporaries has receded in importance, Kahn's has remained so durably influential. 'Louis Kahn: A Life in Architecture' provides the best concise introduction available to this singular life and achievement
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 126 pages
- Contents
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- The birth of a vision
- Shock to the system
- Keeping the faith
- Right time, right place
- Framing the message
- Lessons in learning
- Art for art's sake
- An architecture of aspiration
- Isbn
- 9780813944975
- Label
- Louis Kahn : a life in architecture
- Title
- Louis Kahn
- Title remainder
- a life in architecture
- Statement of responsibility
- Carter Wiseman
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The man who envisioned and realized such landmark buildings as the Salk Institute, the Kimbell Art Museum, and the National Assembly complex in Bangladesh, Louis Kahn was born in what is now Estonia, immigrated to America, and became one of the towering figures in his adopted country's built world. His works are unmistakable in their elegance, monolithic power, and architectural honesty.0Written by Carter Wiseman, one of Kahn's most respected commentators, this book offers a succinct, accessible examination of the life and work of one of America's greatest architects. It traces the influence on Kahn's architecture of his immigrant origins, his upbringing in poverty, his education, and the impact of the Great Depression and the arrival of Modernism on his life and work. Finally, it provides insight into why, as the legacy of many of his contemporaries has receded in importance, Kahn's has remained so durably influential. 'Louis Kahn: A Life in Architecture' provides the best concise introduction available to this singular life and achievement
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- YDX
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Wiseman, Carter
- Dewey number
- 724.6
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
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- NA737.K32
- NA680
- LC item number
- W56 2020
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Kahn, Louis I
- Architects
- Architecture
- Label
- Louis Kahn : a life in architecture, Carter Wiseman
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The birth of a vision -- Shock to the system -- Keeping the faith -- Right time, right place -- Framing the message -- Lessons in learning -- Art for art's sake -- An architecture of aspiration
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Extent
- 126 pages
- Isbn
- 9780813944975
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)1153292826
- (OCoLC)on1153292826
- Label
- Louis Kahn : a life in architecture, Carter Wiseman
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The birth of a vision -- Shock to the system -- Keeping the faith -- Right time, right place -- Framing the message -- Lessons in learning -- Art for art's sake -- An architecture of aspiration
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Extent
- 126 pages
- Isbn
- 9780813944975
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)1153292826
- (OCoLC)on1153292826
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